Carpenter Multi

Fortem; Northampton; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

PPE & power tools

25 days annual leave + birthday off

Pension contributions

Out of hours call out & overtime

Job summary

Fortem Solutions is recruiting a Carpenter Multi for the Orbit Housing contract in Northampton. You will handle general carpentry and basic plumbing repairs in social housing, often solo, with a company van and fuel card provided.

The role sits in Repairs & Maintenance across properties in the area, reporting to Supervisors when needed. Essential skills include carpentry as the core trade and basic skills in other trades; a full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Core Trade being Carpentry, but have at least basic skills in multiple other Trades
• Must be able to work solo, without supervision
• Must be able to use a tablet to receive jobs and create notes
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Completing full carpentry and basic plumbing repairs work for social housing properties
• Advise Supervisor when other trades are required
• Work with other operatives to complete projects
• Record and submit accurate data using relevant business systems
• Provide excellent customer service to tenants and client representatives
• Arrange materials to deliver works in a planned manner
• Comply with safeguarding and H&S standards
• Follow road risk policies and use PDA to update progress

Skills

Carpentry

Plumbing basics

Plastering basics

Tiling basics

Groundwork basics

Painting & Decorating basics

Electrical basics

Job description

Here at Fortem Solutions we’re currently recruiting for a Carpenter Multi to join our Orbit Housing contract on a full time, permanent basis. This role would Northampton and the surrounding areasThis role would be working in our Repairs & Maintenance team, working closely with local tenants to fix issues in their houses. We have a team of Planners in our head office who take calls from tenants and then plan your day out, making sure the houses you attend are in your patch and you have all the information you need before you get there. We’re looking for a Multi Trade, so although we’d expect your primary skill to be in Carpentry, we would need you to have basic skills in either Plumbing, Plastering, Tiling, Groundwork, Painting & Decorating or Electrics and be able to undertake jobs without supervision. This would primarily be solo work, however you will be given a company van and fuel card and you’ll have Supervisors on hand should you need any help

The Client

Fortem’s contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 properties across Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple workstreams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing.We are currently rated as 4.5 on Glassdoor and 93% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Duties & Responsibilities

• Completing full carpentry and basic plumbing repairs work for all social housing properties as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner with specific turnaround deadlines.
• Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required.
• Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects.
• Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices
• Affording excellent customer service to client representatives and tenants
• Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner.
• Comply with safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times.
• Operating within the company’s occupational road risk policies and procedures
• Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work.

What You Will Need

Essential:

• Core Trade being Carpentry, but have at least basic skills in multiple other Trades
• Must be able to work solo, without supervision
• Must be able to use a tablet to receive jobs and create notes
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience working within social housing

Our benefits include:

• Company van, fuel card, PPE & power tools all paid for
• Out of hours call out & overtime available
• Salary review every year
• 25 days annual leave + your birthday off & all bank holidays
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave, which you can take at any point during the babies first 12 months
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• Pension contributions

Who We Are

Fortem Solutions are a nationwide business and part of the Willmott Dixon Group. Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters.