Multi Skilled Engineer (Carpenter)

Pobl Group; Wales; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing and support services provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer to join their Reactive Repairs team in Cwmbran. This full-time, permanent role focuses primarily on carpentry while also allowing for flexibility with other trades. Ideal candidates will possess a City & Guilds or NVQ in carpentry, experience in domestic settings, and a strong commitment to health and safety. The company offers competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Professional training and development support

Work van and fuel card

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications in carpentry (or significant experience).
• Practical experience in domestic carpentry.
• Professional and courteous approach when working in people's homes.
• Flexible and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide a repairs and maintenance service to properties.
• Carry out building maintenance works as a craft professional.
• Handle reactive maintenance and day-to-day repairs for tenanted properties.

Skills

Carpentry

Basic plumbing

Plastering

Brickwork

Health and safety commitment

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ in carpentry

Job description

Job Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join our Pobl Trades Team in Cwmbran on a full time, permanent basis. We're looking for a skilled and motivated individual to join our Reactive Repairs team, making a real difference in the community. If you're passionate about hands on work and want to be part of something meaningful, we'd love to hear from you! Ideally, you'll bring experience in carpentry as your core trade, with additional skills in plumbing would be a great bonus! But don't worry if you don't cover all trades, we still want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds or NVQ (or equivalent) in carpentry (or significant experience)
• Practical experience in carpentry, ideally in domestic settings
• Confidence working in people's homes with a professional, courteous approach
• Willingness to support other trades (e.g., basic plumbing, plastering, brickwork)
• Flexible, positive attitude and strong commitment to health and safety
• Full UK driving licence

Bonus if you've worked in social housing or used mobile working systems - but not essential.

Company Overview

Pobl Group is a leading provider of housing, care, and support services across Wales. We are committed to creating positive change in our communities by providing quality homes and services that people want and value. Having recently merged with Linc Cymru, the wider Pobl group is responsible for managing over 24,000 homes across Wales and will be investing £100 million, creating 3000 new homes in Wales over the next 5 years. Pobl Repairs are the Operational Delivery team within Pobl who currently turn around over 1,000 Empty Homes, install over 1,000 planned kitchen and bathroom upgrades and will manage over 55,000 reactive repairs each year. With exciting plans to grow our team in the coming months, we will continue to work closely with our many partner organisations to achieve much more than we could alone. We also listen to our colleagues and our customers to deliver innovative local services that make a difference to the communities that we serve.

Where you’ll work

• Our Pobl Repairs Team covers areas between Haverfordwest and Monmouthshire, with our office base for this role being Cwmbran.
• Working days are predominately Monday to Friday days or you can work compressed hours on a 9 day fortnight.
• 26 days holiday, plus Bank holidays. Rising to 31 days with an extra day for each full year of service.
• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks.
• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks.

Pay & Pension

• Salary is £32,512 for a 40 hour full time permanent position.
• Pension Choices: Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%. Or, Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service.
• Uniform and power tools provided.
• A basic DBS is required for the role, which we pay for.

Benefits

• 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership.
• Saving scheme with competitive interest rate.
• Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations.
• From 1st April 2026 the option to be either weekly or monthly paid.
• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.
• Eyecare: Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.
• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues.
• Annual Health Check.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Work Van and fuel card.
• Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme (subject to eligibility).
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Continuous professional training and development.
• Leadership development programmes.
• Professional memberships needed for your role are reimbursed.
• Career coaching.
• Support with funding and time for qualifications.
• Long Service Awards.
• Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands.
• Colleague Discount platform.

Role & Responsibilities

You will provide a repairs and maintenance service to our properties, carrying out a range of specified building maintenance works both as an individual craft professional and as part of a multi skilled team. Your primary focus will be on our reactive maintenance team, handling day to day repairs for our tenanted properties, which could include gaining entry when required and repairing UPVC windows and doors. Occasionally, you may lend your expertise to other areas of the business, such as voids or planned maintenance.