Job Description

Salary:

28,163 - 37,035 per annum

Grade:

G-I

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time / 37 Hours per week

Location:

Selby, North Yorkshire





Are you a Maintenance Operative looking to further develop your skills and experience, or are you Single Skilled or Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative, with secondary qualifications and experience, again looking to further develop your skills, experience, and career within a construction environment?



If so, this role is definitely for you!

Our Service

The Housing Standards new build team are responsible for ensuring the Councils social housing portfolio of circa 8,400 dwellings is maintained to meet all current statutory, regulatory, and legislative standards.

The role

The core focus of this role is to carry out essential refurbishment or construction works on social housing stock to ensure they meet the Decent Homes Standards.



Single Skilled Maintenance Operative you will


Carry out domestic general building works such as plastering, bricklaying, roof repair, tiling, painting, basic plumbing such as replacing rainwater goods and isolating water supplies to carry out work as per the work orders given, or construction specification. Record and monitor supplied equipment as necessary. Work to expected Health & Safety standards and safe systems of work. You must have the knowledge and understanding of Building Regulations. Undertake professional, mandatory, and skills-based training. Carry out general builder work as required. Carry out repair work for the secondary trade in which you are trained. You must have the knowledge and understanding of Building Regulations. Undertake professional, mandatory and skills-based training.

What you will bring

Single Skilled Maintenance Operative, you must have relevant qualifications and experience in a specialist trade relating to domestic construction operations. You will have experience working in a domestic setting and be familiar with materials, tools and machinery used in the maintenance, or construction of homes. You must always communicate efficiently and courteously at appropriate levels.



At this grade further training will be available to enhance the skills base as required.



Maintenance Operative Multi-Skilled, you must have relevant qualifications and experience in a specialist trade relating to building operations with a good working knowledge of other trade areas associated with the primary area of experience, such as, but not exclusive to groundworks, bricklaying, painting, plastering, tiling and roofing.



You will have experience working in a domestic setting and be familiar with building materials, tools and machinery used in the repair, maintenance, or construction of homes.



You must always communicate efficiently and courteously at appropriate levels.



At this grade further training will be available to enhance the skills base as required.



The role will come with a Council vehicle, you will be responsible for carrying out routine vehicle safety checks as required and must ensure compliance with requirements relating to vehicle use and maintenance.



Please note: For any Maintenance Operative applicants who do not possess an NVQ level 2 or 3 but have gained years of experience in the trade, we will consider this as time served where appropriate, and we would consider applications on this basis. Skills tests may be carried out to prove competency at these levels.



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Working for us

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position. Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays. Pension: for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 18.3% contribution. Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and . Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you money across hundreds of the UK's favourite high-street and online retailers. Plus, lots more...

Contact and Apply

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Karl Hankey at Karl.Hankey@northyorks.gov.uk.



To apply, simply click on the "" button. Please upload your CV (ensure personal details are removed) and submit your application by

midnight on Sunday 13

th

July 2025.

Key dates:

Closing date: Sunday 13th July 2025


Interview date: w/c 21st July 2025

Key Documents:

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Total Rewards Brochure.pdf





NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.



We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.



North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Maintenance Operative

Salary:

28,163 - 37,035 per annum

Posted:

27/06/2025

Closing date:

13/07/2025

Closing time:

23:59