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General Maintenance Operative

Contract type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full time
Location based
Brentford
Hours per week
42.5
Salary
£15.00 - £16.50
Summary of vacancy

We are recruiting a General Maintenance Operative in West London to carry out a range of maintenance tasks and ensure our facilities remain safe, clean, and well‑presented

About The Role

Location: Brentford, West London

  • Salary: £15.00 - £16.50 per hour depending on experience
  • Working Pattern - Monday - Friday
  • Start times: 06:00 am - 15:30 pm
  • Working 42.5 hour per week
  • Full PPE provided
  • SUEZ- Company benefits
     

 

About the role

About the role:

Typical tasks include, but not limited to:

  • Mobile Plant works – Replacing blades, wipers, etc
  • Dealing with all compactor issues and raising issues when they arise
  • Site facilities works – Drilling, signage/netting, plumbing, brickwork, doors/handles, locks, barriers, cladding and steelworks.
  • Stores / stock audits
  • Workshop 5s audits
  • General DIY
  • Ad hoc works
  • Organising and planning of maintenance works
  • Communication to contractors to plan in works
  • Organising and managing maintenance related statutory inspections
  • Conducting weekly fire system tests (Training provided)
  • Completing Preventative Maintenance tasks at the required frequency
  • Container repairs - Greasing of doors and welding repairs when required 

Your experience and background: 

Essential:

  • Mechanical Knowledge/Experience
  • General DIY – Building works, Plumbing, woodwork, Metal fabrication
  • Good with Hand tools & power tools – drills, grinders, jigsaw
  • Safety Conscious
  • Welding experience 
  • Adept at using computer systems
  • Experience issuing and overseeing Permit to work operations.

Desirable:

  • Formal Qualifications  – NVQ in Mechanical works/fitting/Joinery
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • Experience on a large site

Who we are

As well as our competitive salaries and benefit packages we are able to offer long-term career development within a friendly and supportive environment.With our collaborative engaging culture, our employees join us and grow with us.We believe creativity, clear communication and our drive for excellence are the keys to our success. We also expect our people to be enthusiastic and responsible.We understand that the richness of the diversity of our employee’s experiences enables us to harness more creativity, innovation and opportunities.

If you share our thinking – and have the qualities we’re looking for – you could play a big part in our dedicated team.SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK is an equal opportunities employer.

** No Agencies Please **

Closing Date
13/04/2026
Once we have sufficient applicants we withhold the right to close job vacancies early.