Ground Worker

Ground Worker/Fencer

Coatbridge

Full time

Salary 29452.50

Company Van and Fuel card You must have a UK driving license to be successful for this role!

Join our team in North Lanarkshire and help make a lasting difference in your local community.

At Mears weve grown from a small building maintenance contractor 30 years ago to one of the UKs most respected housing solution providers. In North Lanarkshire were proud to be delivering high-quality housing repairs and improvements that benefit both residents and the wider community.

Were looking for an experienced Fencer / Ground Worker to join our team in Coatbridge helping us deliver excellent repairs and refurbishment works on social housing properties. If you have strong fencing skills experience with timber fencing and enjoy hands-on outdoor work wed love to hear from you.

Our ambition is to be recognised as the most trusted large private provider working with the public sector by 2025. Our approach prioritises where we can have the greatest impact and supports a culture that fully integrates sustainability and purpose beyond profit. This is underlined by our strategy which through robust ethical and transparent practices is built upon.

About the role:

You will be part of a local team undertaking high standard Groundwork repairs and refurbishments to Timber fencing on our Housing properties delivering best in class customer service and satisfying all safety quality and cost control standards.

The successful candidate will be completing new fencing refurbishments of fencing stripping out old fencing and all involved within that to our social housing properties.

You must have fencer experience and be physically fit to complete this role you must have experience of using nail guns cordless drills hydraulic breakers.

Your work will support high safety and quality standards while ensuring tenants receive outstanding service.

Key Criteria:

• Proven Fencing experience ideally in social housing or similar environments
• Comfortable using tools such as nail guns cordless drills and hydraulic breakers
• A team player with a positive and proactive attitude
• Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weathers
• Full UK driving licence (required to drive a company van)

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 DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 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 - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries holidays eye test vouchers Share save scheme plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Van Fuel Card and Uniform

Mears is proud to be working in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council supporting local employment and contributing to a stronger community.

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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.