Maintenance Operative
AASC Burnley and Rossendale
Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: £27,500, plus Serco Benefits.
You are required to have a valid UK driving licence for this role.
Reporting to the Field Operations Manager, the primary function of this role is
to provide general maintenance services to a designated area / or number of
properties.
Main Accountabilities:
Maintenance of Property
• To provide General maintenance services
• To report faults using the AORA IT system to ensure all faults are reported
and closed for their property portfolio.
• To ensure all properties are compliant and fit for purpose when completing
tasks.
Health & Safety
• To ensure that the safety of all users of the property from a building
standard is achieved
• To check all relevant property reports before undertaking works in the
properties (e.g., asbestos, dangerous persons,) or request additional reports
if deemed appropriate by the M.O. (e.g., structural report, asbestos survey /
test etc.)
• Ensure all works completed, are done so in line with Risk Assessments and
Method statements
Furniture & Inventory
• Where possible to repair all Serco supplied furniture or ensure furniture is
replaced to comply with the Home Office Contract
Materials Management
• To only purchase materials/PPE from approved Serco suppliers and keep
receipts for all transactions to identify and record what materials are used
for each job / property
• Where specified only purchase the agreed Serco standard materials unless
alternative substitutions can be provided due to stock requirements
Purchase
• To obtain supervisor approval for the purchase of tools to undertake any
maintenance repair
• To ensure appropriate receipts are obtained and recoded for each property /
job completed
Waste Disposal
• To remove all waste from works completed in properties when in attendance and
ensure the waste is disposed of in approved license areas and re-cycled where
possible
Garden Maintenance
• To undertake garden maintenance duties for properties defined under their
property remit.
Work Scheduling & Prioritisation
• All allocated KPI work must be completed in advance of the scheduled
completion date
• If no further KPI work is required for the same day, then the MO will
continue site to ensure any other maintenance defects are completed to ensure
the property meets the contract standard’s
• Once all defects have been completed then any scheduled planned maintenance
work can be completed if not already undertaken (e.g., HHSRS annual report,
PAT annual test etc.)
Working Hours
• Various work patterns will be set for General Operatives depending on
operational delivery needs. 8 hours a day on patch, flexible from 8 am until
6pm.
What you’ll need to do the role:
• General DIY experience
• A willingness and ability to travel within the region and occasionally within
the UK (a valid UK driver’s licence is essential).
Why Serco:
Meaningful and vital work: As part of a highly collaborative team, you’ll be
able to strongly influence hiring managers efforts that help us deliver vital
services.
A world of opportunity: Working for a globally operating business delivering
essential services across 5 vital sectors, your next opportunity and challenge
won’t be hard to find.
Great people: You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive
team, who believe passionately in the value of our work.
What we offer:
• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews.
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning
opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for
qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on
internal progression.
• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine,
wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare
costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days
out, entertainment and travel.
• ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco
shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to
find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a
community.
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each
year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free,
through our Payroll Giving Scheme.
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A little bit
about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services
that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence,
Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re
united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on.
Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make
meaningful impact, every single day.
Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, a top
Great British Employer of Veterans, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard
holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid
working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment
and employment.
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and
people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an
interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal
convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security
exemptions).
For support with your application, please contact j&icareersUK@serco.com.
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