Locksmith Carpenter – AR

Carrington Blake Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority recruitment firm is seeking a skilled Locksmith Carpenter to perform building repairs and maintenance across various properties. The role requires expertise in carpentry and locksmithing while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Key duties include proactive maintenance, customer service, and use of tools for repair tasks. Ideal candidates will have strong problem-solving skills and experience in a similar setting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a skilled carpenter/locksmith or multi-trade operative.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in interpreting technical drawings or specifications.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a range of building repairs, from emergency lockouts to major refurbishments.
• Supply, fit, service, and repair various types of locks.
• Ensure work complies with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Carpentry

Locksmithing

Problem-solving

Customer service

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Job description

The Camden Council Locksmith Carpenter (often titled as Multi-Trade Operative or similar) job role involves providing high-quality building repairs and maintenance across council properties and communal areas. The specific duties combine general carpentry skills with specialised locksmithing tasks to ensure the safety and security of council housing stock.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

• Reactive and Planned Maintenance: Undertake a range of building repairs, from routine reactive work (e.g., emergency lockouts) to major renewals and planned refurbishment projects in both occupied and empty properties.
• Locksmithing: Supply, fit, service, and repair various types of locks and security devices for doors and windows. This includes front and back door locks, door entry systems, and internal door ironmongery (handles, hinges, and locks).
• Carpentry: Perform all aspects of carpentry work, including installing, repairing, and replacing wooden structures such as door frames, doors (including fire doors), skirting boards, and potentially structural carpentry elements.
• Diagnostics: Diagnose the causes of building faults and defects to identify the most cost-effective and appropriate solutions, with the aim of reducing repeat visits.
• Multi-Trade (General Maintenance): While the main trade is carpentry and locksmithing, the role often requires competence in other trade disciplines (e.g., minor plumbing, patch plastering, tiling, or painting) to complete jobs "right first time".
• Health & Safety: Ensure all work complies with current health and safety regulations and standards, maintaining safe methods of working at all times.
• Customer Service: Provide excellent customer care to tenants and leaseholders, acting as an ambassador for the council’s repairs service.
• Administration: Complete all required documentation, including daily work records, timesheets, and material schedules, often using new technology like smartphones or PDAs.

Key Requirements

• Experience: Significant experience as a skilled carpenter/locksmith or multi-trade operative, ideally within a social housing or local authority setting.
• Skills: High standard of quality and output in trade disciplines; ability to work independently with minimal supervision, using initiative to resolve problems; strong problem-solving and communication skills; proficiency in using power and hand tools and interpreting technical drawings or specifications.
• Licences: A valid UK driving licence is typically an essential criterion.