Multi Trade Operative

Ian Williams Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Travel expenses

Uniform and PPE

Pension

Life Insurance

Legal and financial advice

Counselling service

Job summary

Ian Williams Ltd is seeking a Multi Trade Operative to carry out kitchen, bathroom and wet room refurbishments in residential properties across Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud. You’ll perform carpentry and related first/second fix tasks with a focus on professional customer service in clients’ homes.

You should be NVQ 2 qualified in a core trade, have a full UK driving licence, and bring a proactive, safety-conscious approach.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills for client homes.
• Problem-solving to overcome on-site issues.
• Ability to work in a team and meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Fitting kitchens, bathrooms and wet rooms; carpentry and minor plumbing/tiling.
• Maintain professional customer service in clients' homes, including vulnerable settings.
• Work individually or with a trade team to complete targets.

Skills

Customer service

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

NVQ 2 in core trade

Job description

If you love fixing things on the first visit and enjoy variety, you’ll thrive here. Join a team where your problem‑solving skills matter and where every day brings a fresh challenge.

We’re looking for a Multi Trade Operative to join us to work on Bathroom, Wet room and Kitchen refurbishments in our client’s residential properties in the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud areas.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary of £35,530 for a 39 hour working week
• On target earnings up to £39,586
• 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

• You’ll be fitting kitchens, bathrooms and wet rooms, undertaking carpentry and other minor works in plumbing and tiling
• You’ll need 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
• Previous experience as a Multi Trade undertaking first and second fix installation works, preferably in the domestic setting, fitting kitchens or bathrooms
• A proficient level of health and safety awareness.
• 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.

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.

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