Multi Skilled Operative

Mears Group; Hastings; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in property maintenance seeks Multi Skilled Operatives in Hastings for a full-time, permanent role. This position involves preparing properties for tenants, handling various maintenance tasks, and ensuring high standards of service. Applicants should have experience across multiple trades, a driving license, and tools.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with discounts

Company Van & Fuel Card

Uniform

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in multiple trades like joinery and plumbing.
• Must hold a Full UK Driving License.
• Experience working as part of a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Void properties for tenants, including larger jobs like kitchen fittings.
• Conduct general repairs and maintenance across properties.
• Deliver high standards of work and customer service.

Skills

Joinery

Plumbing

Painting and Decorating

Kitchen Fitting

Bathroom Fitting

Communication Skills

Customer Service Skills

IT Literacy

Education

Trade Qualification

Tools

Own Tools

Job description

Annual salary: up to £35,278.74

Multi-Skilled Operative

Hastings

Full Time, Permanent Role

Salary £35,278.74 PA, to include company van, fuel card, PPE, uniform etc

Hours: 42.5 per week

MPS has been caring for residents’ homes for over 25 years. As part of the Mears Group, we offer partnership solutions and expertise in estate management and property maintenance.

Delivering a range of property services, including reactive repairs, planned and cyclical maintenance services to over 100 local authorities and housing providers nationwide including, Orbit: one of the largest housing providers in the midlands, east Anglia and the southeast.

We are now seeking Multi Skilled Operatives to join us in supporting our ongoing partnership with Orbit; now in its thirteenth year providing a stable and profitable contract, delivering excellent service and support through our local teams, who understand the importance of working together for the local community.

About the Role:

As a Multi Skilled Operative with MPS you will be working on our Void properties preparing houses for tenants. You’ll have involvement with larger jobs like bathroom and Kitchen fittings as well as smaller, reactive repairs and maintenance across our portfolio of properties. Working from ‘job’ to ‘job’, on your planned route with a wide range of general repairs and maintenance tasks.

You’ll need plenty of previous experience and a positive ‘can do’ attitude to excel in this role, meeting new people and delivering high standards of work and service are key.

Role Criteria:

• Extensive on the job experience in multiple trades such as joinery, plumbing, painting and decorating as well as kitchen and bathroom fitting
• Hold a Full UK Driving License
• Have own tools
• Be a great team player as well an ability to work on your own initiative
• Excellent communication and Customer service skills
• IT Literate- For PDA Use
• Ideally hold a trade qualification if you don't have much firsthand experience

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

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friend policies
• Company Van & Fuel Card
• Uniform

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

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Lauren Bellini ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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.