Maintenance Operative

Places for People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Sell/buy leave up to 5 days

Healthcare cashback

Remote GP access

Study sponsorship

Pension matching

Life assurance 4x salary

Place Rewards

Job summary

Places for People is seeking a Maintenance Operative for Beaufort Park, London, to join the Estate Management and Facilities team. You’ll perform general upkeep, small repairs, and safety checks to keep the development running smoothly.

You’ll work with contractors and fellow staff, ensuring communal areas are well maintained and safe, with opportunities to learn and develop within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• General maintenance knowledge and ability to operate power tools safely.
• Ability to follow health and safety guidance, SOPs and risk assessments.
• Able to work independently and with others, flexible and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general maintenance and minor repairs.
• Complete monthly meter readings and safety tests.
• Maintain communal and external areas.
• Conduct weekly play area inspections.
• Use onsite machinery for carpet cleaning and other tasks.
• Support contractors and maintenance colleagues.
• Monitor equipment and replenish supplies.
• Assist electrician when required.

Skills

General maintenance

Machinery

Carpet-cleaning equipment

Power tools

Health & safety

SOPs & risk assessments

Self-motivated & flexible

Independent work

Communication skills

Physical capability

Job description

Are you a practical, hands‑on person who enjoys fixing problems, keeping things running smoothly and taking pride in the environment around you?

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Operative to join our Estate Management and Facilities team at Beaufort Park, London.

What You'll Be Doing

No two days will necessarily look the same. Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out general maintenance and minor repairs, including walls, ceilings, light covers, door closers, hinges, pavements and slabs.
• Completing monthly water and electricity meter readings, emergency light testing and fire smoke head testing.
• Maintaining communal and external areas, including jet washing, commercial window cleaning and seasonal upkeep.
• Carrying out weekly play area inspections and supporting the upkeep of communal areas across the development.
• Using onsite machinery to undertake communal carpet cleaning and completing other cleaning tasks as required.
• Supporting contractors and maintenance colleagues, including assisting the electrician when required.
• Monitoring equipment and stores through weekly audits and replenishing supplies as needed.

Essential Criteria

We're looking for someone who is practical, reliable and comfortable taking responsibility for getting jobs done. You'll need:

• A good practical knowledge of general maintenance, machinery, carpet‑cleaning equipment and power tools.
• The ability to identify and resolve problems while following health and safety guidance, SOPs and risk assessments.
• A resourceful, self‑motivated and flexible approach to your work.
• The ability to work confidently on your own as well as alongside colleagues, contractors and other maintenance workers.
• Good communication skills and a willingness to support the wider team when required.
• The physical capability to undertake a hands‑on role, including working with machinery and moving heavy equipment.

What does RMG have to offer you?

You’ll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you’ll benefit from working alongside some of the best people in the industry, you’ll also receive a superb package of company benefits, including:

• 27 days’ holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• The option to buy or sell up to five days’ annual leave each holiday year
• Healthcare cashback plan, allowing you to reclaim towards costs such as optical treatment, dental care, physiotherapy and GP charges
• 24/7 access to remote GP services
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications, including up to four study days
• Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 7%
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• Access to Our Place Rewards, offering shopping discounts, in-store vouchers, reloadable e‑cards, cashback on online purchases and a range of exclusive offers

What's next?

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long‑term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent

Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self‑advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.