Carpenter

Livin Housing Limited; Croydon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company dedicated to community improvement as a Joiner/Carpenter. This role involves carpentry tasks and requires strong communication skills and UPVC experience. In return, enjoy excellent support and various benefits while making a real impact in the community.

Benefits

Training & development

Mears Advantage discounts

Confidential support hotline

Long service holiday leave

Share Save and you Earn scheme

Impact on community lives

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with clients and tenants.
• Experience repairing and renewing UPVC items.
• Full driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for carrying out all aspects of Carpentry.
• Working within a rapidly expanding housing team.
• Part of the maintenance service for local authorities.

Skills

Communication

UPVC experience

Driving licence

Education

Relevant trade qualification

5 years in Carpentry and Joinery

Job description

Annual salary: up to £37,000.00

Are you looking to make a positive difference to a community? Is working for an organisation that can provide you with fantastic support and benefits attractive to you? Look no further, as an exciting position for a Joiner/Carpenter has arisen!

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a passionate Joiner/Carpenter to join the rapidly expanding housing team within Mears Group, where you will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of Carpentry as a main trade coupled with substantial experience.

Our housing teams provide rapid response and planned maintenance services for local authorities and registered providers and deliver in excess of 5,000 repairs every day to a growing portfolio of around 1,000,000 homes across the UK. We also provide a range of services to cover all areas of the housing sector, including regeneration, contact centre solutions, housing management, home improvement, facilities management, estate services, grounds maintenance, student accommodation and new build.

We are looking for you to have the following attributes and key skills:

• Must have the ability to communicate with client’s representatives, tenants and other agencies as required
• Experience in UPVC. (Repairing and renewing locks, overhauling plastic doors, boxing in, refixing of shower seats, renewal of window boards etc)
• Full driving licence
• Relevant trade qualification or 5 years in Carpentry and Joinery

If you possess the above skills and attributes, and if successful with your application, in return for your hard work and dedication, we will reward you with benefits including:

• Training & development
• Mears Advantage – Allowing you to save money on everything from weekly groceries, to your annual family holiday.
• Mears Assist – A confidential hotline open to all colleagues, providing support on a wide range of personal and work-relates issues.
• Long service and additional holiday leave – Colleague who stay for a period of time at Mears are rewarded for their service.
• Share Save and you Earn scheme – Buy shares within the business for three years, at a reduced price.
• Seeing first-hand the impact you have on the lives of the people you support.

If this is a job role that you feel suits you, follow the information below to secure your opportunity to join a growing family of workers dedicated to bettering their community.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Laura Bourne ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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