Environmental Improvement Operative
(Ref: EIO041224)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent
£28,313.09
Job Description
About Us
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit organisation, and with almost 6000 homes, we’re the largest provider of homes in Blaenau Gwent. We’re dedicated to ensuring that every resident has a nice and safe place to live, and we’ve spent over £130 million to ensure our homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards.
We’re proud to announce that we recently celebrated our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their job, we’re a big employer in the area, and we’re looking for an Environmental Improvement Operative to join our team.
About You
To be successful as an Environmental Improvement Operative, the ideal candidate will
• Be able to demonstrate excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Have excellent people skills, be personable and able to develop good working relationships.
• Be well organised to ensure effective work planning and meeting of deadlines.
• Able to work as part of team or alone, using own initiative when needed with minimal supervision.
• Experience in trade skills such as; Bricklaying, Slab laying, Concrete work, Carpentry, Fencing, Drainage.
• Be able to use a CAT scanner to identify buried services.
• Be tenant and customer focused.
• Demonstrate integrity and support for CALON values.
• Be committed to ongoing personal development.
• Be open to change and demonstrate positive, solution focus attitude.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
• Educated to level 3 in associated field.
• CIEH Manual Handling. • Up-to-date first aid certificates.
• NPTC City & Guilds pesticides qualification
• Excavator / forward tipping dumper qualification
• Street Works (Chapter 8) • Asbestos awareness / removal
• Have an interest in natural history.
• Have an understanding of Health and Safety and ability to ensure safe working practices.
• Demonstratable experience of working in similar environment including construction, ground working, landscaping or grounds maintenance.
• Experience of pesticide application operations
• Experience of operating/working with plant and equipment such as excavator or dumper.
• Experience of operation and safe use of hand tools and powered tools.
What you’ll be doing
Our Environmental Improvement Operative will undertake high quality, cost effective and efficient large scale garden improvement and repair work as part of Tai Calon’s major investment programme.
To ensure that the environmental element of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard is achieved on all properties with a specific focus on ensuring all homes are free from hazards and support the continued improvement to all Tai Calon Homes.
The role carries out maintenance and construction in various trade areas at a semi-skilled level within a range of occupied and void properties including communal areas and garage sites.
As an Environmental Improvement Operative you’ll take ownership to:
• Ensuring that all trade works are completed in adherence with manufactures specifications/instructions and Tai Calon’s standards, policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all works are undertaken in a considerate manner and to a satisfactory standard in terms of performance and quality.
• Use a wide range of tools, equipment and plant to undertake a variety of repair and improvement related works within both tenanted and empty homes including, renewing fencing, large scale waste removal and transfer, hard landscaping, tree and shrub management / removal and the use of pesticides.
• Responsible for ensuring all issued equipment is correctly checked before use and to carryout weekly maintenance on all plant / tools and PPE.
• Use best / safe practice on all tasks carried out and to operate and carry out set tasks ensuring timelines and quality objectives are met.
• To excavate, remove and separate a large range of mixed waste from gardens either manually or with plant in preparation for any required remediation works to commence.
• To remove old and or damaged garden boundaries such as fencing or chain link and reinstate with specified replacement fencing.
• To carry out a variety of hard landscaping tasks as either repair or replace including concrete repairs, steps, paths, slab laying, brick repairs, footings and installation of Aco drains.
• To safely remove and dispose of small trees, hedgerows and shrubs by the use of loppers, hand saws and chainsaws.
• To safely operate driven plant and machinery such as small excavators and dumpers within training capability.
• To be able to carry out work using detailed written specifications in order to complete required works using the appropriate specifications and measures.
• To carry out programmed works, repairs and maintenance to the highest standard with attention to detail.
• Understand and confidently follow all relevant risk assessments and method statements.
• Interpreting site conditions including weather and excessive moisture levels and to take appropriate action.
• To work effectively and efficiently using technical competence and own initiative to quickly and safely resolve onsite problems and issues.
• To be responsible for the maintenance of all issued PPE, plant, power / hand tools, and to report / record any issues, concerns or items that require attention to your team leader / line manager.
• To always ensure the correct use of machinery and equipment and within your training capabilities.
• You may be required, where applicable, to drive company vehicles as required to transport operatives, equipment and waste products.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safe working practices and associated Health and Safety legislation and Regulation.
• To undertake training/instruction relevant to the role and as directed by your line manager.
• To ensure all necessary documentation is accurately completed, for example daily driver logbooks / App and weekly tool and equipment maintenance sheets.
• To identify ASBETOS onsite. Notify your line manager and follow Tai Calon’s Asbestos policies and procedures.
• To carry out waste management onsite ensuring all materials are separated into the specified bins as per the waste management plan.
• To monitor material levels and liaise with the team Leader so that stock levels are maintained to minimise disruption and reduce downtime.
Contract Type
Fixed Term until 30/10/2026
Working Pattern
As an Environmental Improvement Operative, you will work 37 hours per week.
Where You'll Be Working
This role requires you to work in properties and spaces across Bleanau Gwent. For the days that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
Benefits
In joining our team, you will access the following:
• Free on-site parking
• 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Training and Development opportunities
• A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
• Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer
We are a disability confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
• Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
• Telephone: 0300 303 1717
What happens next
If you decide this role is for you, we look forward to receiving your application. Here’s what you can expect on the recruitment process with us
Shortlisting
• We’ll review your application when the vacancy has closed.
• On average it’ll take us around 5 working days to complete shortlisting, so if you don’t hear from us before then, please don’t worry
• We’ll update you with the status of your application, so please make sure your contact details are correct (email address and phone number)
Interview
• Our interviews typically take place at our offices in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, and it’s a great chance for you to see where you could be working in
• Typically, you’ll spend between 45 minutes and 60 minutes with us, but this will of course depend on the role you’re interviewing for
• We’ll do everything we can to make it a great experience, and we’ll share as much information on the process as we can in your invitation email
• After your interview, we’ll let you know the outcome and how it went
Starting with Us
• If you’re successful in securing the role, we’ll be in contact to discuss your Offer of Employment in more detail, to make sure you have all the information you need
• We’ll agree a start date with you and send all documentation to your email address via our digital signing platform
• As part of your onboarding, we’ll complete a number of onboarding checks which may require you to provide documentation, these include - Obtaining documents to confirm your Right to Work in the UK / Obtaining two work or character-based references / Completing your DBS check (if applicable to your role) / Obtaining copies of any qualifications listed in the advert above
• We’ll stay in touch with you throughout your Onboarding, and we’ll see you on your first day with us.
Closing date
04/12/2024