Maintenance Operative
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,863.00 to £34,556.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on skills and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | Livingston, West Lothian |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HZMOPOCT25 |
Summary
Location: This post is based at Horizon’s Livingston office, with travel required throughout Horizon’s geographical stock.
Hour of Work: 35 per week, Monday to Friday.
Salary £27,863.00 - £34,556.00 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
The Role
At Horizon, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
Horizon Housing Association is part of Link Group Limited. We are committed to supporting the development of diverse communities which include disabled people. We work to provide homes and housing related services which offer the opportunity for people to be independent and have choice and control in their lives. Horizon provide a high quality, customer focused repairs and maintenance service to Horizon’s tenants and customers across central Scotland.
Our values are:
• We are all different, equal and valuable
• Access to housing and services in the community of your choice should not be determined by impairment
• Disabled people have a right to participate fully in society – to be in the mainstream
• Disabled people should have the right to housing, services and facilities to enable independent living
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Maintenance Operative to join our Asset Management team to deliver a high quality service to Horizon’s tenants, owners and shared owners.
The Maintenance Operative will, as part of the in-house maintenance team, contribute towards the delivery of a high-quality reactive repairs and maintenance service to the tenants and customers of Horizon by undertaking general trades repair work, tasks such as minor joiner and plumbing repairs as well as external works such as fencing and slab laying.
This role is pivotal in delivering a multi-skill maintenance service in both void and tenanted properties. The successful candidate will be capable of working on their own initiative and to a high standard of workmanship in a variety of general maintenance tasks.
The post holder will need to prioritise their workload to achieve scheduled works within timescale and to a high quality. Access to a van will be provided.
About You
You will have a good general standard of education with a desirable Trade qualifications/ City and Guilds Qualification/NVQ, combined with relevant experience in all aspects of working in occupied properties.
The successful candidate will have the ability to carry out multi trade minor repairs such as joinery, plumbing, landscaping and tiling, with good experience of cost control related to materials for jobs. You will be able to demonstrate your understanding of the building industry, including knowledge of materials, construction methods and sound knowledge and awareness of relevant Health and Safety requirements and an understanding of legislation and how both impact on work and customer needs.
You will have a commitment to deliver quality and continuous improvement to meet customer expectations, proven experience of providing excellent customer care, the ability to work with minimum supervision, essentially as a lone worker and as part of a team. Excellent planning, organising and communication skills plus a full UK Driving Licence are also essential.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on our website.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us/
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject to a Level 1 Disclosure check.
Closing Date: Midnight on Tuesday 7 October 2025.
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Tuesday 14 October 2025 at Horizon’s office in Livingston.
How to Apply
Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button on our website. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies, but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions.
As a large employer, we advertise jobs regularly on our own website and social media channels alongside other third-party websites. No matter where you see one of our vacancies, you will always be directed to our jobs portal to apply directly with us.
We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested.
If you wish to submit a CV along with your online application, please email this to jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk You must submit an online application also.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Hour of Work: 35 per week, Monday to Friday.
Salary £27,863.00 - £34,556.00 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
The Role
At Horizon, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
Horizon Housing Association is part of Link Group Limited. We are committed to supporting the development of diverse communities which include disabled people. We work to provide homes and housing related services which offer the opportunity for people to be independent and have choice and control in their lives. Horizon provide a high quality, customer focused repairs and maintenance service to Horizon’s tenants and customers across central Scotland.
Our values are:
• We are all different, equal and valuable
• Access to housing and services in the community of your choice should not be determined by impairment
• Disabled people have a right to participate fully in society – to be in the mainstream
• Disabled people should have the right to housing, services and facilities to enable independent living
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Maintenance Operative to join our Asset Management team to deliver a high quality service to Horizon’s tenants, owners and shared owners.
The Maintenance Operative will, as part of the in-house maintenance team, contribute towards the delivery of a high-quality reactive repairs and maintenance service to the tenants and customers of Horizon by undertaking general trades repair work, tasks such as minor joiner and plumbing repairs as well as external works such as fencing and slab laying.
This role is pivotal in delivering a multi-skill maintenance service in both void and tenanted properties. The successful candidate will be capable of working on their own initiative and to a high standard of workmanship in a variety of general maintenance tasks.
The post holder will need to prioritise their workload to achieve scheduled works within timescale and to a high quality. Access to a van will be provided.
About You
You will have a good general standard of education with a desirable Trade qualifications/ City and Guilds Qualification/NVQ, combined with relevant experience in all aspects of working in occupied properties.
The successful candidate will have the ability to carry out multi trade minor repairs such as joinery, plumbing, landscaping and tiling, with good experience of cost control related to materials for jobs. You will be able to demonstrate your understanding of the building industry, including knowledge of materials, construction methods and sound knowledge and awareness of relevant Health and Safety requirements and an understanding of legislation and how both impact on work and customer needs.
You will have a commitment to deliver quality and continuous improvement to meet customer expectations, proven experience of providing excellent customer care, the ability to work with minimum supervision, essentially as a lone worker and as part of a team. Excellent planning, organising and communication skills plus a full UK Driving Licence are also essential.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on our website.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us/
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject to a Level 1 Disclosure check.
Closing Date: Midnight on Tuesday 7 October 2025.
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Tuesday 14 October 2025 at Horizon’s office in Livingston.
How to Apply
Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button on our website. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies, but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions.
As a large employer, we advertise jobs regularly on our own website and social media channels alongside other third-party websites. No matter where you see one of our vacancies, you will always be directed to our jobs portal to apply directly with us.
We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested.
If you wish to submit a CV along with your online application, please email this to jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk You must submit an online application also.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.