Craft Operative – Bricklayer
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,115 to £34,314 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ01012 |
Summary
The role of a bricklayer at Maintenance & Contracts is not necessarily solely renewing bricks, Maintenance & Contracts are looking for an enthusiastic skilled person, who has experience of laying bricks, screeding floors, laying vinyl floor tiles, wall tiling, either experience of flat lay vinyl sheet flooring or willing to learn new skills if required. Experience of external render repairs would also be beneficial, along with concrete path repairs/renewal or manhole cover renewals / gully repairs. Guttering repairs/new rainwater downpipes.
Hours of work are 8am – 4.30pm Mon – Thur with 1 hour for lunch then 8am – 3.30pm on Friday with a 30-minute lunchbreak. You will be based from our main depot Layard House, New Way, Ipswich IP2 0BX, and you could be working on IBC housing stock within any of the 4 Ipswich Town postcodes, IP1, IP2, IP3 or IP4. Work will be allocated on a mobile tablet. You will be expected to complete the jobs within the allotted timeframe, you may be working on emergency calls during the day, you will accept and complete jobs as well as allocate materials for that job on your handheld. You will be expected to record detailed follow-on job notes, and this will be typed into your handheld as the job is completed. You will drive an Ipswich Borough Council fleet vehicle which maybe diesel or electric. This will be required to remain at our depot overnight. Your vehicle will be stocked with imprest stock which will be replenished as you allocate materials for the jobs on your handheld.
Enthusiastic person, willing to learn and understand the role is not specific to solely laying bricks, Be qualified to City & Guilds standard or relevant craft qualification. Punctual and reliable with the ability to remain calm and professional in difficult situations, we would expect you to be a good communicator both verbally and in writing. To be a good listener, empathetic and have patience. Ability to work under pressure, we expect you to always adhere to Health and safety procedures and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
As well as a good salary, we offer a career grade average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Repairs Manager Liz Abigail on 07921 492521 or via email elizabeth.abigail@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on w/c 16th July 25
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
Hours of work are 8am – 4.30pm Mon – Thur with 1 hour for lunch then 8am – 3.30pm on Friday with a 30-minute lunchbreak. You will be based from our main depot Layard House, New Way, Ipswich IP2 0BX, and you could be working on IBC housing stock within any of the 4 Ipswich Town postcodes, IP1, IP2, IP3 or IP4. Work will be allocated on a mobile tablet. You will be expected to complete the jobs within the allotted timeframe, you may be working on emergency calls during the day, you will accept and complete jobs as well as allocate materials for that job on your handheld. You will be expected to record detailed follow-on job notes, and this will be typed into your handheld as the job is completed. You will drive an Ipswich Borough Council fleet vehicle which maybe diesel or electric. This will be required to remain at our depot overnight. Your vehicle will be stocked with imprest stock which will be replenished as you allocate materials for the jobs on your handheld.
Enthusiastic person, willing to learn and understand the role is not specific to solely laying bricks, Be qualified to City & Guilds standard or relevant craft qualification. Punctual and reliable with the ability to remain calm and professional in difficult situations, we would expect you to be a good communicator both verbally and in writing. To be a good listener, empathetic and have patience. Ability to work under pressure, we expect you to always adhere to Health and safety procedures and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Hours of work are 37 per week, Monday to Friday.
As well as a good salary, we offer a career grade average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.
For more information about this role please contact Repairs Manager Liz Abigail on 07921 492521 or via email elizabeth.abigail@ipswich.gov.uk
If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification
Interviews will be held on w/c 16th July 25
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications
Please note CVs are not accepted.
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