Site Maintenance Operative
Northamptonshire/Milton Keynes area
About Us
Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers, and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing, and distribution services. We are dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected, and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.
We are recruiting a skilled Site Maintenance Operative to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role offers a Monday to Friday shift pattern from 8:30am to 5:00pm and will be primarily based at our Northampton and Milton Keynes sites, with occasional support required at other sites in the area.
The Benefits
- Salary of £27,500 per annum
- Company vehicle for work-related travel
- Health Cash Plan scheme
- Opportunity for unpaid leave
- Free eye test
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Free online fitness platform
- Onsite Mental Health First Aider
- Employee benefits (e.g., up to 25% off gym membership, high street vouchers)
- Free access to 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, Life Events Counselling, Care Concierge Service
- Tailored development and career opportunities
This is the ideal opportunity for a building maintenance professional with plumbing and carpentry skills to build their expertise with our growing, successful organisation.
You’ll discover a wide range of professional development opportunities to help you enhance your skills and grow in your career, plus a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being, and promote a healthy work-life balance.
The Role
As a Site Maintenance Operative, you will ensure that our premises across the Northampton and Milton Keynes areas are maintained safely and effectively, meeting Health & Safety and customer requirements.
Working as part of a dedicated team, you will support and monitor contractors on site, ensuring compliance with risk assessments and method statements.
You will also conduct routine and scheduled maintenance inspections and basic repairs, as well as carrying out plumbing, carpentry, and painting tasks to keep our sites fully operational.
Additionally, you will:
- Update information via our electronic online portal
- Identify and report the need for major repairs
- Use PPE as required
- Undertake regular site audits and escalate any abnormalities
About You
To be considered as a Site Maintenance Operative, you will need:
- At least two years’ experience in general building maintenance
- Basic plumbing and carpentry skills
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Good organisational and problem-solving abilities
- A good level of IT literacy
- A full, valid driving licence with no more than 6 points
Please note, this role involves physical, practical labour and may occasionally involve working at heights.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
Other organisations may call this role Maintenance Operative, General Maintenance Operative, Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, or Property Maintenance Operative.
In Yusen Logistics, we understand the value of utilising AI and other technologies to support the application process, but we encourage candidates to use them to enhance their application and not replace their own effort and authenticity. Therefore, candidates should not rely on AI-generated responses during the interview process.
The closing date for this role is the 5th February 2026.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or personal circumstances. Recruitment decisions are based solely on skills and experience. We believe diversity creates an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive and reach their potential.
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