About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and dependable General Operative to join our Estate Management team.. This is a hands-on role requiring a mix of practical ability, customer service, and teamwork. You’ll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that help maintain our properties to a high standard.
Role Responsibilities
1. Maintain gardens, hedges, and external pathways.
2. Remove snow and apply grit during winter months.
3. Weed spraying and grass cutting for communal areas
4. Act as a visible presence on estates, providing reassurance and customer service.
5. Conduct daily or weekly inspections of estates to identify hazards.
6. Ensure compliance with COSHH regulations for cleaning chemicals and PPE use.
7. Maintain communal areas, stairwells, lifts, bin stores, and external spaces to high standards.
8. Remove litter, bulky waste, graffiti, and ensure safe, hygienic conditions.
Criteria:
9. Able to drive a 3.5 tone flat back
10. Previous experience in a estate management/ground maintenance
11. Full UK Driving licence
Benefits we can offer you
12. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
13. Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
14. Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
15. Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
16. Family friendly policies
17. Access to EAP Counselling sessions
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.