General Operative

General Operative

Location: Rotherham

Salary: £26,845.22

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time Hours

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and dependable General Operative to join our Estate Management team. This is a driving-based, mobile role, requiring travel between multiple estates and locations throughout the working day using a company vehicle. The role is hands-on and varied, combining practical estate maintenance duties with customer service and teamwork. You will be responsible for maintaining communal and external areas to a high standard, ensuring estates remain safe, clean, and well-presented for residents.

Role Responsibilities

• Drive a company vehicle daily between estates and work locations, transporting tools, equipment, and materials as required.
• Maintain gardens, hedges, and external pathways across multiple sites.
• Remove snow and apply grit during winter months.
• Weed spraying and grass cutting for communal areas.
• Act as a visible presence on estates, providing reassurance and customer service to residents.
• Conduct daily or weekly inspections of estates to identify hazards or required works.
• Ensure compliance with COSHH regulations for cleaning chemicals and PPE use.
• Maintain communal areas, stairwells, lifts, bin stores, and external spaces to high standards.
• Remove litter, bulky waste, graffiti, and ensure safe, hygienic conditions across all estates.

Criteria

• Ability to drive a 3.5-tonne flatbed vehicle as part of daily duties.
• Previous experience in estate management and/or grounds maintenance.
• Full UK driving licence, with confidence driving for extended periods and between multiple locations.

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% on weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share Save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Access to EAP counselling sessions

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

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out Background, Identity, Security clearance and BPSS checks. To complete these checks, you will be required to provide relevant identification, including proof of address, references, a valid passport, and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged 21 or over, have held your driving licence for a minimum of 3 months, and have fewer than 9 points.

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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.

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