Multi-skill Trades 1 - Carpenter

Platform Housing Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A property maintenance company in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter to join their Repairs and Maintenance team. The role, based in central Leicester, involves delivering carpentry and multi-trade repairs. Ideal candidates will hold an NVQ L2 Carpentry and possess strong communication and organisational skills. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £35,431 per annum along with benefits such as a pension scheme, a mobile phone, and access to healthcare plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional leave

Salary sacrifice pension scheme with employer contributions

PPC Van + Fuel Card

Mobile phone, iPad & lone worker device provided

Access to free healthcare and dental plan

Qualifications

• Experience of working as a Carpenter in the building trade.
• Experience of working for a Social Landlord or housing association.
• Experience of delivering multi-trade work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair customer homes with focus on carpentry.
• Deliver multi-trade repairs and maintenance.
• Work efficiently and keep jobs on track.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Customer service skills

Organisational skills

IT Skills

Basic plumbing

Plaster patching

Decorating

Wall tiling

Education

NVQ L2 Carpentry

Job description

Have you got the right tools for the job? Platform Property Care need an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter based in central Leicester and the surrounding area to join our talented Repairs and Maintenance team and help us maintain and improve our homes, ensuring our customer's homes are maintained and repaired to a great standard.

You will be a Multi Skill Trades Carpenter and carpentry will be your focus, but experience in other trades is an advantage, as you will be delivering Multi Trade repairs and maintenance.

The role is varied. No two days will be the same and you will meet a wide range of customers along the way. It's a tough task and our expectations are high. In return, you'll have the support of a great team.

Job Expectations

• A team player, you'll be hard working and keen to learn with a can-do attitude. You'll be working in people's homes, so you'll need to be friendly and approachable with good communication and customer service skills. You'll also need to be organised and recognise the importance of delivering work right first time.

Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ L2 Carpentry
• Experience of working as a Carpenter in the building trade either as a Carpenter or as a multi-skilled Carpenter
• Experience of working for a Social Landlord, housing association or council, delivering multi trade repairs and maintenance
• Associated trade skills of basic plumbing, plaster patching, decorating and wall tiling would also be desirable
• Experience of delivering multi-trade work
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of keeping jobs on track
• The drive to ensure works are completed quickly and efficiently
• Good IT Skills. Experienced using a PDA. Experience of using Microsoft and Outlook email.
• Full current valid driving Licence essential as this is a mobile role
• As you will be working within Customer's homes this role requires a DBS check.
• Location requirement: central Leicester, Northwest Leicestershire, Tamworth, Hinckley and Atherstone.

Benefits

• Basic salary of up to £35,431 per annum depending upon experience plus opportunity to earn more from out of hours and voluntary overtime
• 25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional 5 days leave
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• PPC Van + Fuel Card
• Mobile phone, iPad & lone worker device provided
• Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash.
• Opportunity to earn additional from being on the out of hours rota.

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well-established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job. We value the contribution that our colleagues make to our business; our vision is clear - we are growing fast, and we aim to achieve our plan through an engaged and highly skilled team.

If this sounds like the place for you then we'd love to hear from you! To find out more about this role please contact Allister Owen, Localities Area Manager, at [e-mail] for a chat.

This role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV's will be treated as a direct application.