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Carpenter

Build Recruitment Limited

City Of London

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 35,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency is seeking a skilled carpenter for a permanent position in South West London. The ideal candidate will have experience in general repairs and maintenance specifically within domestic council properties, possess strong customer service skills, and ideally have a core trade in carpentry, plumbing, or brickwork. Benefits include a van fuel card, 29 days paid holiday, and additional days off for special occasions among other perks.

Benefits

Van fuel card
Optional overtime and call out
29 days paid holiday
Buy & sell annual leave
Additional days off for special occasions
Pension Scheme
Wellbeing allowance - £30 monthly
'Thank you' Awards

Qualifications

  • Experience working in domestic council properties is essential.
  • Must be able to provide good customer service.
  • Experience with core trades like carpentry or plumbing.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out general repairs and maintenance in domestic council properties.
  • Meet and greet tenants courteously.
  • Use a PDA for work tasks.

Skills

Customer service skills
Carpentry
Plumbing
Brickwork
Job description
Carpenter – South West London (Permanent Position)

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level.

With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Housing Association, who are looking for a carpenter based in Richmond.

Day to Day for carpenter:

  • Carrying day to day general repairs and maintenance in domestic council properties
  • Good customer service, meeting and greeting tenants
  • Using a PDA
  • Looking for multi traders with core trade in either - Carpentry or Plumbing or Brickwork
  • 36 hours per week Monday to Friday

Benefits for carpenter:

  • Van fuel card provided
  • Optional over time and call out
  • 29 days paid holiday and bank holidays paid
  • Buy & sell annual leave
  • Additional days off - Moving home, getting married, becoming a grandparent, carers leave
  • Pension Scheme
  • Room for progression and growth
  • Wellbeing allowance to be used toward Exercise, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Rest & relaxation - £30 monthly
  • 'Thank you' Awards
  • And so much more!

Please apply or contact Josie Lee at Build Recruitment for further details.

We'll take the time to understand your career history and motivations for a new role. We'll also take references and may ask for proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

We work with a wide variety of clients in the public and private sector, and we will work with you to identify clients in which your skills, experience and personality will fit. Once we submit you for a role you will receive support and regular communication throughout the interview process.

From there our commitment to you is all about being your career partner. We'll identify suitable jobs, provide support, and career guidance and even provide regular salary benchmarking.

The ideal candidate for this position would have experience as a maintenance operative or multi skilled operative or multi trade operative or multi trader or carpenter or joiner or UPVC specialist or plumber or plumber multi trader or plasterer or plasterer multi trader or bricklayer multi trader or brickwork or multi trade operative or multi skilled operative or maintenance operative or handyman with experience in social housing or housing associations or domestic properties or council properties or MOD (Minstry of defense).

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