Multi Skilled Operative

Mears Group; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking housing and care service provider as a Multi Skilled Operative specializing in Carpentry & Joinery. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic repairs team, where you'll utilize your skills in fire door installations and various other trades. With a focus on high standards and customer satisfaction, you'll play a crucial role in delivering quality service. The company offers a supportive environment with excellent benefits, including generous leave and community volunteering opportunities. If you are passionate about making a difference in housing services, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Staff perks with Mears Rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in carpentry & joinery with fire safety installations.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures and use a PDA.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting job actions to ensure client satisfaction.
• Work within a busy repairs/voids team environment.

Skills

Carpentry & Joinery

Fire door and fire safety installations

Refurbishment

Plumbing

Bricklaying

Tiling

Plastering

Painting and decorating

Good communication skills

Numeracy skills

Education

Trade-relevant qualification

Tools

PDA

Job description

Multi Skilled Operative - Carpenter & Joiner

Up to £30,500 + great benefits
Locations – Rotherham, Leeds, Derby, Nottingham & Leicester

Do you want to work for one of the UK’s leading housing and care service providers? Are you someone who is open to new opportunities, works to achieve high standards, and is customer-focused?

What we are looking for:
We are seeking a Multi Skilled Operative with a primary trade as an experienced Carpenter & Joiner. We are looking for a candidate with experience in fire door and fire safety installations, along with basic skills in other trades such as void refurbishment, painting and decorating, and plumbing.

We want a passionate Multi Skilled Operative to join our rapidly expanding team to work within a busy repairs/voids team environment. You will be responsible for reporting individual job actions from the site to ensure our clients receive high levels of service and satisfaction.

Role Criteria:
Can you demonstrate that you have:

• Carpentry & Joinery experience with a background in fire door and fire safety installations
• Additional multi-skills including Refurbishment, Bricklaying, Tiling, Plumbing, Plastering, and Decorating
• A trade-relevant qualification or a background in 3 or more trades
• Good written & verbal communication skills, numeracy skills, and the ability to understand & follow standard operating procedures. Ability to use a PDA following training.
• A full and current driving licence, able to work alone or as part of a team, demonstrating company values such as customer first.
• Willingness to participate in the out of hours call-out service due to the nature of this work.

Who are we?
We provide Housing Management services across the UK. We work in partnership with Central and Local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords, and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing, and create specialist housing for individuals with care needs.

At Mears Living, we collaborate with more than 50 Local Authority partners and manage around 6,000 properties across the UK.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK; Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Benefits we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day as a thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% on weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.

Mears Group recognizes our people as our greatest asset; we hire individuality, valuing everyone as an individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of socioeconomic background or individual makeup.

About the company

Mears Group plc is a housing and social care provider.