Annual salary: up to £36,425.30
Multi-skilled Operative
Location: Bexley
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Salary up to £36,425.30 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday- Friday)
About the Roles:
We are looking for a skilled and reliable Multi‑Skilled Operative to join our responsive repairs team in Bexley. This is a hands‑on role working across occupied social housing properties, delivering high‑quality repairs with plastering as your core trade, alongside supporting works across other trades as required.
You’ll be completing day‑to‑day repairs following leaks, maintenance works, and general wear and tear, ensuring properties are left safe, secure, and finished to a high standard. This role suits someone who takes pride in their workmanship, works well independently, and understands the importance of good customer service when working in residents’ homes.
Key Duties
- Carry out day-to-day responsive repairs across social housing properties.
- Complete a variety of multi-trade repairs and general maintenance works within occupied and empty homes.
- Undertake minor plumbing repairs, including leaks, taps, toilets, wastes and pipework.
- Carry out basic plastering, patch repairs and making good to walls and ceilings.
- Complete minor tiling, sealing and finishing works where required.
- Undertake basic carpentry and locksmith repairs, including doors, handles and lock changes.
- Carry out general making-good following repairs across a range of trades.
- Diagnose repair issues and identify any additional or follow-on works required.
- Ensure repairs are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
- Work professionally and respectfully within residents' homes, delivering excellent customer service.
- Accurately record completed works and job information using handheld devices.
- Identify and report any safeguarding concerns or further repair requirements.
- Participate in an out-of-hours emergency call-out rota where required.
- Maintain company vehicle, tools and equipment.
Role Criteria:
- Proven experience in domestic repairs and maintenance across multiple trades (e.g. plastering, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, decorating)
- Experience working within domestic or social housing repairs
- Comfortable managing jobs independently from start to finish
- Strong attention to detail with a right‑first‑time approach
- Professional and customer‑focused manner when working in residents’ homes
- Good understanding of health & safety
- Confident using handheld devices
- Full UK driving licence
- Own hand tools
- Willingness to join an out‑of‑hours emergency rota
Benefits we can offer you.
- Company Sick Pay
- Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
- Company pension scheme with Pensions people
- 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution with People pension
- Commercial vehicle and fuel card
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
- Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
- Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
- 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 – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Share save scheme
- Recognition and long service awards
- Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
- Learning and development opportunities
- Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
- Occupational health support
- Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
- Be part of an inclusive workplace with access to a range of colleague networks and support groups focused on diversity, wellbeing and career development. From Disability, Pride (LGBTQ+) and Ethnic Diversity networks to Women in Leadership, the Women Operative Support Group, Women's Health, Men's Mental Health and Armed Forces communities, these groups provide opportunities for support, connection and professional development across our diverse workforce.
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 Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Francesca Swan (francesca.swan@mearsgroup.co.uk)
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.
