Groundworks Trade Operative – Dundee | Van & Training

Sanctuary Group; Dundee; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service including coun

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Sanctuary Group in Dundee is seeking a Trade Operative to join the Responsive team, focusing on wet trades and groundworking tasks in communal areas and tenanted properties. You’ll work mostly solo within a nine-person team, with a full training plan provided and a company van and power tools supplied to complete duties.

The role requires SVQ level 3 in construction or related fields (or working toward it), full UK driving licence, and experience in wet trades or external maintenance within

Qualifications

• SVQ Level 3 in construction, groundworks or wet trade (or currently undertaking the qualification).
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
• Good communication and customer care skills.
• Recent wet trade/groundworks/external maintenance experience in housing maintenance or construction.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out construction, fault fixing and maintenance duties in line with contract specifications.
• Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in good condition and restocking these when needed.
• Responding positively to complaints and breakdowns in service delivery, by resolving problems or setting in motion the means of resolution, ensuring customers are kept informed.
• Providing accurate and timely information on the progress of works that is easily understood by the customer.

Skills

Groundworks

Paving

Drainage repairs

Brickwork

Patch plastering

Rendering

External maintenance

Health & safety awareness

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

SVQ Level 3 (construction, groundworks or wet trade)

Job description

Sanctuary Group in Dundee is seeking a Trade Operative to join the Responsive team, focusing on wet trades and groundworking tasks in communal areas and tenanted properties. You’ll work mostly solo within a nine-person team, with a full training plan provided and a company van and power tools supplied to complete duties.

The role requires SVQ level 3 in construction or related fields (or working toward it), full UK driving licence, and experience in wet trades or external maintenance within