Labourer - Repairs & Maintenance (Right First Time)

Together Housing; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £25,878

LGPS Pension

27 days holiday

Company van

Flexible hours

Job summary

Together Housing Group is recruiting a Labourer for our Repairs & Maintenance team, based from our Blackburn depot and working across Lancashire. You will help maintain homes, support skilled trades, and ensure properties are left safe and ready for residents.

You will perform a wide range of labouring duties, deliver a Right First Time service, and communicate professionally with customers while upholding health and safety standards. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Experience of manual handling in a practical environment.
• Experience delivering excellent customer service.
• Experience in repairs and maintenance is desirable.
• Good understanding of health and safety and safe working practices.
• Knowledge of basic construction trades and site safety.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a wide range of labouring duties across tenanted and empty properties.
• Support repairs and maintenance works, ensuring jobs are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Complete making good works, painting, surface preparation and wallpaper stripping.
• Safely remove kitchens, bathrooms and associated fixtures, fittings and waste materials, leaving properties clean and ready for follow-on works.
• Work closely with trade colleagues to maximise productivity and support the successful completion of repairs.
• Deliver a 'Right First Time' service, resolving repairs wherever possible in a single visit.
• Communicate professionally with customers, providing an excellent level of customer service at every stage.
• Carry out dynamic risk assessments and work in accordance with health and safety legislation and company procedures.
• Maintain accurate records using paper-based or electronic systems.
• Measure works, identify material requirements and collect materials where required.
• Take responsibility for the safe use and security of company vehicles, tools, equipment and materials.
• Keep company vehicles clean, carry out daily vehicle checks and report any defects promptly.

Skills

Manual handling

Customer service

Site safety

Work independently

Driving licence

Tools

Handheld devices

Job description

Together Housing Group is recruiting a Labourer for our Repairs & Maintenance team, based from our Blackburn depot and working across Lancashire. You will help maintain homes, support skilled trades, and ensure properties are left safe and ready for residents.

You will perform a wide range of labouring duties, deliver a Right First Time service, and communicate professionally with customers while upholding health and safety standards. A full UK driving licence is required.