Ground Worker

Annual salary: up to £36,430.00

Groundworker

Location: Milton Keynes

Contract: Full Time, Permanent, 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm

Salary up to £30,962.61 per annum, plus company van & fuel card

Mears Group is a leading housing and care provider, committed to making a positive difference to the communities we serve. We provide and maintain homes, support local communities and deliver services that improve the quality of life for our customers. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We are looking for two experienced Groundworkers to join our Milton Keynes Voids Team. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a local team delivering high-quality repairs and refurbishment services to housing properties while providing outstanding customer service. Working across unoccupied properties, you will carry out a variety of groundwork tasks, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You will take pride in delivering excellent workmanship while supporting the wider team to meet service and quality expectations.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Groundworker, you will undertake a range of repair, maintenance and refurbishment activities across void properties within the Milton Keynes area. You will work as part of a local team, ensuring work is completed in line with safety, quality and customer service standards.

• Levelling slabs
• Laying new paths
• Pathing and paving works
• Reinstatement and renewal of paving
• Carrying out repairs and refurbishment works to a high standard
• Using handheld technology to manage work orders and record activity
• Maintaining company vehicles, equipment and materials in accordance with company procedures
• Supporting health and safety compliance across all activities

Role Criteria:

• Groundwork experience including paving, paths and hard landscaping works
• Repairs and maintenance experience
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to deliver work to a high standard
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Social housing experience desirable

Benefits we can offer you.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering leave – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
• Occupational health support
• Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
• We have a range of internal forums that Aline with our company core values and beliefs including Mears Men, Women’s Heath, Pride at Mears, R.E.A.C.H, Women Operative support, Armed Forces, Women in Leadership, Diversity
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme with Peoples Pension, 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution
• Commercial vehicle and fuel card

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford (beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.