Maintenance Operative

Ad Warrior Ltd; Ledston; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday per year rising to 33

Flexible working hours

Personal pension schemes available

Company sick pay

Company maternity pay

Health and wellbeing scheme

Job summary

GIPSIL is seeking a skilled Maintenance Operative to join our team in Leeds. This hands-on role supports upkeep, repair and refurbishment across our property portfolio to maintain safe, high-quality homes for tenants.

You will undertake a variety of trades, including joinery, plastering, decorating, plumbing and tiling, work to deadlines, and liaise professionally with colleagues and service users. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Has proven experience in general maintenance or property refurbishment.
• Possesses a multi-skilled trade background.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.
• Can work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day reactive and cyclical maintenance across GIPSIL properties.
• Refurbish empty homes to meet Design and Quality standards as directed by the Project Co‑ordinator.
• Support the team in bringing leased properties up to Decent Homes standards.
• Carry out a wide range of general property maintenance tasks, including basic joinery, plastering, decorating, plumbing, wall tiling, bricklaying.
• Follow work schedules and deadlines, ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently.
• Contribute to building and refurbishment projects in line with agreed specifications.

Skills

General maintenance

Multi-skilled trades

Driver's license (UK)

Independent worker

Job description

Maintenance Operative

Location: Leeds

Salary: £26,139 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

About the Role

GIPSIL is looking for a skilled and motivated Maintenance Operative to join our team. This is a hands‑on role where you will support the upkeep, repair and refurbishment of our property portfolio, helping us provide safe, high-quality homes for our tenants.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day reactive and cyclical maintenance across GIPSIL properties
• Refurbish empty homes to meet Design and Quality standards as directed by the Project Co‑ordinator
• Support the team in bringing leased properties up to Decent Homes standards
• Carry out a wide range of general property maintenance tasks, including:
  • Basic joinery
  • Plastering
  • Decorating
  • Plumbing
  • Wall tiling
  • Bricklaying
  • Follow work schedules and deadlines, ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently
  • Contribute to building and refurbishment projects in line with agreed specifications
  • Collect materials and equipment as required and oversee deliveries to site
  • Represent GIPSIL in a professional, courteous manner at all times

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven experience in general maintenance or property refurbishment
• Possesses a multi-skilled trade background
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Is organised and able to work to deadlines and schedules
• Has a strong commitment to quality and customer service
• Holds a full UK driving licence

Why Join GIPSIL?

• Be part of a team making a real difference to communities
• Work across a varied and rewarding property portfolio
• Opportunities for development and gaining further skills

Who We Are

GIPSIL works with children, young people, and families in the most disadvantaged communities in Leeds and Wakefield to provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive.
At GIPSIL, we believe that community is the foundation of success. We are proud to lead four consortiums, Our Way Leeds, Elevate, CHP and Engage. Each consortium addresses different vulnerable issues in Leeds and supports the community with programs designed to uplift and empower individuals who may be struggling. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everybody feels valued and heard.

As an organisation we are committed to the following principles in recruitment to ensure we can effectively achieve our aim of providing equal opportunities and safer recruitment;

• We recruit for potential, not perfection
• We are a values based recruiter
• We value lived experience as a demonstration of capability for a role
• We only utilise truly “essential” criteria in recruitment
• We are committed to safer recruitment practice

We are committed to FREDIE principles — Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement — in everything we do. We aim to reflect the communities we work in and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and life experiences. Language skills that help us connect with our communities — particularly Farsi, Kurdish, Tigrinya, Polish, Arabic, Romanian, Urdu, Punjabi or Portuguese — are a plus, though not essential.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and encourage applications from those who identify as disabled; if you need any reasonable adjustments during the process, please let us know when you apply.

We want to get to know you during our recruitment process, hearing your voice and experience. We acknowledge the many benefits of AI and understand it can be a supportive tool. We ask that, if you are using AI, it is used to enhance your own words rather than write the application for you.

Benefits

• 29 days holiday per year rising to 33 days with long service
• Flexible working hours
• Personal pension schemes available
• Company sick pay
• Company maternity pay
• Health and wellbeing scheme