General Operative

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 33 days

Group Pension Scheme

Eyesight test (Specsavers)

Health Cash Plan

Remote GP Access

EAP service

Gym membership

Better BJF initiative

Employee Referral scheme

Job summary

BJF Group is a leading multidiscipline Main Contractor delivering high-quality construction projects across diverse sectors. We are seeking an experienced General Operative to join the Project Services Team in London, supporting minor works and ensuring contractual obligations are met across multiple sites including prisons and universities.

You will respond to reactive calls, carry out first fixes where possible, and perform planned maintenance while keeping detailed records.

Qualifications

• CSCS or ECS card required.
• City & Guilds or other accredited qualification in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Respond to reactive calls and perform first fixes where possible and scope quotes for repair.
• Carry out planned building/fabrication maintenance tasks as per program and keep auditable records.
• Ensure the site is kept in good decorative order in line with specification.
• Establish strong working relationships to ensure timely completion of daily tasks and projects.
• Always work in a safe manner and to a high standard in line with best practices.

Education

ECS or CSCS card

City & Guilds or other accredited qualification

Job description

Location: On site / London, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Construction & Built Environment | Construction Operations
Salary: Negotiable salary

Company Description

BJF Group is a leading multidiscipline Main Contractor based across the UK, specialising in delivering high quality construction projects across various sectors priding ourselves of our reputation for excellence and attention to detail.

Within our Project Services division, the small works team plays a crucial role in the day-to-day delivery of planned minor works across a diverse range of prisons across our clients sites, predominantly MOD & MOJ.

Position

We are looking to appoint an experienced and professional General Operative to work as part of the Project Services Team, delivering trade related solutions to enable BJF Group to meet and exceed client specific contractual obligations across multiple estates of varying ages and building types such as prisons and universities.

Primary responsibilities of the role:

• Respond to reactive calls, carrying out first fix where possible and scoping quotes for repair where first fix is not possible to ensure minimum downtime across sites
• Carry out all planned building/fabrication maintenance tasks as per program, keeping accurate auditable records of works planned and completed
• Ensuring the site is kept in good decorative order internally and externally, inline with given specification
• Establishing strong working relationships to ensure timely completion of daily tasks and projects
• To always work in a safe manner and to a high standard, in line with best working practices

Requirements

• ECS or CSCS card
• City & Guilds or other accredited qualification in a relevant field

Rewards

• Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Group Pension Scheme: Provided by Royal London to save for your future.
• Free Eyesight test: Specsavers
• Company Funded Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare like, trips to the dentist.
• Remote GP Access: speedy access to a GP by telephone or online plus electronic prescriptions
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Discounted Gym Membership at more than 3,000 gyms across the UK.
• Free Eyesight test: Specsavers
• Better BJF Initiative: wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.

Due to the nature of the sites we work on, employment is subject to the successful candidate obtaining the relevant security clearances before their start date.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical beliefs; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.