Multi-skill Trades - Carpenter

Platform Housing Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Company van & fuel card

Mobile phone & device

Medicash health plan

25 days holiday

Job summary

Platform Property Care is seeking an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter to cover Leicester and surrounding areas. The role centers on carpentry but multi-trade repairs and maintenance are expected, working in customers' homes with a friendly, professional approach.

The position offers a competitive salary of £36,848 per year plus potential overtime, 25 days holiday, pension contributions, a company van with fuel card, a mobile phone, and Medicash health plan.

Qualifications

• NVQ L2 Carpentry qualification is required.
• Experience as a Carpenter in building trades, including multi-skilled carpentry.
• Experience with social landlords/housing associations preferred.
• Skills in plumbing, plaster patching, decorating and wall tiling are a plus.
• Experience delivering multi-trade repairs and maintenance.
• Good organisational skills and ability to keep jobs on track.

Skills

Carpentry

Multi-trade experience

Customer service

Organisation

IT skills

Education

NVQ L2 Carpentry

Tools

PDA

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Have you got the right tools for the job?

Platform Property Care need an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter based in Leicester and the surrounding area to join our talented Repairs & 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.

We want somebody who can:

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.

Working for Platform Property Care you will benefit from

• Basic salary of £36,848 per annum plus opportunity to earn more from out of hours and voluntary overtime
• 25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional 5 days leave
• Pension contribution 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

We want someone who has:

• 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
• Associated trade skills of plumbing, plaster patching, decorating and wall tiling
• 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 Licenceessential 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 for a team covering Leicester and the surrounding area so you would need to live in this area.

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.

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.