Labourer - Newport

Newport Norse

£26,250

37.5 hours per week

Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 4:15pm

Newport Norse represents the highly successful joint venture between Norse Group and Newport City Council, providing soft and hard FM services across the local area.

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Labourer for Newport. You will be responsible for providing a high quality, professional and customer orientated service in assisting with a range of physical tasks related to reactive repairs and pre-planned refurbishment works across a portfolio of commercial and residential properties. 

*A full UK Driving Licence is required to accompany the travel associated with this role*

Main Duties

• Supporting skilled tradespeople in the undertaking and completion of maintenance and construction works.
• Ensuring all activities undertaken conform to the relevant risk assessments, safe systems of work and/or health and safety legislation.
• Undertaking manual handling activities safely – loading, unloading, transporting goods, materials, and equipment.
• Maintaining accurate records of works completed, time, materials, and job status on allocated mobile devices.
• Supporting effective communication between other tradespeople, Works Coordinators, clients, and stakeholders by maintaining an open and flexible approach.

This position is being offered on a part time, permanent contract working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8:15am to 4:15pm

We are looking for someone who has knowledge and experience in the following

• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation related to buildings, minor works, and the workplace.
• Holds a current site card or is prepared to immediately attain Have undertaken training (or be prepared to undertake), with good working knowledge in the safe operation of minor machinery and other common power tools.
• Have undertaken recognised and accredited training (or be prepared to undertake) in relevant safety concerns such as manual handling, working at height, ladders and similar.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces

Our offer

Alongside a positive working environment and a commitment to reinvesting in training for our staff, we offer:

• £26,250 per annum

• Access to our Local Government Pension Scheme

• 23 days Annual Leave with a further 2 concessionary days (plus 8 Bank Holidays).

• Access to Group wide benefits and offers.

• Uniform provided

• Paid DBS

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.

All salaries for part-time positions are worked out pro-rata of the full-time equivalent salary shown in the advert, calculated on your contracted hours per week.