Lead Carpenter & Tech Mentor: Elevate Home Repairs

Platform Housing Group; Skegness; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Company van

Fuel card

Mobile phone

Medicash wellbeing benefit

Learning & development opportunities

Opportunity to shape trade excellence

Job summary

Platform Housing Group, through Platform Property Care, seeks a Lead Engineer – Carpentry in Lincolnshire to deliver carpentry repairs in homes and communal areas and to coach colleagues and apprentices to raise standards. The role covers Grimsby, Louth, Skegness and Boston with a strong focus on customer service.

You will be the technical expert, promote best practice, and collaborate with Learning & Development to enhance trade training while ensuring health and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 / City & Guilds Level 2 in Carpentry required or equivalent
• Additional trade qualifications encouraged
• Full UK driving licence and DBS check required for mobile role

Responsibilities

• Carry out a wide range of carpentry repairs and maintenance in homes and communal areas
• Manage jobs from inspection through to completion with excellent customer service
• Coach, mentor and develop colleagues and apprentices
• Assess colleagues against multi-skill framework and support End Point Assessments
• Promote consistent trade standards and best practice across Platform Property Care
• Work with Learning & Development teams to support trade training
• Conduct trade audits, reviews and quality assessments for compliance
• Act as technical expert and escalation point for trade queries
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and shape future ways of working

Skills

Teamwork

Coaching

Driving licence

IT skills

Health and safety

Education

NVQ Level 2 / City & Guilds Level 2 in Carpentry

Additional Trade qualifications

Tools

Mobile devices

Job description

Platform Housing Group, through Platform Property Care, seeks a Lead Engineer – Carpentry in Lincolnshire to deliver carpentry repairs in homes and communal areas and to coach colleagues and apprentices to raise standards. The role covers Grimsby, Louth, Skegness and Boston with a strong focus on customer service.

You will be the technical expert, promote best practice, and collaborate with Learning & Development to enhance trade training while ensuring health and safety compliance.