Multi Trader: Reactive Repairs Specialist

Gateway Housing Association; Bow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 28+ days

Health & Wellbeing Membership

Simply Health

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension 10%

Job summary

Gateway Housing Association is seeking an experienced Multi Trader to deliver reactive repairs and routine maintenance across social housing properties in London. You will work both independently and as part of our in-house repairs team, ensuring work is completed safely, right first time and to our organisational standards.

The role requires practical skills across multiple trades, with a commitment to health and safety, customer service, and operating within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Work collaboratively with other operatives, supervisors and schedulers to support service delivery.
• Maintain stock, van and tools in a clean, safe and serviceable condition.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (asbestos awareness, COSHH, manual handling).

Skills

Multi Trade experience

Plumbing

Carpentry

Plastering

Tiling

Fault diagnosis

Safety compliance

IT literacy

Tools

Mobile job management systems

Job description

Gateway Housing Association is seeking an experienced Multi Trader to deliver reactive repairs and routine maintenance across social housing properties in London. You will work both independently and as part of our in-house repairs team, ensuring work is completed safely, right first time and to our organisational standards.

The role requires practical skills across multiple trades, with a commitment to health and safety, customer service, and operating within a supportive team environment.