Multi-skill Trades - Carpenter

Platform Housing Group; Malvern Hills; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A property maintenance company seeks a Multi Skill Trades Carpenter to join their team in the Malvern area. You will focus on carpentry while also delivering multi-trade work. We are looking for a team player with solid communication and organizational skills. The role offers a basic salary of £32,444 per annum plus additional earnings for overtime. The company provides various benefits, including a pension scheme, a company van, and healthcare access. A valid driving license is essential for this mobile role.

Benefits

Basic salary of £32,444 per annum

25 days holiday plus opportunity to buy additional leave

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

PPC Van + Fuel Card

Mobile phone and iPad 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.
• Good organisational skills and experience of keeping jobs on track.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve homes to a high standard.
• Deliver multi-trade work with a focus on carpentry.
• Engage and communicate with customers effectively.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Customer service skills

Organisation

Good IT Skills

Education

NVQ L2 Carpentry

Job description

Have you got the right tools for the job? Platform Property Care has a great opportunity for a Multi Skill Trades Carpenter based in Malvern, Newent, Tewkesbury, Ross-on-Wye and the surrounding area to join our talented Repairs & Maintenance team and help us maintain and improve our homes, ensuring our customers' 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. If you also have experience of lock smith repairs then you should get in touch! 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.

Benefits

• Basic salary of £32,444 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
• 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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 for a team based in the following towns so you will need to live close to or in these areas: Malvern, Newent, Tewkesbury and Ross-on-Wye.

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 Angelo Fiesco, 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.

Early applications are encouraged as this advert may close earlier than advertised.