Multi-skill Trades 1 - Carpenter

Part Of Platform Housing Group; Louth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established property maintenance business in Louth seeks an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter. The role involves various repairs and maintenance tasks in customers' homes, requiring strong communication and organizational skills. Candidates need NVQ L2 Carpentry and a valid driving license. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £35,431 plus benefits, including a van, mobile equipment, and a salary sacrifice pension scheme. Join a growing team dedicated to service excellence.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional 5 days leave

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Company van and fuel card

Mobile phone and iPad

Free healthcare and dental plan

Qualifications

• Experience as a Carpenter or multi-skilled Carpenter in the building trade.
• Experience working for a social landlord or similar organization.
• Basic skills in plumbing, plaster patching, decorating, and wall tiling.

Responsibilities

• Carry out multi-trade repairs and maintenance.
• Work in customers' homes with a friendly demeanor.
• Ensure tasks are completed quickly and efficiently.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service skills

Organizational skills

Positive attitude

Multi-trade experience

Education

NVQ L2 Carpentry

Tools

PDA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Have you got the right tools for the job? Platform Property Care need an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter based in Louth 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-Skilled Trades Carpenter, with a focus on carpentry. Experience in other trades is an advantage, as you will also be carrying out a variety of 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.

We want somebody who can: A team player, you'll be hardworking, eager to learn and bring a positive, 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. Experience of working as a Carpenter in the building trade either as a Carpenter or as a multi-skilled Carpenter.

• Experience working for a social landlord, housing association, council, or similar, 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.

There is also the opportunity to earn additional from being on the out of hours rota, which is required.

This role is based with our team in the Louth area, so you will need to live locally. As the role is mobile, a current, valid driving licence is essential. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from candidates without this.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

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.

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

Qualifications

• NVQ L2 Carpentry