LGV Labourer

• East Suffolk Council Lowestoft

• 26403 - 28142 (Band 3)

• 37 hours per week

• Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk CouncilsBuilding Maintenance Team as a LGV / Labourer.

Your role:

The post holder will be required to undertake or assist in a wide range of building maintenance duties performed to or in association with the Councils retained housing stock. The role may consist of working as part of a team or lone working in many varied tasks all consistent with providing a repair and maintenance service for Council tenants to their homes

The role will include many manual handling and physical tasks as would be expected in a building maintenance environment.

What you will need:

The successful candidate will have previous building site experience and knowledge of basic building maintenance procedures and would have obtained a class 2 LGV driving licence.

The post holder will have the ability to work as part of a team however also be able to work alone and unsupervised.

Why work for us

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)

• Local government pension scheme

• Flexible working arrangements

• Learning and development tailored to your role

• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

• Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in ourbenefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way with a mixture of home and office working depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Daniel Rushmere at

Closing date: Friday 2 January 2026 at 5:00 pm

Interview date: To be confirmed

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and theJob Description and Person Specification.

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).