Site Operative - Southampton - Residential Building

We are currently recruiting for a permanent Caretaker/ Estate Operative to work on a residential development based in Southampton.

Hours/ Shift Pattern:

Salary: £23,000 to £23,500 per annum, depending on experience

Duties:

• Maintain constant communication with managers, staff, and vendors to ensure proper operations of the company.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols.
• Increase the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance the company's internal capacity.
• Ensure that operational activities remain on time and within budget.
• Deal with day-to-day enquiries and problems from residents and visitors by either direct response or forwarding to the Assistant Development Manager
• Welcome contractors onto site, consider the implications of their brief and use initiative to progress the smooth flow of the project and avoid unnecessary pitfalls and delays inclusive of all health and safety implications. Monitor their efficiency and performance to agreed specifications details of which should be provided.
• Daily checks on important areas: e.g. toilets, site tidiness, lifts, stairways, lighting, security, parking, refuse areas, fire alarms smoke detectors, bin stores
• Complete daily clean of all internal communal areas.
• Ensure that all communal bins are presented at the relevant point and correct time for collection by the local authority and are returned to the bin store in a timely manner following collection
• Ensure all internal and external communal areas of the development are kept clear, safe, clean, and free of litter
• Ensure all alarms, smoke detectors and emergency lights are checked regularly within your work area. Emergency lighting to be checked and noted at any power off/failure opportunity at 30 minute intervals
• Ensure fire procedure is clearly displayed in all relevant areas. Conduct regular checks of fire alarm systems in accordance with health and safety guidelines
• Ensure replacement of all defective light bulbs, switches, tubes, etc and carry out any minor repairs possible(when identified as part of the daily checks)

Please apply with an updated CV to be considered, candidates will need to provide references and undergo relevant vetting checks.