Multi-skill Trades - Operative/ Plumber

Part Of Platform Housing Group; Lower Howsell; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Medicash healthcare

25 days annual leave (+5)

Job summary

Platform Property Care are seeking an experienced Multi Skill Trades Operative with a plumbing focus to join our Responsive Repairs team, covering Bromyard, Ledbury and Malvern. The role is mobile, customer-facing and requires a full driving licence.

NVQ Level 2 Plumbing is essential, and experience in multi-trade repairs is expected. We offer a supportive team, a competitive salary with overtime potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including pension, van, fuel card, and healthcare.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Plumbing is essential.
• Experience as a Plumber in the building trades, or multi-skilled Plumber.
• Experience delivering multi-trade repairs for social landlords or housing associations.
• Desirable: carpentry, plastering, decorating, wall tiling.
• Experience delivering multi-trade work.
• Good organisational skills.
• Experience keeping jobs on track.
• Drive to complete works quickly and efficiently.
• Good IT skills; PDA; Microsoft and Outlook usage.

Responsibilities

• Carry out multi-skill trades repairs in a responsive repairs environment.
• Plumbing focus with ability to support other trades as needed.
• Work in customers' homes with a friendly, professional approach.
• Ensure high-quality workmanship and first-time completion.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

IT skills

Customer service

Education

NVQ Level 2 Plumbing

Tools

PDA

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Multi-skill Trades - Operative/ Plumber

CAPTION:

• Company: Platform Housing Group
• Salary: £28,512 to £41,800 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: WR14 1PP
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 8 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 25 Oct 2026

Summary

Have you got the right tools for the job?

Platform Property Care are looking for an experienced Multi Skill Trades Plumber to join our talented Responsive Repairs team covering Bromyard, Ledbury and Malvern to help us ensure our customer's homes are maintained to a high-quality standard.

You will be a Multi Skill Trades Operative and plumbing will be your focus, but experience in other trades is essential, as you will be delivering Multi Trade repairs within a responsive repairs environment.

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.

Working for Platform Property Care you will benefit from:

• Basic salary of up to £39,359 per annum - depending upon experience and qualifications (additional can be earned from voluntary overtime and out of hours)
• 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

Requirements

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.

We are looking for someone who has:

• NVQ L2 Plumbing is essential
• Experience of working as a Plumber in the building trade either as a Plumber or as a multi-skilled Plumber
• Experience of working for a Social Landlord, housing association or council, delivering multi trade repairs and maintenance
• Associated trade skills, and or qualifications in carpentry, 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 for a team covering repairs in Hereford, Bromyard, Ledbury, and Malvern so you will 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.

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 Jordan Arnold, 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.