Multi Trade Operative - Voids

Southern Housing; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing is seeking skilled Multi Traders to join our Direct Services team, delivering high-quality repairs across our homes in the Portsmouth area. You will perform multi-trade tasks, manage your workload, and ensure residents are informed throughout the process.

You will cover a patch including Portsmouth and surrounding areas, with eligibility for 24-hour emergency calls and DBS checks as part of pre-employment screening.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a Direct Labour Service repairs environment with customer satisfaction focus.
• Relevant trade qualifications (City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2/3) or equivalent across multiple trades.
• Experience delivering a range of repairs across different trades.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation and building regulations.
• Ability to diagnose faults and deliver a first time fix wherever possible.
• Excellent communication with residents, including those who may be vulnerable.
• Flexible, proactive approach and strong team mindset.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends; 24-hour emergency rota.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a wide range of repairs across residents' homes.
• Perform multi-trade tasks: basic plumbing, carpentry, plastering, tiling, and general maintenance.
• Manage workload daily to meet service targets and first-time-right repair targets.
• Keep residents informed throughout the repair process and ensure satisfaction.
• Participate in a 24-hour emergency call-out rota as required.

Skills

Trade qualifications

Customer focus

Communication

Full UK driving licence

Health & safety knowledge

First time fix

Team player

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 2-3

Equivalent experience

Job description

About The Role

We're looking for skilled and versatile Multi Traders to join our Direct Services team, helping us deliver a high quality repairs and maintenance service to our residents.

Reporting to a Lead Technician, you'll work within our Reactive Repairs service, carrying out a wide range of repairs across our homes. This will include multi trade tasks such as basic plumbing, carpentry, patch plastering, tiling, and other general maintenance works.

You'll manage your own workload day to day, working efficiently to meet service targets and delivering work right first time. Customer satisfaction will be at the heart of everything you do, and you'll ensure residents are kept informed throughout the repair process.

This is a field based role, and you'll be required to take part in a 24 hour emergency call out rota on a fair and planned basis.

You will cover a patch which covers - Portsmouth,Hampshire,Horsham and Southampton

About you

You're an experienced Multi Trader with a broad skillset and a strong customer focus. You're confident working independently across a range of repairs, but also enjoy working as part of a team and supporting colleagues to deliver the best outcomes for residents.

You will need:

• A proven track record of working within a Direct Labour Service or similar repairs environment, with customer satisfaction at the heart of service delivery
• Relevant trade qualifications (City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 and/or Level 3) or equivalent experience across multiple trades
• Experience delivering a range of repairs and maintenance works across different trades
• Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation, building regulations and safe systems of work
• The ability to diagnose faults and deliver a 'first time fix' wherever possible
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work professionally with residents, including those who may be vulnerable
• A flexible, proactive approach and a strong 'one team' mindset
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends with reasonable notice and take part in a 24 hour emergency call out rota
• You[LB3.1] must hold a full UK driving licence with no more than six points and with no serious motoring offences in the last 10 years (i.e., CD, DD, DG, DR, IN, MR, TT). You must also have a minimum of two years driving experience. We will undertake driving licence checks on the successful candidate as part of our standard pre-employment checks process.

Successful candidates will be subject to a basic DBS check.

About the team

You'll be part of our Direct Services Reactive Repairs team, delivering a comprehensive repairs and maintenance service to our residents, including emergency, routine and responsive works.

Our teams work closely together to provide a responsive, efficient and high quality service, ensuring our homes remain safe, secure and comfortable. You'll support colleagues to meet targets, maintain compliance and deliver excellent customer outcomes, with resident safety and satisfaction at the heart of everything we do.

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.