Joiner

Together Housing Group; Haslingden; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

27 days holiday

Flexible working

37 hours per week

LGPS pension

Job summary

Together Housing Group is seeking two Joiners/Joinery Technicians to join our Repairs and Maintenance team. You will repair joinery across Blackburn, Rossendale and Pendle to ensure safe, well-maintained homes and excellent customer service.

We require a full manual UK driving licence, relevant joinery qualifications, and a customer-focused approach. The role offers a company van, a generous holiday allowance, and a flexible working environment within a 37-hour week.

Qualifications

• Experience in carrying out joinery repairs to tenanted and vacant properties.
• Ability to complete repairs with high workmanship in one visit where possible.
• Willingness to work overtime and participate in stand-by/call-out rota.

Responsibilities

• Carry out joinery repairs across multiple properties.
• Plan and organise work to minimise downtime and reallocations.
• Work to service standards and safety procedures as part of a team.

Skills

Joinery experience

Full manual UK driving licence

Customer service experience

Education

City and Guilds Advanced Craft in Carpentry & Joinery

Job description

We are looking for 2 Joiners / Joinery Technicians to join our Repairs and Maintenance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to our customers' homes and communities. Working across Blackburn, Rossendale and Pendle, you will deliver a customer-focused, quality-driven repairs and maintenance service, carrying out a wide range of joinery repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties. No two days are the same, and you'll play a key role in helping us provide safe, well-maintained homes and excellent customer service.

Together Housing Group: We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.

Diversity & Inclusion: As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Further information can be found at this link - Equality and diversity - Together Housing Group.

Requirements

• To carry out all types of Joinery repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opti-time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, to good practice, Building Regulations etc as appropriate and applicable.
• To carry out work with an ethos of "Right First Time" always completing a repair where practicable in one visit, with good quality workmanship and good standard of performance.
• To organise your work to minimise lost or non-productive time, highlighting pro-actively if you have too much / too little work so that work can be re-allocated, extra work allocated etc as appropriate.
• To assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. To participate in a stand‑by or call‑out rota.
• To use your initiative to diagnose and undertake a repair which may be different from the job required or where the job required was of a locate fault type nature. Obtaining approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated, will take much longer than anticipated etc.
• To work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards, safe working procedures and as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources etc.

We are looking for someone who has…

• Full manual UK drivers licence
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Joiner/ Joinery Technician along with other associated building disciplines as required and as appropriate
• Relevant qualification and experience, e.g. City and Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate In Carpentry & Joinery or equivalent (NVQ Level 2)
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit.

Benefits

• Starting salary of £33,758
• Company Van
• 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• You will work a total of 37 hours per week, scheduled between 08:00 and 19:30 across any five days from Monday to Saturday. The exact schedule will depend on business needs at the time. However, to give an idea, a typical working week may be Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 08:00 to 15:30. Please note that this is subject to change based on business requirements.
• Required to participate in the call-out rota for one week once every eight weeks.
• Attractive pension schemes - including Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Full Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.