Mobile Multi Trader

Vision Personnel Limited; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Uniform and PPE provided

Company pension

28 days’ annual leave (incl. Bank Hols

Overtime opportunities

Training and progression

Personal vehicle use: 10 miles/day

Job summary

Vision Personnel Limited is seeking a Mobile Fabric Engineer to cover a multi-site commercial estate. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance across carpentry, plumbing, plastering, and drylining, with the ability to work independently across sites and handle site-based reporting.

The package includes a company van, fuel card, uniform, PPE, a pension scheme, and enhanced overtime opportunities. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a multi-skilled fabric engineer.
• Experience across the trades listed: carpentry, plumbing, plastering, groundworks, hanging doors and drylining.
• Strong health and safety understanding and ability to work at height.
• Good computer literacy including CAFM or client portal systems.
• Clear written reporting and commercial awareness.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to building fabric.
• Perform carpentry repairs and installations.
• Carry out plumbing repairs and minor installations.
• Plastering and making good; groundworks repairs.
• Hanging, fitting and repairing doors; drylining incl. partitions and ceilings.
• Identify follow-on works and provide information to support quotations and reports.
• Update CAFM and client portal systems; complete job sheets on handheld devices.
• Work independently across multiple sites; maintain van stock and follow safety standards.
• Participate in the out-of-hours call-out rota.

Skills

Multi-skilled fabric engineer

Carpentry

Plumbing

Drylining

Full UK driving licence

CAFM systems

Job description

About the Company

Our client is an established Facilities Maintenance and Building Projects organisation, with a directly employed engineering workforce of 60+ engineers. They deliver hard FM, maintenance, compliance and project services across a diverse commercial and public-sector client base, including retail, hospitality, restaurants and pubs, casinos, cinemas, care homes, hotels, student accommodation, schools and universities.

About the Role

Our client is strengthening its building fabric capability with the appointment of an experienced Mobile Fabric Engineer. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance and repair of the building fabric across a multi-site commercial estate, using a mix of trades, including carpentry, plumbing, plastering, groundworks, hanging doors and drylining.

They're looking for a genuinely multi-skilled tradesperson who can turn their hand to different fabric jobs and work independently across multiple sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to the building fabric, within client SLA and KPI requirements
• Carpentry repairs and installations
• Plumbing repairs and minor installations
• Plastering and making good
• Groundworks repairs
• Hanging, fitting and repairing doors
• Drylining, including partitions and ceilings
• Identifying follow-on works and providing accurate information to support quotations
• Producing clear technical reports and scopes of work
• Updating CAFM and client portal systems and completing job sheets on handheld devices
• Working independently across multiple sites, maintaining van stock, and working to health and safety standards
• Participating in the out-of-hours call-out rota

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience as a multi-skilled fabric engineer, building maintenance operative or similar
• Experience across the trades listed above: carpentry, plumbing, plastering, groundworks, hanging doors and drylining
• Strong health and safety understanding, and able to work at height
• Good computer literacy, including laptops, tablets and CAFM or client portal systems
• Clear written reporting and good commercial awareness
• Full UK driving licence

Overtime

• Time and a half: 17:01 to 23:59 Mon to Fri, and Saturdays
• Double time: 00:00 to 05:59, Sundays and Bank Holidays

Call-Out

• Approximately 1 week in every 5, supporting out-of-hours emergency attendance.

Package:

• Company van, fuel card, phone, tablet and laptop
• Uniform and PPE provided
• Company pension
• 28 days' annual leave (including 8 Bank Holidays), plus 1 extra day per full year of service
• Significant overtime opportunities, enhanced rates
• Manufacturer and technical training
• Career progression, with technical leadership and supervisory routes as the division grows
• Personal vehicle use: up to 10 miles/day free, 45p/mile thereafter