Infrastructure Maintenance Operative

| Glendale

Location: Lewisham

Salary: £14.80

Full Time: Permanent

Closing Date: Early applications advised

Job Description

The Role
The Infrastructure Maintenance Operative will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of park infrastructure, including buildings, sports pavilions, play areas, and hard landscapes. The role involves both proactive and reactive maintenance tasks to ensure that all infrastructure assets are safe, functional, and well-maintained.

The Infrastructure Maintenance Operative is responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of all infrastructure within parks and open spaces to the highest standard. This includes buildings, sports pavilions, playgrounds, and other amenities. The operative plays a crucial role in ensuring that these areas are safe, clean, and fully functional for public use.

Daily Operations:

• Work full 8-hour days, Monday to Friday, spending the majority of the day on your feet while assisting in coordinating and carrying out maintenance tasks.
• Support the planning and execution of scheduled maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations.
  Carry out any additional duties as required by the line manager.
• Physical Labour: Perform tasks such as lifting heavy materials, operating power tools (drills, grinders, stone cutters, etc.), and using hand tools for repairs and installations, playground equipment repairs, drains clearance, paths repairs etc.
• Teamwork: Collaborate with and support two teams to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and safely. This includes planning work, organising necessary materials, and ensuring the proper use of tools and equipment.
• Driving: Safely drive company vehicles both on public roads and within park premises.
  Work in All Weather Conditions: Carry out maintenance and repair work in all weather conditions, including extreme cold, heat, rain, or snow.
• Specialised Repairs: Undertake complex repairs and installations in parks and playgrounds, which may involve working at heights (using ladders, scaffolding), heavy lifting, and using power tools.
  Pathway and Structure Maintenance: Repair park pathways and brick structures, which involves digging, heavy lifting, using vibratory compacting plates, and demolishing old structures.
• Heavy Machinery Operation: Operate heavy machinery such as diggers, loaders, and hydraulic breakers to carry out infrastructure maintenance tasks.

Qualifications or Training

• Familiarity with park environments and experience in workforce supervision is desirable. –
• Relevant certifications for operating heavy machinery and working at heights are preferred. –
• RPii (Register of Play Inspectors International) registration is advantageous.

Health and Safety

• To act in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Glendale Health and Safety Policy at all times.
• To carry out instructions from your Line Manager in accordance with Glendale’s Health and Safety Policy, Glendale’s Codes
• Practice, Glendale’s Quality Management Systems and the Employee Handbook.
• To be knowledgeable of Health and safety regulations within your workplace and the activities that you are carrying out.
• Ensure you have completed the necessary induction and health and safety modules prior to commencement of any works.
• To ensure that you are knowledgeable of the suitability of all machinery/equipment used in accordance with the task you are doing and it is safe to use.

How To Apply

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