Multi Skilled Joiner

Bernicia; Ashington; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider in Ashington seeks Multi Skilled Joiners to undertake joinery repairs for both domestic and commercial properties. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in joinery, possess a City and Guilds Craft Certificate, and have exceptional customer service skills. This role offers a competitive salary of £33,354 per annum, with opportunities for overtime and additional benefits such as a company van and health cash plan.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Company van & fuel card

Health cash plan membership

Generous pension scheme

All power tools and equipment provided

Qualifications

• Experience in domestic and commercial property maintenance.
• Ability to engage with a wide range of people.
• Sound knowledge of building construction sectors.

Responsibilities

• Perform joinery repairs and associated multi-skilled repairs.
• Deliver excellent customer service.
• Act as an ambassador for Bernicia.

Skills

Customer service skills

Joinery expertise

Flexibility

Education

City and Guilds Craft Certificate in Joinery

Tools

CSCS card

Job description

Multi Skilled Joiner

Location: Ashington

Contracts: Permanent and Fixed Term Positions; Temporary positions to 31st March 2026.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £33,354.00 per annumOTE circa £37,000 per annum (including standby payments).

Closing Date: 5PM, Tuesday 12th August 2025

About the role:

We have exciting opportunities forMulti Skilled Joiners to join our Property Maintenance and Construction Department working within ourAshington maintenance team.

As a multi skilled Joiner you will be responsible for undertaking all joinery repairs and associated multi skilled repairs to both domestic and commercial properties to a high-quality standard whilst delivering an excellent customer service.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will have a flexible approach and experience of working within a domestic and commercial property maintenance and target driven environment. At Bernicia we are customer focused in everything we do, so you will have excellent customer service skills in the delivery of your work, conversing with a wide range of people in the delivery of a first-class repairs service.

You will be required to engage with all stakeholders of the service, acting as an Ambassador of Bernicia, promoting and endorsing the positive work that we do across our communities in the Bernicia way. We at Bernicia put people at the heart of everything we do, so it’s important, that we deliver a first-class customer service where we are proud to be recognised for the quality service that we deliver.

At Bernicia we don’t stand still, we are always looking to enhance our customer experience, so you will be able to contribute positively to change, adapting to new ways of working so we can improve and enhance our customer experience.

For the technical bit, you will have a sound working knowledge of your trade discipline and exhibit sound knowledge of the wider building construction sector, understanding components, materials, building trades and applicable regulations. It is therefore essential that you hold a City and Guilds Craft Certificate in Joinery or the equivalent. An appropriate CSCS card is desirable, anda full driving licenceis essential. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of working in a customer focused environment where the customer comes first.

The Benefits:

• Where required to be on call, an on-call retainer of £30 per day is paid, together with overtime paid if called out.
• 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays).
• Company van & fuel card.
• Health cash plan membershipso you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such asdental, optical, physio and loads more. We’ll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme – up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education – that you may have.
• Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A number of training and development opportunities.
• All power tools, equipment and workwear provided.

About us:

We’re all about helping people in need of housing.We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.

We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of.We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.

Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010.

We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

So, if you want to join an organisation that is passionate about people and believes in delivering quality customer service to our tenants, If this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

For further details please contactSimon Grylls 07515 605243, Rob McGregor 07515 605261

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities, and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.