Multi Trade Operative

Build Recruitment Limited; Bedford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van & fuel card provided

Monthly Pay

Opportunity to go permanent after temp

Job summary

Build Recruitment Limited is seeking a Multi Trade Operative for Bedfordshire to join the response team within social housing or housing associations. The role requires hands-on experience across carpentry, plumbing, and general maintenance in occupied properties.

You will carry out repairs, install and maintain doors, windows, kitchens, and carry out minor joinery tasks, ensuring a clean, professional finish and respectful conduct in tenants' homes.

Qualifications

• Experience as carpenter multi or plumber multi skilled operative or multi trade operative.
• Experience in social housing or housing associations or domestic properties or council properties.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day carpentry repairs in occupied properties.
• Install, repair, and maintain doors, frames, skirting, architraves, and windows.
• Carry out lock changes, adjustments, and minor UPVC repairs.
• Complete basic plumbing, patch plastering, and decorating works as part of multi-trade repairs.
• Fit kitchens, worktops, and carry out minor joinery works as required.
• Make good around works and ensure a clean, professional finish.
• Work tidy and respectful in tenants’ homes.
• Use hand and power tools safely and correctly.
• Report any further issues or follow-on works to the office.
• Occasionally help other trades on small make-good jobs

Skills

Carpentry

Joinery

Plumbing

General maintenance

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Multi Trade Operative

Bedfordshire

Permanent-£34,000-38,000(dependant on experience)

Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level.

With offices in London, Manchester and the Southwest, we specialise in Housing, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Surveying, Health & Safety and Sales. We supply candidates from executive to operative level, and are currently working with a Housing Association, who are looking for aMultiTrade Operative based in Bedfordshire.

Day to Day Duties for a Multi Traderon the response team

• Carry out day-to-day carpentry repairs in occupied properties.

• Install, repair, and maintain doors, frames, skirting, architraves, and windows.

• Carry out lock changes, adjustments, and minor UPVC repairs.

• Complete basic plumbing, patch plastering, and decorating works as part of multi-trade repairs.

• Fit kitchens, worktops, and carry out minor joinery works as required.

• Make good around works and ensure a clean, professional finish.

• Work tidy and respectful in tenants’ homes.

• Use hand and power tools safely and correctly.

• Report any further issues or follow-on works to the office.

• Occasionally help other trades on small make-good jobs

Benefits:

• Van & fuel card provided

• Monthly Pay

• Opportunity to go permanent after temp period

We'll take the time to understand your career history and motivations for a new role. We'll also take references and may ask for proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

We work with a wide variety of clients in the public and private sector, and we will work with you to identify clients in which your skills, experience and personality will fit. Once we submit you for a role you will receive support and regular communication throughout the interview process.

From there our commitment to you is all about being your career partner. We'll identify suitable jobs, provide support, and career guidance and even provide regular salary benchmarking.

The ideal candidate for this position would have experience as acarpenter multi or plumber multi skilled operative or multi trade operative or multi trader or joiner or plumberor maintenance operative or handymanwith experience in social housing or housing associations or domestic properties or council properties or MOD (Ministry of Defence).