Job Title: Site Maintenance Operative
Location: Standish, Wigan
Hours: Full-time / Part-time
Salary: Up to £31,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Join My Life’s inspirational team
Are you a practical, proactive and reliable individual with a broad range of maintenance skills? Do you enjoy working outdoors, solving problems and taking pride in maintaining high standards? If so, we would love to hear from you.
My Life Legacy have an exciting opportunity for a Site Maintenance Operative to join our friendly team. This is much more than a maintenance role, it's an opportunity to work in a beautiful setting where every day is different, surrounded by nature, animals and people whose lives you can genuinely make a positive impact on.
About the role
As our Site Maintenance Operative, you'll play a key role in ensuring our 84 acre site remains safe, welcoming and well maintained for the people we support, visitors and colleagues. You will carry out the day to day maintenance of our buildings and grounds, coordinating and completing repairs, carrying out planned maintenance and responding to unexpected issues as they arise.
What you will be doing
- Carrying out general maintenance across our 84-acre site in Standish, Wigan.
- Completing basic joinery, painting and decorating to a professional standard.
- Undertaking basic plumbing repairs and maintenance.
- Maintaining our gardens and outdoor spaces to a high standard.
- Operating a tractor, sit-on lawn mower and grading machinery safely and effectively.
- Coordinating maintenance tasks, assessing priorities and planning workloads.
- Sourcing equipment, materials and supplies required for maintenance projects.
- Overseeing site maintenance, servicing schedules and contractor repairs.
- Ensuring all work is completed in line with Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
- Responding to occasional out-of-hours emergencies and locking up the site when required.
What we are looking for
You will be:
- Experienced in general building and site maintenance.
- Skilled in basic joinery, painting/decorating and plumbing.
- Confident operating tractors, ride-on mowers and grounds maintenance equipment.
- Organised with the ability to prioritise workloads and coordinate multiple tasks.
- Knowledgeable about Health & Safety and safe working practices.
- A confident problem solver with a positive, can do attitude.
- Flexible and willing to participate in occasional emergency call outs and out of hours duties.
- Full UK driving licence required.
Why join us?
At My Life, we are all about making a real difference in people's lives through our passionate and inspirational teams. Here, you won't just be working a job; you will be contributing to a meaningful community that positively impacts lives every day.
Rewards and Benefits
- Salary: Up to £31,000
- Hours: Full-time / Part-time
- Training and Development: Comprehensive training provided, with ongoing support to help you grow in your role.
- Career Progression: Opportunities to advance within My Life Legacy.
- Supportive Work Environment: Join a dedicated team that values teamwork, respect, and empathy.
- Blue Light Card – offering hundreds of discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme – Access to a range of services including legal advice, counselling and much more.
- Birthday off
- Free on-site parking
- £250 ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme – for you and the person who referred you
Visa sponsorship is not available for this vacancy. You must already have permission to work in the UK.
Due to the high volume of applications received, please note only suitable candidates will be contacted.
My Life Legacy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Those working for My Life will need to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS and/or provide police checks from other countries, where appropriate. My Life is an equal opportunities employer.
Pay: Up to £31,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
