About the Role
As a Caretaker/Estate Operative, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day upkeep of a residential estate. Your duties will include maintaining the quality of internal and external communal areas, carrying out routine maintenance, and delivering excellent customer service to residents and visitors.
- Location: B4 - Please ensure you live within a 45 minute commute of the site.
- Annual Salary: £27,000
- Hours/Working Pattern: 40 hours p/week
Please note, we are expecting this role to begin in Mid July.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all communal areas are clean and well-maintained at all times
- Conduct regular site inspections and report faults or maintenance issues to the Development/Estate Manager
- Carry out and oversee minor maintenance tasks, such as adjusting doors, hinges, and handles
- Assist with waste management, ensuring bins are accessible for collection and bin stores are kept clean
- Maintain car parks and cycle storage areas, ensuring they remain clean, secure, and hazard-free
- Support soft landscaping tasks, including watering and leaf/weed removal
- Assist with system testing, including emergency lighting, fire alarms, and water features
- Monitor and understand the operation of Building Management Systems and mechanical/electrical plant equipment
- Ensure all contractors adhere to Health & Safety regulations while on-site
- Provide security by monitoring access, overseeing CCTV, checking visitor IDs, and conducting regular patrols
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in cleaning, gardening, or minor maintenance
- A good standard of education
- A full, clean UK driving licence
- Competency in using a smartphone
- Legal right to work in the UK
- A practical, hands-on approach with skills in maintenance, plumbing, fencing, or small works
- Strong communication and customer service skills when interacting with residents
- A positive and proactive attitude with good problem-solving abilities
If you are reliable, hardworking, and looking for a role where you can make a real impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join a dedicated team in a well-maintained residential development.
Benefits:
- 20 Days annual leave (Pro rata if working 4 on 4 off)
- Cycle to work scheme
- SmartHealth online health service available for you and immediate family
- Eye care vouchers
- Company social events
- Perkbox rewards
- Pension