Multi Trade Operative

Wates Group; Slough; 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. This role involves working on responsive maintenance contracts for social housing, focusing on delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service. As a Multi Trader, you will utilize your skills across various trades, ensuring timely completion of projects while adhering to health and safety standards. Join a company with a proud legacy in the built environment, committed to creating thriving places and opportunities for all. If you're passionate about making a difference and have the necessary qualifications, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ Level 2 with experience in multi trade settings.
• Driving license required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Undertake repair/renewal works across several trades.
• Provide excellent customer service and complete daily work sheets.

Skills

Multi Trade Skills

Customer Service

Health & Safety Standards

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

Location: Suite A6 Allied Business Centre, 1 Potter Place, Skelmersdale WN8 9PW

This is a Full Time/Flexible Working, Permanent vacancy that will close in 6 days at 23:59 BST.

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

1. Undertaking repair/renewal works across several trades, identifying the need for other trades to undertake the repair/renewal.
2. Advising Supervisor in a timely manner where other trades are required.
3. Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects.
4. Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken.
5. Working in a timely and productive manner to complete projects.
6. Affording excellent customer service to client representatives.
7. 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.

Minimum Requirements

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.

Awards

• BEST PROJECT - Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER - 2022 Construction News Awards
• GOLD AWARD - Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD - Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS - 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women