Multi Trade Operative

ENGINEERINGUK; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Multi Trader to join their Living Space team in West Lancashire. In this role, you will focus on delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service while managing various repair and renewal tasks across multiple trades. This opportunity offers a chance to work with a leading family-owned company that values sustainability and community engagement. If you're passionate about creating thriving places and have the necessary multi trade skills, this position is perfect for you. Join a team that is committed to making a positive impact in the built environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 qualification required.
• Experience in a multi trade setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake repair/renewal works across multiple trades.
• Complete daily work sheets detailing tasks and materials.

Skills

Multi Trade Skills

Customer Service

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

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Employer: Wates Group

Location: Skelmersdale, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 12 May 2025

Sector: Engineering

Role: Manual Skilled

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

Here at Wates, we have an opportunity for a Multi Trader to join our Living Space team in the West Lancashire area. As a Multi Trader, you will be working on our responsive maintenance contracts for one of our existing social housing providers.

The primary focus of this role will be to undertake all tasks to achieve first time fix and deliver a high standard of workmanship in a timely and productive manner always affording excellent customer service to the client.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Undertaking repair/renewal works across several trades identifying the need for other trades to undertake the repair/renewal
• Advising Supervisor in a timely manner where other trades are required
• Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects
• Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken
• Working in a timely and productive manner to complete projects
• Affording excellent customer service to client representatives
• At all times, work to Wates Health & Safety Professional Standards, including commitment to and understanding of the company's safeguarding policy towards children and vulnerable adults

We are looking for individuals who are qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 2, have a driving license and have working experience within a multi trade setting already.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

1. Thriving places: working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
2. Thriving planet: protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
3. Thriving people: creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Company

We employ almost 4,000 people, working with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.

At Wates, we are driven by our purpose of working together to inspire better ways of creating the places, communities, and businesses of tomorrow. We need the right people from whatever background to help us make this happen and we are always looking for talented people from all walks of life to reflect the diverse communities where we work.