Various Trade Operatives - Req24233

Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds. Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?

Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us. 

Benefits of working with us:

We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:

• 37 hour working week.
• a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions.
• generous annual leave entitlement.
• flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development.
• support for you, your home and your family including personal, and financial support.
• Investment in training and development.

For more information about our benefits please see the benefits section of our jobs page. www.leeds.gov.uk/jobs

Leeds Building Services (LBS) is the in-house service provider for construction, repairs and maintenance works across the Council. The service currently delivers Responsive Repairs, Maintenance and Planned Works to Council Houses across various parts of the City and Council Assets across 800 sites including Schools, the Civic Estate, Offices, Sports and Leisure Centers and Children’s Homes across the Authority.

We are now seeking various multi trade, single trade and specialist craft operatives:

• Joiner
• Bricklayer
• Electrician - Specialize in CCTV and fire alarms
• Electrician – Repairs, testing and inspecting of Housing and Non- Housing Properties
• Plasterer
• Heating Engineer
• Floor Tiler
• Plumber - Wet floor showers, project work, responsive repairs and maintenance 
• Lift Engineer - Stairlift 
• Lift Engineer - Passenger & Goods 

Examples of the type of work involved:

• A full range of duties in a wide variety of Housing Leeds properties and establishments.
• To undertake routine domestic / commercial maintenance and refurbishment in a construction discipline in a variety of Council Buildings and other properties.
• Experience of carrying out trade responsibilities to a good quality standard.
• Experience of understanding instructions.
• Experience of using a variety of tools as appropriate for the job role. 

In addition, ideally you will have a proven track record of working as part of a dedicated team and be effective in managing competing priorities and workloads, responding quickly and appropriately to changing needs and be able to demonstrate excellent organisation and influencing skills.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please send in your CV and/or cover note to LBS.Recruitment@leeds.gov.uk

Please note you are NOT required to complete an application via LCC recruitment website.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six month probationary period. 

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK  - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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