Specialist Service Operative

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We're looking for a Specialist Service Operativeto help maintain and enhance the quality, safety, and appearance of our sites across our East Midlands network. This is an essential role that keeps our facilities functioning at their best and ensures our sites remain safe, tidy, and professional for all who use them.

In this varied and rewarding role, you'll carry out a wide range of maintenance, repair, and general upkeep tasks, including:

• Clearing and controlling vegetation across sites
• Hedge cutting and general site clearance

• Site painting activities
• Full skid painting below 7 bar
• Patch painting above 7 bar, aligned with painting assessments and safety requirements
• Minor repairs to fencing, doors, dry stone walls, and small kiosks
• Ensuring sites remain safe, secure, and well maintained

• Basic path laying and small drainage works
• Guttering maintenance
• Bricklaying and installation of new fencing
• Supporting other minor civils tasks as required

You'll be someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys being outdoors, and can turn your hand to a variety of practical tasks. You'll be self motivated, organised, and able to work safely and efficiently across multiple sites.

Disclaimer: While the closing date is set as mentioned, we reserve the right to close the application process earlier if necessary, depending on the unique circumstances of each role.

At Cadent, we're thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!

We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We're making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we're shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that's why we're committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:

• Annual bonus
• Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
• Career development with funded learning options
• Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
• Generous family policies and flexible benefits
• Retail discounts, gym access, and more

Don't meet every requirement? No problem! If you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application - you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities - Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) - can't wait to welcome you!

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and we will ensure that support is provided.

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