General Operative

General Operative

Newcastle, Sunderland, South Tyneside

Full time, Permanent, 42.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

Salary up to £28,500 per annum

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the Role:

Due to a contract expansion and further agreed works with our customer we are seeking an General Operative to join our team. As a General Operative within Mears, you will be working alongside our repairs team carrying out tasks in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure commercial requirements for number of visits, quality, service user satisfaction, cost and timing are met.

The successful candidate will be completing any DIY duties that are required. This may include hoovering, fitting blinds, fixing any doors and windows that are broken or completing any basic plumbing work. Another side of the role will be working on responsive properties. This is where you will be changing light bulbs, fitting new washers and cutting the garden.  

Role Criteria:

• Trade knowledge
• DIY experience and knowledge
• Social housing experience would be an advantage
• Team player and can work alone
• Excellent communication

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

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 and Fuel Card
• Power tools provided
• Overtime available
• Assess to training courses – plumbing, fire door, locksmith

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.

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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.

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.