Maintenance Operative

Position: Maintenance Operative
Location: Supporting our South West Region (regional travel required)
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000 per annum

At Life Services, we take great pride in the care we provide to families across the UK. Behind every funeral service is a team of dedicated colleagues working to ensure our funeral homes, care centres and crematoria are safe, welcoming and maintained to the highest standards. We're looking for a Maintenance Operative to join our Property team, helping to keep our locations running smoothly through high-quality repairs, maintenance and general upkeep.

This is an excellent opportunity for a practical, hands-on individual who enjoys variety in their work and takes pride in delivering a professional service. Working across multiple locations within the region, you'll use your skills to carry out a range of maintenance tasks, helping to create environments that reflect the dignity and professionalism at the heart of our business.

The Purpose of the Role

As a Maintenance Operative, you'll be responsible for carrying out day-to-day repairs, maintenance and property improvement tasks across our estate. From decorating and basic plumbing to joinery, grounds maintenance and general building repairs, you'll help ensure our sites remain safe, presentable and fit for purpose.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out general maintenance and repair work across Dignity properties within your assigned region.

• Identifying property issues and completing repairs in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Undertaking a variety of maintenance tasks including plumbing, joinery, carpentry, painting, decorating and basic groundworks.

• Responding to emergency maintenance issues and implementing temporary or permanent solutions.

• Completing routine property inspections and ensuring maintenance records are kept up to date.

• Maintaining tools, equipment and materials to a safe and professional standard.

• Sourcing materials and arranging works in the most efficient and cost-effective way.

• Liaising with and overseeing external contractors where required.

• Supporting the upkeep of funeral homes, crematoria and other company properties to a high standard.

• Travelling between sites across the region and managing your own workload effectively.

About You

This role would suit someone who:

• Enjoys hands-on work and takes pride in maintaining properties to a high standard.

• Has experience across a range of trades, such as plumbing, basic electrical work, decorating and general repairs.

• Can work independently, using their initiative to identify issues and find practical solutions.

• Is organised and able to prioritise their workload across multiple sites and competing demands.

• Has a strong understanding of health and safety and works safely at all times.

• Enjoys problem-solving and can diagnose property issues and carry out effective repairs

• Has a flexible approach and is comfortable responding to changing priorities and emergency maintenance requirements.

What you get from us

• Time to recharge - Accrue up to 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, based on the hours you work, giving you valuable time to rest, recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Planning for your future - 4% matched pension to help you build long-term financial security.
• Everyday savings and perks - Access to MyStaffShop, our employee rewards platform, offering savings across high street and online retailers, alongside eyecare support, flu jab reimbursement and lifestyle discounts.
• Learn and grow with us - Ongoing training and development, including internal learning pathways and apprenticeship opportunities.
• Support when you need it - Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health services and confidential counselling.
• Making work easier - Free on-site parking available at most of our locations.

What are the next steps?

If this sounds like the next step in your career and you're ready to support families and lead with professionalism, simply hit the 'apply' button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

Why Life Services Group

Life Services Group exists to help every family in Britain navigate the hardest moments of life. We bring together trusted names across funeral services, crematoria and cemeteries, legal services, direct cremation and wills, including Dignity Funeral Directors, CMG, Simplicity Cremations, Dignity Legal Services and Farewill, so families can get more of the support they need in one place.

Our ambition is to support one in three families across the UK as they plan for, navigate and deal with death. We want to set a new standard for care, service and simplicity across the sector.

Death is part of life, and being there for families when it matters is what we do. That means making difficult moments feel more supported, more straightforward and more human.

We are building a modern group that supports families at every stage, from planning ahead with wills and funeral plans, to arranging a funeral, cremation or burial, and managing probate afterwards. This is a defining moment for our business. With stronger foundations, clearer strategy and real momentum, we can change end-of-life care for the better. We are modernising how we work, investing in our colleagues and technology, and helping more families than any one brand could alone.

Wherever you work in Life Services Group, in one of our local teams, specialist brands or group functions, you'll be part of work with meaningful purpose. You will help families through some of life's hardest and most important moments.

Across all our brands, we want colleagues to grow with us through better training, stronger support, modern tools and clearer opportunities to build skills and confidence. You'll be part of teams who care deeply about what they do, look out for each other and take pride in doing work that matters.

You will also help shape the future of end-of-life care. That means making support simpler, more connected and more human for families, while each brand keeps the identity, expertise and community connection people already know and trust.

If you want a career with meaningful purpose, room to grow with us and the chance to shape the future, find your Life's work.

FCA Statement

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

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We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

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