Maintenance Operative

Serco; Wigan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in public services is seeking a Maintenance Operative to join their team in Wigan. The role involves providing essential building maintenance services, ensuring properties are free from defects, and liaising with sub-contractors. This full-time position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a vehicle and fuel card.

Benefits

Vehicle and Fuel Card

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee discounts for major retailers

Qualifications

• Valid UK driver's license is essential.
• Ability to manage workflow independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide building maintenance services to designated properties.
• Report faults using the IT system and ensure all faults are closed.
• Liaise with external sub-contractors and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Building Maintenance

Technical Advice

Auditing

Job description

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Working hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week

Vehicle and fuel card included + excellent Serco benefits

Here in the Serco recruitment team, we’re responsible for hiring people that deliver essential public services in Defence, Transport, Justice & Immigration, Citizen Services and Healthcare. We are currently looking for a Maintenance Operative to join our team at AASC, Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts.

As the Maintenance Operative your key accountabilities will include:

• To provide building maintenance services to a designated area / or number of properties
• To report faults using the IT system to ensure all faults are reported and closed for their property portfolio
• The role of the MO is to ensure that all properties under their control are free from building defects as defined under the Home Office Contract
• Liaison with external sub-contractors to ensure access can be obtained, works are completed to agreed standards and the sub-contractors operatives are approved.
• To undertake audit samples of external suppliers work and report findings.
• To undertake once a year a Portable Appliance Test (PAT) for any properties in their area for all properties
• To provide specialist trade services in accordance with certified standards and experience
• To provide technical advice and support to the maintenance section relevant to your trade in order to ensure all current standards are met under the contract
• To provide the property on-boarding team with trade sign offs for the relevant specialist trade
• To ensure that the safety of all users of the property from a building standards is achieved
• To check all relevant property reports before undertaking works in the properties (e.g. asbestos, dangerous persons,) or request additional reports if deemed appropriate by the MO (e.g. structural report, asbestos survey / test etc.)
• Where possible to repair all Serco supplied furniture or ensure furniture is replaced to comply with the Home Office Contract
• To only purchase materials from approved Serco suppliers and keep receipts for all transactions to identify and record what materials are used for each job / property
• Where specified only purchase the agreed Serco standard material’s unless alternative substitutions can be provide due to stock requirements
• To obtain Managers approval for the Hire or purchase of any plant or tools over £100 to undertake any maintenance repair
• To ensure appropriate receipts are obtained and recoded for each property / job completed

In return we can offer a supportive and collaborative environment that respects work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of vital public services in the UK.

Flexible Working pattern

Mon to Fri 7.5 hours per day between 08:00 and 18:00 to meet the operational needs of the business.

What you'll need to do the role

• A willingness and ability to travel within the region and occasionally within the UK (a valid UK driver’s licence is essential)
• You will be a highly motivated individual who can manage your own workflow as well as working within a team when necessary.

On –Call Requirements and Out of Hours Working

There will be a requirement to be on call and undertake out of hours working to agreed rosters and in accordance with the out of hours local operating procedure to provide a 24 hour and 7 day a week maintenance service

Why Serco?

Meaningful and vital work: As part of a highly collaborative team,you’ll be able to strongly influence hiring managers efforts that help us deliver vital services.

A world of opportunity: Working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, your next opportunity and challenge won’t be hard to find.

Great people: You’ll find yourself working with a variety of highly motivated, supportive and experienced colleagues, where no two days are the same.

What we offer

• Competitive salary (rising upon evidence of trade skills)
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Vehicle, Fuel Card and tools are all provided.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Career opportunities across their entire AASC contract
• Employee discounts for major retailers and leisure activities

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging .

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application.Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leaderemployers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to thenature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.