Multi Trade Operative

Ian Williams Ltd; Dartford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van, fuel card, and travel

Uniform and PPE provided

Paid holidays

Pension contributions

Life Insurance

Free legal and financial advice

Counselling via Lighthouse Charity

Job summary

Ian Williams Ltd are seeking skilled Multi Trade Operatives for our Capital / Planned Maintenance teams based in Essex and Kent. You’ll specialise in kitchen and bathroom refurbishments for customers’ properties, delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent service in domestic settings.

You will bring a NVQ Level 2 in a core trade, strong health and safety awareness, and a proactive, team-oriented approach with a valid UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in a core trade is required.
• Good health and safety awareness is expected.
• Motivated and able to work to individual and team output targets.
• Full UK Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking multi-trade work including plumbing, patch plastering, tiling, and carpentry in domestic settings.
• Deliver excellent customer service in customers’ homes, including in vulnerable settings.
• Work independently or in small trade teams while meeting targets.

Skills

Driving licence

Customer service

Health & safety awareness

Targets

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 2 in core trade

Job description

We’re a business built on skilled tradespeople, and we treat you like the expert you are.

We’re currently looking for skilled Multi Trade Operatives to join our Capital / Planned Maintenance teams based in Essex and Kent. You’ll specialise in carrying out kitchen and bathroom fitting /refurbishment projects for our customers’ properties.

What you do matters. Every repair you complete improves someone’s home and makes a real difference to their day. Join a team where your work has purpose, and where customers genuinely appreciate the trade skills you bring.

Benefits

At Ian Williams, we offer more than just a job:

• Competitive basic salary of £42,040.00 for a 39 hour working week
• Opportunities to earn more with bonus, travel and fare allowance.
• Company van, fuel card, and travel expenses
• Uniform and PPE provided, no charge, and PDA to manage your work effectively
• Plus paid holidays, Pension contributions, Life Insurance
• Free legal and financial advice, plus free counselling via Lighthouse Charity

Our tradespeople don’t just join us, they stay with us. We don’t just talk career development, we live it. Find out more by reading “Life at Ian Williams” below.

The Multi Trade Operative Role

• Undertaking multi trade work including jobs such as plumbing, patch plastering, tiling, and carpentry repair works in a domestic setting
• The ability to work professionally and demonstrate excellent customer service skills within people’s homes, including vulnerable settings
• Working individually and sometimes as part of a trade team whilst always working to complete targets.

What Will You Bring As a Multi Trade Operative

• Qualified to an NVQ 2 level in a core trade
• A proficient level of health and safety awareness and working knowledge
• Motivated in your approach to work and able to work to individual and team output targets
• Possession of a full current UK Driving licence, which is essential to undertake the Multi Trade Joiner role.

Life at Ian Williams

Working at Ian Williams means stability, safety and the chance to go further with us. Our employees benefit from long‑term secured work, due to our contracts, a guaranteed 39 hour paid week and consistent opportunities to boost earnings.

We strive to create a strong safety culture, recognised by the ROSPA Presidential Award, which gives us a stay culture.

Our Trades community has an average length of service of 4.5 years.

You’ll be joining a company where your skills are valued, your hard work is rewarded, and we’ll support your development both on and off the tools. We are proud our Tradespeople have grown into Business and General Managers.

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About Ian Williams Ltd

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

Ian Williams Ltd will use applicants’ details for recruitment purposes only. For more information, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice located at our website.

We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regards to this position.