Maintenance Operative
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Maintenance Operative
Location: Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 2ER
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week – Monday–Friday
Salary: £26,509 per annum.
Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 20th April 2026
Are you passionate about delivering front line maintenance services and looking for a new challenge? Then you may be interested in the below opportunity.
An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Operative to join our Repairs and Maintenance Team delivering general maintenance services to our portfolio throughout the North East.
As a Maintenance Operative you will deal with duties such as litter picking, sweeping, filling grit bins, emptying bins, inspecting playparks, weed spraying, testing fire/smoke alarms, changing light bulbs, minor repairs and other duties.
If you have excellent communication skills, a team focussed approach to work and are proficient in using IT systems, we want to hear from you.
About the role:
Although part of a team you will need to be self-motivated to work alone, driving from site to site to carry out your tasks.
A company van will be provided (for business use) so a full clean driving license is essential.
Whilst a knowledge of H & S legislation is required there will be additional mandatory training forming part of this role.
About you:
You’ll need:
* Experience of working in a similar environment/role
* Good administration, organisational and prioritisation skills
* Excellent communication skills
* Proficient in using IT systems
* Positive can-do attitude
* Enthusiastic team player
The Benefits:
* 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
* Company van & fuel card
* Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more
* Generous pension scheme
* A number of training and development opportunities
* All power tools, equipment and uniform/workwear provided
About us:
With over twenty five years experience in the field, Kingston specialises in leasehold block management as well as residential estate management throughout the North of England.
We have built a reputation that sets us aside from our competitors, and this is reflected by our dedicated and passionate team. We have an excellent track record of employee development and providing opportunities for progression – we are building Kingston to be a business that people want to be part of.
Our customers benefit from our commitment to deliver exceptional customer service, and the capabilities of a team with years of property management experience and extensive knowledge of the latest developments in the field.
We pride ourselves on our transparency and integrity, always aiming to provide a high standard of service that is tailored to suit the individual needs of each development.
To generate pride in our communities, our profits go back into our not-for-profit parent company Bernicia, to improve and ultimately transform our region.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.
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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia