Multi Skilled Operative

Mears Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Overtime with enhanced rates

Out of hours rota

Job summary

Mears Group in Cambridge/Cottenham is seeking a hands-on Multi Skilled Operative to carry out trades across residential properties, with emphasis on damp and mould remediation. The role is permanent, full-time, offering a salary up to £36,050 and a company van with a fuel card.

You will work independently and with colleagues, performing carpentry, plumbing, tiling and decorating, while adhering to safety and customer service standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in three or more trades including plumbing, carpentry, tiling, plastering, roofing, bricklaying, damp proof coursing, tiling or glazing.
• Social housing experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to use hand and power tools safely and effectively.
• Own basic tools including drills and essential hand tools.
• Ability to work in damp and mould environments.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Painting and decorating works
• Groundworks and general maintenance repairs
• Plumbing repairs and installations
• Wall and floor tiling, including patch and full re-tiling works
• Carpentry repairs and installations
• Damp and mould treatment works
• Guttering repairs and maintenance
• Removing and refitting units to access and clear mould affected areas
• Working as part of an out of hours rota
• Providing excellent customer service while working in occupied properties

Skills

Driving Licence

Hand & Power Tools

Carpentry

Damp & Mould Remediation

General Maintenance

Tools

Drills

Hand Tools

Job description

Annual salary: up to £36,050.00

Multi Skilled Operative

Location: Cambridge/Cottenham

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 42.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: £36,050 per annum, company van and fuel card provided, overtime available with enhanced rates, out of hours rota participation required.

Mears Group is a leading housing and care provider, committed to making a positive difference to the communities we serve. We provide and maintain homes, delivering services that improve the lives of our customers and create better places to live and work.

About the Role:

This is a hands‑on role requiring a versatile individual who can carry out a range of trade activities including carpentry, plumbing, tiling, decorating and general maintenance works. You will work both independently and alongside colleagues to ensure properties are maintained to a high standard, with a particular focus on damp and mould remediation.

As a Multi Skilled Operative, you will carry out a variety of maintenance, repair, and disrepair works across residential properties, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.

Duties:

• Painting and decorating works
• Groundworks and general maintenance repairs
• Plumbing repairs and installations
• Wall and floor tiling, including patch and full re‑tiling works
• Carpentry repairs and installations
• Damp and mould treatment works
• Guttering repairs and maintenance
• Removing and refitting units to access and clear mould affected areas
• Working as part of an out of hours rota
• Providing excellent customer service while working in occupied properties

Key Criteria:

• Demonstrable experience in three or more trades including, plumbing, carpentry, joinery, plastering, roofing, bricklaying, damp proof coursing, tiling or glazing
• Previous social housing experience
• Full UK manual driving licence essential
• Ability to use hand and power tools safely and effectively
• Own basic tools including drills and essential hand tools
• Ability to work in damp and mould environments
• Able to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits:

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Share saver scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.