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Salary- East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft, NR32 2EF
- £24,294 to £25,979 per annum + Driver annual allowance (Band 3)
- 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the East Suffolk Council's Building Maintenance Team as a LGV/Labourer.
You will be part of the Housing Maintenance Team assisting in the delivery of a repairs and maintenance service to the Council’s Housing stock a on behalf of private customers.
Your duties will be varied, requiring you to work both as part of a team and independently. However, duties will essentially be to drive our 7.5 Tonne tipper vehicle, picking up household waste from our empty properties and gardens. This is an active hands-on role. You may also be involved with the removal of fly-tipped items and other areas of the service with logistical support. Subject to the need of the service you may be asked to assist various teams in a labourer capacity. It is therefore essential to have an extremely flexible approach to all tasks and duties requested. All necessary training will be provided.
You will have previous experience of working in a building construction environment, have a sound knowledge of relevant health and safety requirements.
You may be required to complete a practical and/or theory test as part of the selection process
Benefits of the role include:
- Provision of a smart phone and tablet
- Power/battery operated tools provided (subject to requirements).
- All personal protective equipment (PPE) provided
- Health surveillance checks
- Free parking at our Rotterdam Road location (subject to availability).
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
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 Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Great opportunities for training and development
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Please see our benefits brochure for further information.
Should you require further information regarding this post please email daniel.rushmere@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
Closing date: 11:30 am, 12 April 2024
Interview date: W/C 29 April 2024
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and theJob Description and Person Specification (docx)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting 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).
