Carpenter & Joiner

Mears Group PLC; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing maintenance provider is seeking a Carpenter and Joiner in Glasgow to undertake high-quality repairs and provide excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have experience in carpentry and social housing, ensuring all safety and quality standards are met. This role includes a competitive salary and benefits such as a company vehicle and annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company Vehicle and Fuel Card

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Qualifications

• Experience or NVQ in Carpentry required.
• Full UK valid driving license needed.
• Candidates must have the entitlement to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out reactive carpentry repairs to social housing.
• Undertaking 1st and 2nd fix Carpentry.
• Responsible for hanging doors, skirting, architraves, etc.

Skills

Experience in Carpentry

Social housing experience

Customer care

Education

NVQ in Carpentry

Job description

Carpenter and Joiner – Glasgow

Salary: up to £34,000 per annum plus company vehicle and fuel card

Full time - Permanent, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday

Annual salary: up to £34,000.00

We currently deliver over 25 Planned Works Contracts, providing high-quality housing maintenance solutions across the UK. With 30 years of delivering market-leading repairs, refurbishment, fire safety and building maintenance services, Mears is trusted to deliver more than 6,000 housing repairs daily to more than 1,000,000 homes nationwide. We provide tailored rapid-response and planned housing maintenance services to meet the needs of over 70 local authorities, Arm's Length Management Organisations and Housing Associations partners.

About the Role:

Due to a recent promotion, we are looking at hiring a Carpenter and Joiner to join our team. You will be part of a local team undertaking high standard Carpentry & Joinery repairs and refurbishment activities to Housing properties, delivering best in class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality and cost control standards.

• Carrying out reactive carpentry repairs to social housing in occupied properties
• Undertaking 1st and 2nd fix Carpentry
• Responsible for duties to include but not limited to - hanging doors, skirting, architraves, fixing windows / doors, lock changes, repairing worktops, kitchen units etc
• Providing high levels of customer care at all times

Role Criteria:

• Experience or NVQ in Carpentry
• Social housing experience
• Full UK valid driving license
• All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Compliance

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Vehicle and Fuel Card
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Application and equal opportunity statements

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Olivia Elias ([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.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.