Multi Skilled Operative

MD Group; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van

Fuel Card

Uniform

Pension

Length of Service Bonus

20 days holiday + BH

Job summary

MD Group is seeking a Multi Skilled Operative to work across Exeter and surrounding areas, delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance for social housing contracts. You will handle diverse trades including plumbing, carpentry, tiling, painting and plastering, ensuring jobs are completed in a single visit.

The role requires a main trade qualification, health and safety certifications, a valid UK driving licence and a proactive, customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• One main trade qualification (or time served trades experience) e.g. NVQ 2, NVQ 3, City & Guilds.
• Current Health & Safety Training certificates (including Asbestos Awareness, Working at Height, Manual Handling & Risk Assessments).
• An understanding and ability to use equipment and processes required by the Company after training.

Responsibilities

• Cover contracts in Exeter and surrounding areas, ensuring repairs/orders are completed in a single visit.
• Perform general trades tasks: plumbing, carpentry, tiling, painting, plastering as needed.
• Meet the high quality service standards for social housing customers.

Education

NVQ 2

NVQ 3

City & Guilds

Job description

Build a more rewarding career with The MD Group.

We’re a fast growing company and we’re always looking to welcome talented, resourceful people. Take a look at the roles we’re currently recruiting for and see if there’s something that matches your ambitions. If you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, we’d still love to hear from you. You can use this link to share your current CV.

Multi Skilled Operative

LOCATION: Exeter

CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time

CLOSING DATE: Oct 18 2026

MD Group - Exeter

MD Group – Exeter

Do you have previous experience in Social Housing? Are you committed to putting the customer at the heart of what you do? We are looking for a enthusiastic Multi Skilled Operative that wants to provide high quality work to support our business and its values.

Our Multi Skilled Operatives will receive:

• £17.00 per hour (£35,360 annually)
• Fixed 40 hour week
• 20 days holiday a year + BH’s
• Van, Fuel Card & Uniform
• Length of Service Bonus
• Pension

This role also requires participation in the out-of-hours rota.

The Role of a Multi Skilled Operative:

We have an opportunity for an experienced Multi Skilled Operative to work in and around Exeter and it's surrounding areas covering our contracts. They will need to have a good range of skills, such as general plumbing, carpentry, tiling, painting and plastering. It is key that they can complete a variety of tasks to ensure that repairs/orders can be completed in a single visit.

• One main trade qualification (or time served trades experience) e.g. NVQ 2, NVQ 3, City & Guilds.
• Current Health & Safety Training certificates (including, but not limited to, Asbestos Awareness, Working at Height, Manual Handling & Risk Assessments)
• An understanding and be able to use effectively (after training) equipment and processes which may be reasonably required by the Company
• Recent experience working in social housing
• Experience and a passion for delivering high quality services to a diverse range of customers

About MD Group

We are a leading social housing and public sector building maintenance specialist. We mainly work with Local Authorities and Housing Association landlords to build, maintain and renew the homes, properties and public buildings in their care.

We help our customers meet the challenge of managing restricted budgets while maintaining their commitment to the communities they serve by delivering the highest standards of work in the most efficient manner possible, reliably, on budget and as specified.

Over two decades we've established a reputation for quality delivery, supported by outstanding process, exemplary training and continuous investment; consistently outperforming our competitors in terms of value for money and satisfaction. Today, we are one of the largest building services companies in the South West, with a growing business nationwide.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £17.00 per hour

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)
• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road

To discover more about employment opportunities with our company contact Robert Allen: