Multi Trader

Gateway Housing Association; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Health & Wellbeing Membership

Dentist/optician discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

Job summary

Gateway Housing Association is seeking an experienced Multi Trader to deliver reactive repairs and maintenance across social housing properties in London. You will work independently and with the in-house repairs team, carrying out multi-trade repairs to occupied and void properties, ensuring work is completed safely and right first time.

Key skills include fault diagnosis across plumbing, carpentry, plastering and tiling, with basic IT for mobile job management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Multi Trader or skilled trades operative in a repairs environment.
• Strong practical skills across multiple trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, plastering, tiling, general maintenance).
• Excellent problem-solving and fault-diagnosis ability.
• Basic IT skills for using mobile job management systems.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.

Skills

Plumbing

Carpentry

Plastering

Tiling

General maintenance

Diagnostics

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Multi Trader to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused reactive repairs and maintenance service across social housing properties in London. The postholder will working independently and as part of an in-house repairs team carrying out a wide range of multi-trade repairs to occupied and void properties, ensuring work is completed safely, right first time, and in line with organisational standards, statutory requirements, and customer expectations.

Your accountabilities will include but not be limited to:

• Complete reactive repairs and minor planned works to a high standard, achieving “right first time” outcomes
• Diagnose faults accurately and apply appropriate repair solutions across multiple trades
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g. asbestos awareness, COSHH, manual handling)

Please refer to the job profile for more details.

Key Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Proven experience as a Multi Trader or skilled trades operative in a repairs environment
• Strong practical skills across multiple trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, plastering, tiling, general maintenance)
• Excellent problem-solving and fault-diagnosis ability
• Basic IT skills for using mobile job management systems
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and safe systems of work

Salary and benefits

Our benefits package includes:

• Annual Leave: starting at 28 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Subsidised Health and Wellbeing Membership
• Simply Health – help towards the costs of dentist, optician, and private medical appointments.
• Employee Assistance Programme – including free legal, financial and counselling advice
• Pension – up to 10% employer contribution