Multi Skilled Joiner / Floor Layer

Housing Group; Wigan; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van & fuel

23 days annual leave

Discretionary days

Pension (matched up to 8%)

Medicash health plan

Employee discounts

Volunteer day

Job summary

Your Housing Group in the North West is seeking a Multi-Skilled Joiner/Floor Layer to deliver joinery and flooring repairs and replacements across residential properties. The role is based on a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, covering Warrington and Wigan with travel across the North West when needed.

You will inspect defects, perform repairs to a high standard, use access equipment safely, and maintain records in our job management system while delivering excellent customer service and

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent recognised qualification(s).
• Full UK Driving Licence (ideally no more than 6 points).
• Experience working safely at height.
• Experience in property maintenance and repair to a high standard.
• Experience in additional trades beneficial.
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Joinery and flooring repairs and replacements to residential properties.
• Carry out inspections.
• Identify defects, recommend and complete repairs.
• Complete maintenance works where required.
• Use access equipment and work safely at height.
• Record completed works using our job management system.
• Ensure that vehicles, equipment and tools are in a safe and serviceable condition.
• Deliver excellent customer service and represent Your Housing Group professionally.
• Comply with all health and safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Joinery

Flooring

Driving license

Health and safety

Problem solving

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Access equipment

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Joiner/Floor Layer to join Your Housing Groups Repairs and Maintenance Division and provide a high-quality Joinery and Floor Laying, repairs and replacement service. Working for a Housing Association can be extremely rewarding, and we are lucky to have a hugely collaborative team of operatives, throughout all Trade professions, who work together to ensure that our customers are safe and warm in their homes. This role sits within our Responsive Repairs Team, covering our homes across the North West region. You will work closely with colleagues from a variety of trade backgrounds to deliver planned and responsive maintenance works to our customers. We are looking for a motivated and reliable individual who takes pride in their work, delivers excellent customer service and is committed to maintaining high standards of workmanship If you would like to play a part in this talented and committed team, then it's a great time to come and get involved as the team is growing and evolving.

What will my working week look like? This role is based on a 40-hour working week, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. You will work within the Warrington and Wigan area and also be able to cover properties across the North West region. You will also need to live within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses when needed.

What will I be responsible for doing? First and foremost, you will be responsible for carrying out Joinery and flooring repairs and replacements to a wide range of residential properties One of the great things about this role is the variety of work involved. You'll be working across multiple locations, diagnosing issues, carrying out repairs, and helping to proactively prevent future maintenance problems. No two days are the same, and you'll be able to see first-hand the positive impact your work has on our customers. In addition, you will:

• Carry out inspections
• Identify defects, recommend and complete appropriate repairs.
• Complete maintenance works where required.
• Use access equipment and work safely at height in accordance with company procedures.
• Record completed works accurately using our job management system.
• Ensure that company vehicles, equipment and tools are in a safe and serviceable condition.
• Deliver excellent customer service and represent Your Housing Group professionally at all times.
• Comply with all health and safety policies and procedures. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent recognised qualification(s)
• Experience working safely at height and using appropriate access equipment.
• Experience in carrying out property maintenance and repair works to a high standard.
• Experience in additional trades would be highly beneficial.
• Basic health and safety knowledge within a repairs and maintenance environment.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• You will have a full UK Driving License (ideally no more than 6 points)

Ideally you will be a:

• Collaborative team player.
• Reliable and self-motivated individual.
• Customer-focused professional who takes pride in delivering an excellent service.
• Passionate about getting things right first time and maintaining high standards of quality.

This role is really suited to someone who take ownership and pride in the work they do. Who also enjoys meeting different people everyday and ensuring that our customers have the best repairs experience possible.. This role also offers genuine progression opportunities, many of our operatives go on to gain further qualifications or take up team leader, supervisory or secondment roles internally when they arise.

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford. As one of the North's sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by building over 100 new homes a year and continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties, tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play a huge part in delivering these services to our customers. We're an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

• £36,089.55 plus van and fuel, increasing to £37,460.95 following successful probation for a 40-hour week
• and 23 days annual leave
• plus 3 discretionary days between Christmas & New Year
• plus Bank Holidays but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.
• including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%)
• an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash
• that doesn't just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments)
• an option to buy up to one weeks further holiday
• an annual volunteering day
• and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

• Salary £36,089.55 plus van and fuel, increasing to £37,460.95 following successful probation