Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative

Eaton Green- Luton

Full Time Permanent

Salary £31,500 per annum, to include company van, fuel card, PPE, uniform etc

Hours: 42.5 per week  

We are the largest provider of repairs and maintenance, and regeneration services across the UK. Mears provide tailored rapid-response and planned maintenance services through partnering arrangements with more than 70 local authorities, Arm’s Length Management Organisations and Housing Associations.

As a Maintenance Operative you will be working a in our social housing background, 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.

A Maintenance Operative will Part of a local team undertaking high standard Maintenance repairs and refurbishment activities to Housing properties, delivering best in class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality and cost control standards.

About the Role:

• Responsible for carrying out reactive repairs internally on occupied properties.
• Carrying like for like repairs- works include but not limited to changing door handles window handles, toilet seats, taps, fixing kitchen cupboard doors.

You must have:

• Worked within a similar position.
• Knowledge in Plumbing, Carpentry & Painting & Decorating
• Confident on using tools
• Worked within Social housing
• Good written & Verbal communication
• UK full driving license

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 friendly policies
• Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform

To apply, follow the link below or to discuss your application further please contact Laura Bourne on Laura.Bourne@mearsgroup.co.uk

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.

Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

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