Maintenance Operative
Description
To work as part of a Social Enterprise team delivering GIPSIL’s property maintenance and renovation programmes including:
- Refurbishing empty homes to Design and Quality standards as directed by the Project Co-ordinator.
- Working as part of a team bringing leased properties to Decent Homes standards.
- Providing day-to-day reactive and cyclical maintenance services across GIPSIL’s property portfolio.
To supervise trainees and volunteers.
Opening up and locking up adhering to security guidance.
Responsibilities
Property Maintenance and Renovation Programmes
- To represent GIPSIL in a professional manner as a renovation and training worker.
- Day-to-day property refurbishment tasks including basic joinery, plastering, decorating, plumbing, wall tiling, bricklaying etc.
- Liaising with contractors, trainees, volunteers and other workers.
- Adhering to schedules of work within set timescales as directed by the Project Co-Ordinator.
- To report any concerns regarding Health, Safety or Welfare to the Project Co-Ordinator.
Health & Safety and Best Practice
- Committed to following risk management procedures.
- To ensure that all Health & Safety regulations are strictly adhered to on site and that works carried out in properties are undertaken in a safe environment, in conjunction with current Health & Safety legislation and CDM regulations.
- To report all accidents and/or incidents and near misses in accordance with the organisation’s procedures.
- To ensure that all site operatives – including yourself – wear personal protective equipment at all times.
Reporting, Monitoring and Accountability
- Working in conjunction with GIPSIL’s Project Co-Ordinator, to delivery project objectives, renovating and maintaining properties in order to achieve key milestones and outputs.
- To follow processes and methodologies to enable maintenance and renovation.
- To review all jobs and report any appropriate further actions as required.
General
- To ensure accurate and timely record keeping on the systems used.
- To take part in regular, reflective supervision and appraisals to ensure both the delivery of a good quality service and personal and professional development.
- To attend any required training that will increase knowledge and proficiency in your specified area of work.
- To attend any meetings as deemed necessary by management.
Benefits
- 29 days’ annual leave, rising incrementally to 33 by 5 years service + Bank Holidays
- Company pension
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Techsheme
- Corporate health plan
To arrange an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Matt Barley
Manager
Matthew.Barley@Gipsil.org.uk
07593 450 193