Multi Skilled Operative

Multi Skilled Operative

Gillingham

Full time, Permanent

£35,190 per annum + company van and fuel card

With 30 years of delivering market-leading repairs, refurbishment, fire safety and building maintenance services, Mears is trusted to deliver in excess of 6,000 housing repairs daily to a portfolio of more than 1,000,000 homes nationwide.

About the role:

We are seeking experienced Multi Skilled Operatives to join our void team. Having successfully retained our contract for another potentially 12 years, we are building a strong in-house team to fulfill our commitment to self-delivery for our client, Medway Council. Working primarily in empty properties, candidates must possess a good all-round knowledge of domestic building maintenance, including at least three of the following skills: plumbing, carpentry, wall and floor tiling, vinyl and Polysafe flooring, painting and decorating, plastering, UPVC windows, and new kitchen and bathroom installations.

All work is based in Gillingham, so no long journeys are required. We provide a company van, fuel card, uniform, PDA, and full PPE.

Day to day Duties:

• Carrying out reactive repairs in unoccupied properties
• Responsible for duties to include but not limited to – hanging doors, skirting, architraves, fixing windows / doors, lock changes, repairing worktops, kitchen units, fitting new bathrooms general plumbing repairs, painting and decorating, Plastering etc
• Providing high levels of customer care at all times

Role Criteria:

• NVQ or extensive on the job experience in Carpentry, plumbing and/or tiling, Vinyl&poly-safe flooring.
• job experience in general building and maintenance works
• UK Full Driving licence 
• Provide own hand and power tools

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

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 

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