Labourer

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Branded workwear

Tools provided

Job summary

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership in Grimsby is looking for several Labourers to join our Repairs team and assist trades across joinery, plumbing, bricklaying, and roofing. You’ll help ensure repairs are completed safely, on time, and to a high standard.

We invest in your development with trade-specific training and provide a company van, fuel card, branded workwear, and essential tools. DBS checks and references may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a trade such as bricklaying, plumbing, joinery, or roofing.
• Ability to work in a busy environment, stay organized and manage multiple tasks.
• Willingness to develop through trade-specific training.

Responsibilities

• Assist tradespeople across repairs to complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Support bricklayers, plumbers, and roofers with practical tasks and material handling.
• Record work details on a PDA and update job notes as repairs finish.
• Help prepare properties for letting and maintain clean, safe work areas.

Skills

Team player

Good communication

Ability to multi-task

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Labourer – Providing homes and supporting communities that improve lives

At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, we believe everyone deserves a safe and secure place to call home.

We’re looking for multiple Labourers to join our Repairs team

As a labourer, you’ll work across our Repairs team, assisting our tradespeople carry out repairs in our properties. You’ll support different trades—such as joinery, plumbing, bricklaying, or roofing—to make sure the work can be completed safely and efficiently.

Your role is important in helping us deliver repairs on time, to a good standard, and in line with our values. You’ll work towards our targets for productivity and service quality.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking for a career as a tradesperson but may not have and existing experience or qualification in a specific trade, we’ll invest in your development by giving you trade specific training so you can progress as a multiskilled operative

You’ll be equipped with:

• A company van
• Fuel card
• Branded workwear
• All the tools you need to do your job with pride

Why Join LHP?

At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, we’re more than a housing provider—we’re a team with a purpose: to make a difference to people by providing homes and supporting communities that improve lives.

Aswell as a salary of £ 27,404 , you'll receive a whole bunch of benefits, including:

• An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1,200 per year (Westfield Health) -Enhanced family leave and maternity policies.
• A brilliant salary sacrifices pension scheme — with up to 12% employer contribution.
• 32 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), increasing annually for your first five years.
• Opportunities to earn extra leave for full attendance, plus buy/sell options.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• You’ll also join a positive team culture where your development is a priority and your ideas are valued.

What does a typical week look like as Labourer?

As a Labourer, you’ll be at the heart of providing our new customers with safe secure homes.

As you may imagine, this isn’t always easy, and requires strong work ethic, good communication skills and bags of resilience, a typical week could look as follows:

• Start the week by supporting our Repairs team get a property to let by stripping wallpaper within a property.
• Assist one of our bricklayers by mixing mortar and prepare work areas in repairing an external wall
• Support a member of the team with repairing a broken fence.
• Assisting a plumber by lifting and positioning pipework within a kitchen
• Be on hand to help a roofer strip old tiles and clear debris safely.
• Support a glazer with a repair of a property window and door
• Utilise our Sky Vac equipment to unblock an external gutter.
• Work with a plasterer putting up dust sheets in a customer’s living room before plastering work starts.
• Clearance of our empty properties and support our trades people to get the property ready to let
• Dismantling of outdoor shed and maintenance of gardens, disposing of safely
• Collect materials from the van or stores, making sure you have the right kit before you head out, and avoiding wasted time or unnecessary trips.
• Record all your work on your PDA, updating job notes, taking photos when needed, and confirming when repairs are finished.

What would make you the ideal candidate?

We’re looking for someone who truly lives our values and isn’t afraid of an honest day’s graft. The right person will earn trust through openness, reliability, and accountability, show respect for customers and colleagues, and work shoulder ‑ to ‑ shoulder with the team to get the job done to a high standard.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience supporting a trade such as bricklaying, plumbing, joinery, or roofing.
• Experience installing or repairing PVC double ‑ glazed windows
• Able to work in a busy environment, staying organised and managing different tasks at once.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Basic understanding of how homes are built, repaired, and maintained in the UK.
• Confident speaking with customers and able to communicate well with people at all levels.
• A strong team player who can also work on their own when needed.
• Comfortable using simple technology, like a PDA, to find information and record work details.
• A passion to become a Multi-skilled Tradesperson

At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, we’re committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and accessible recruitment process. Upon request, reasonable adjustments will be made for all candidates.

It's important to ensure that the role you're applying for is the right fit for you. If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team [e-mail] for a friendly chat

Please be aware that we may close the vacancy early if we receive a large number of applications or if there are changes in business priorities.

To be eligible for employment with us, you must reside in the UK for the entire duration of your employment. You will be required to provide evidence of your Right to Work during the recruitment process

All offers of Employment is subject to a DBS Check and Satisfactory References

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Ground FloorCartergate HouseGrimsbyLincolnshireDN31 2LJUnited Kingdom