General Operative - #145924
Mears Group PLC
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Darlington
Contract type: Full time

Annual salary: up to £28,381.50
General Operative
Darlington
Full Time, Permanent, 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary up to £28,381.50 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
Our housing teams provide rapid response and planned maintenance services for local authorities and registered providers and deliver in excess of 5,000 repairs every day to a growing portfolio of around 1,000,000 homes across the UK. We also provide a range of services to cover all areas of the housing sector, including regeneration, contact centre solutions, housing management, home improvement, facilities management, estate services, grounds maintenance, student accommodation and new build.
About The Role
Due to contract expansion, we are looking at recruiting a General Operative to join our team. As a General Operative your main duties will include being part of a Repairs and Maintenance team, completing a wide spectrum of duties including fitting curtains, blinds, door handles, painting, leaking waste pipes, replace light bulbs, check smoke alarms and agree to training where required in cleaning and waste collection whilst always delivering the best-in-class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality and cost control standards.
Role Criteria
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.
As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.
Benefits We Can Offer You
Beth Dunford ([email protected])
If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
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.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
General Operative
Darlington
Full Time, Permanent, 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary up to £28,381.50 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
Our housing teams provide rapid response and planned maintenance services for local authorities and registered providers and deliver in excess of 5,000 repairs every day to a growing portfolio of around 1,000,000 homes across the UK. We also provide a range of services to cover all areas of the housing sector, including regeneration, contact centre solutions, housing management, home improvement, facilities management, estate services, grounds maintenance, student accommodation and new build.
About The Role
Due to contract expansion, we are looking at recruiting a General Operative to join our team. As a General Operative your main duties will include being part of a Repairs and Maintenance team, completing a wide spectrum of duties including fitting curtains, blinds, door handles, painting, leaking waste pipes, replace light bulbs, check smoke alarms and agree to training where required in cleaning and waste collection whilst always delivering the best-in-class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality and cost control standards.
Role Criteria
- Experience in similar role – caretaking, handyperson, general maintenance
- Team working
- Customer focused
- Communication Skills
- Decision making & problem solving
- Organisational Skills
- Full UK driving license
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.
As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.
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
Beth Dunford ([email protected])
If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
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.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
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