Annual salary: up to £36,338.40

Multi Skilled Operative

Location: Croydon

Full Time Permanent

Salary up to £36,338.40 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card

42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday -Friday)

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.

About the Role:

As a Multi Skilled Operative you will be working alongside Croydon Council within 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 Multi Skilled Operative within our Croydon branch will support residents with reactive repairs across our portfolio of properties working on a planned route. Part of a local team undertaking high standard Multi Trade repairs and refurbishment activities to housing properties delivering best in class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality, and cost control standards. You will have a certified core trade and complimenting this can deliver additional trade activities in support of completing repair/refurbishment works on time and to a high standard in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures. Take ownership in undertaking construction, fault finding and maintenance repairs aiming for a first-time completion whilst remaining within budget and time parameters.   

Day to day duties:

• Fire door installation- Fitting new fire doors that are premade ensuring compliance is met.
• Maintenance on fire doors- Adjusting gaps to ensure compliant, General repairs due o damage, Replacing hinges, Changing damaged locks, fitting new locks, redoing plastering work around the doors
• Fixing Fire door signs
• 1st & 2nd carpentry fittings and repairs

Role Criteria:

• NVQ level 2 in carpentry
• Experience in fitting Fire Doors
• Worked within the Social housing background
• UK full driving license
• Own tools

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 [email protected]

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.

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