Multi-skill Trades - Carpenter

Platform Housing Group; Spilsby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension up to 12%

PPC Van & Fuel Card

Mobile phone & iPad

Medicash health plan

Job summary

Platform Property Care, part of Platform Housing Group, is seeking a Multi Skill Trades Carpenter to deliver multi-trade repairs in customers' homes across Boston and surrounding areas. The role focuses on carpentry but requires adaptability for other trades and efficient, right-first-time work.

You will join a Repairs & Maintenance team that supports customers with high standards and a can-do attitude. DBS check and a valid driving licence are required for this mobile role.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Carpentry qualification.
• Experience as a Carpenter or multi-skilled Carpenter in the building trade.
• Experience working for a Social Landlord, housing association or council.
• Trades in plumbing, plaster patching, decorating and wall tiling.
• Experience delivering multi-trade work; good organisational skills.
• Good IT skills with PDA; familiarity with Microsoft Outlook.
• Full current valid driving licence; DBS check required.
• Ability to work in customers' homes; mobile role.

Responsibilities

• Carry out multi-skill repairs and maintenance in customers' homes.
• Work as part of the Repairs & Maintenance team.
• Ensure high standard of workmanship and customer service.
• Attend out-of-hours rota as required.

Skills

NVQ L2 Carpentry

Carpenter experience

Multi-trade experience

Plumbing/Plastering/Decorating/Tiling

IT skills (PDA, Microsoft Outlook)

Driving licence

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 Boston, Lincolnshire 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 Boston and the surrounding area so you would need to live here.

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.