R&M Operative

YTL UK; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

Holiday allowance 25 days rising to 28

Holiday selling/buying scheme

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to 8x salary

Electric car salary sacrifice

Employee discounts

Volunteer day

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing and health platform

Mental health first aiders

Referral bonus £1,000

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking a Repair and Maintenance (R&M) Supply Operator to work in the Network Utilities team, ensuring water is supplied to 1.4 million customers. You will perform repairs, maintenance, and installations, including excavations, leaks, and new connections, in an outdoor setting as part of a two-person crew.

The role is based in Yeovil; candidates nearby are preferred but applications from farther locations will be considered. A flexible approach to hours and on-call work is required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a positive and can-do attitude.
• Well-organised, customer-focused and a great team player.
• Flexible approach to working hours and on-call/out-of-hours work.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintenance of water supply distribution network.
• Excavate and repair burst mains and leaks; install new services/meters.
• Carry out landscaping and general building works in outdoor settings.
• Work outdoors as part of a two-person team.

Skills

positive attitude

well-organised

customer-focused

team player

Education

Streetworks ticket

Health and Safety certificate

Job description

Do you enjoy working outdoors and being part of a team? If so, we have a great opportunity for you as a Repair and Maintenance (R&M) Supply Operator.

What you'll do

As one of our R&M Supply Operators, you will be working in the Network Utilities team, which provides a vital service that helps to ensure we supply water to 1.4 million customers.

Dealing with different challenges every day, you'll carry out a variety of repairs and maintenance to the water supply distribution network while ensuring the work meets quality and customer service standards.

This may include excavating and repairing burst water mains and leaks, as well as making new connections, in addition to landscaping and general building works.

You will work outdoors and will operate as part of a two-person team.

What you'll need

This role will be based in Yeovil, so it is best suited to candidates living in the surrounding area, butconsideration will be given to those living further away.

Ideally, you will:

• have a positive and can-do attitude
• be well-organised, customer-focused and a great team player
• have experience in excavation using hand tools, installing new services and meters, pipe-laying and/or general building
• have a current Streetworks ticket and a Health and Safety certificate, although full training can be given if not
• have a valid UK driving licence.

For this role, you will need to take a flexible approach to working hours and out-of-hours working.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 450-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.