Mears Group Plc
Provider of UK housing repairs, maintenance, care services, development and facilities management
General Operative
Perform estate maintenance, gardening, snow clearance, and customer service duties.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Maintain gardens, hedges, external pathways and communal grass areas. • Remove snow and apply grit during winter months. • Perform weed spraying and grass cutting for communal zones. • Provide a visible presence on estates, offering reassurance and customer service. • Conduct inspections to identify hazards and ensure COSHH compliance for chemicals and PPE. • Keep communal areas, stairwells, lifts, bin stores and external spaces clean, safe and hygienic. • Remove litter, bulky waste and graffiti.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸garden maintenance
- ▸snow removal
- ▸weed spraying
- ▸customer service
- ▸hazard inspection
- ▸area cleaning
What You Bring
Mears Group is looking for a skilled and dependable General Operative to join its Estate Management team. The hands‑on role blends practical ability, customer service and teamwork to maintain properties to a high standard. Candidates must be able to drive a 3.5‑tonne flat‑back vehicle, hold a full UK driving licence (over 21, held for more than three months and with fewer than nine penalty points) and have previous experience in estate management or ground maintenance. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and will undergo background, identity, security and BPSS checks. Mears is committed to diversity and inclusion, supports the Armed Forces Covenant, and encourages candidates to voluntarily share social‑mobility information. • Ability to drive a 3.5‑tonne flat‑back vehicle. • Full UK driving licence with required age and point criteria. • Previous experience in estate management or ground maintenance.
Requirements
- ▸3.5‑tonne
- ▸full licence
- ▸estate mgmt
- ▸ground maintenance
- ▸uk work
- ▸teamwork
Benefits
The role offers an annual salary of up to £26,845.22 and is based in Rotherham. It is a permanent, full‑time position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Benefits include 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, an annual Mears Fun Day, paid volunteering leave, staff discounts via Mears Rewards, family‑friendly policies and access to EAP counselling sessions.
Work Environment
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