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Funeral Operative Location : Operations Centre, Chelmsford (Ideally within 10-mile radius) Hours : Full-time, 39 hours per week (including out-of-hours call-out rota) Salary : £12.43 per hour + additional payments for out-of-hours cover Contract : Full-time, Permanent What We Offer • £12.43 per hour, with enhanced pay for out-of-hours duties • Full-time, permanent contract (39 hours per week) • A comprehensive training programme • Supportive, respectful working environment • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people s lives Join a Team That Truly Makes a Difference! Are you compassionate, reliable, and looking for a meaningful role where you can provide vital support to families during their most difficult times We re looking for a respectful, hardworking Funeral Operative to join our dedicated team based in Chelmsford. This is a varied and rewarding role involving everything from supporting funeral services as a bearer to preparing vehicles, coffins, and the deceased for funerals and viewings. You ll also take part in our call-out rota, so we ask that you live within approximately 10 miles of the Operations Centre. What You ll Be Doing • Attending funerals as a bearer and providing respectful support to grieving families • Assisting with removals of the deceased from homes, hospitals, and care facilities • Preparing the deceased in the mortuary for viewings and services • Engraving nameplates and preparing coffins • Maintaining and cleaning funeral vehicles and equipment • Participating in a shared out-of-hours call-out rota • Driving funeral vehicles (Hearse, Limousine, Ambulance) training provided • Supporting general workshop and cleaning duties • Adhering to all health, safety, and professional standards • Carrying out other tasks as directed by the Operations Manager What We re Looking For • A respectful, empathetic individual who takes pride in providing dignified care • A full UK driving licence held for at least 3 years • The ability to work flexible hours and take part in the on-call rota • Ideally located within 10 miles of Chelmsford • A reliable team player with strong attention to detail • No previous funeral experience is required full training will be provided If you re ready to be part of a team that delivers service with compassion, dignity, and professionalism, we d love to hear from you. Apply now to begin your journey with us! No agencies please.

Company Description At Mitie, you will be working for the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, looking after a large, diverse, blue-chip customer base, from banks and retailers, to hospitals, schools and government offices. You will be part of a workforce with over 77,000 people, 100+ office locations, and thousands of customers across the country, there is no limit to what you can achieve if you work for us. Job Description Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time 5 days out of 7 Salary: £9.50 per hour In your new role as Portering assistant, you will transfer patients within all areas of the Trust, using the correct equipment ie. Wheelchairs, trolleys and beds. You will also transfer medical gas cylinders across the Trust and be responsible for the security and tidiness of the medical gas storage area. You will transfer deceased patients to the mortuary and conduct the necessary procedures and protocols. You will organise linen for delivery or return to laundry and ensure correct disposal of clinical, domestic and recycling waste. You will also be responsible for the delivery/collection of specimens or pharmacy stock, x-rays and medical notes, as well as equipment or furniture to/from any location within the hospital. You will carry out a visual risk assessment of trolleys, wheelchairs etc prior to use and sanitise using designated equipment as required, reporting an safety deficiencies to your manager. You will need to undertake additional duties as required. What you'll get in return: In return we will offer you holiday entitlement, pension contributions, discount through MiDeals to over 850 high street retailers, cycle to work, options to buy extra holiday, save as you earn scheme, share incentive plan, recognition and wellbeing incentives such as Mitie Stars and many other benefits. Qualifications In order to be successful in this role you will be able to provide a customer focussed service as a significant aspect of the role will be patient care. You should have a basic knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines such as manual handling and be prepared for some heavy lifting with duties of the role. You should be a strong communicator with a good level of both written and spoken English, who can communicate sensitively with patients and their families. You will be enthusiastic, conscientious, diligent and committed, and be able to act calmly and quickly in emergencies or in the face of conflicting demands. Additional Information Note: This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder throughout the period of employment. The job description may be varied from time to time by the Company to reflect changes in the post holder's role and/or the needs of the business.