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June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on General Operative – Building Services
Role: General Operative - Building Services
Salary: € 40,795.00
Location: Donabate, Ireland
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
General Operative to join the Portakabin Ireland
Building Services Team based in Donabate. We're looking for someone with hands-on operational experience in construction who can support our busy team in delivering high-quality installations of access systems and furniture as per project needs.
This is a hands-on and physically active role. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in dynamic site environments, adaptable to changing project needs, and available to travel to various locations across the country when required. A full driving licence is desirable.
Role Responsibilities:
*Installation of access equipment and furniture according to project requirements
*Loading, off-loading, and moving assets
*Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised yard, stores and work environment
*Supporting the wider Operations Team across the full lifecycle of project delivery
*Maintaining high health and safety standards, cleaning standards and quality standards.
*Ensure compliance with all legislation, codes of practice, industry guidelines and/or Company Procedures/Policies relating to Health and Safety, inclusive of COSHH
Essential Criteria for this role you will have:
*** Operational experience in construction****
*Practical operational experience potentially within a construction environment
*Experience with access installations, slinger/signaller duties, or similar manual handling tasks
*Willingness to travel across Ireland as required by project locations
*Comfortable working in a hands-on and physically active role, both indoors and outdoors.
A full Irish driving licence*
For a full list of the responsibilities and essential criteria please follow this link - https://www.portakabin-careers.com/job/general-operative-building-services?source=bing.com
Benefits and Opportunity
*25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
*Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
*Contributory pension
*Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
*Great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off.
Why Portakabin?
Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK.
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on