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Wax Recruitment Ltd; Beeston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) is seeking a skilled trades operative to deliver joinery and multi-trade installations in our housing stock and external projects. The role requires extensive post-qualification experience and a commitment to safety and quality.

You will coordinate with other trades, manage stock, and maintain records while ensuring value for money and responsive customer service. A drive licence and DBS check are required.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in joinery trade.
• Extensive post qualification experience in the relevant trade.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking multi-trade works (plumbing, plastering, tiling, painting).

Responsibilities

• Carry out installation, maintenance and repair work for the Association's housing stock and external customers in accordance with targets and procedures.
• Carry out Joinery/Multi Trade installations, upgrades, maintenance and repairs in NCHA managed properties.
• Coordinate the services of other trades and work with colleagues, contractors and partners to ensure a seamless and excellent service to customers.
• Manage stock/supplies to ensure works are not delayed.
• Complete and return documentation within agreed timescales; updating and maintaining records.
• Work efficiently to deliver value for money, identify efficiencies and communicate them to line management.
• Use information to identify customer needs and tailor services accordingly.
• Understand responsibilities under Health and Safety legislation and discharge activities safely.
• Keep line manager informed of issues and contribute to team development and effective operation.
• Provide relief cover for colleagues and emergency cover when required.
• Understand performance standards for the role to deliver on objectives and targets.

Skills

Communication skills

Health & safety knowledge

Data recording software

Education

NVQ 3 in joinery or City & Guild

Job description

Location: Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Clifton, Nottingham, NG11 8PY.Nottingham Community Housing Association

Salary: £18.50 per hour

Driving Licence and Basic DBS Required

Purpose

To deliver an innovative, efficient and flexible service that is customer focused, compliant and sustains high levels of excellence and quality. Support NCHA�s objectives of being a leader in providing an excellent maintenance service to NCHA�s tenants and external customers; in line with NCHA�s vision of �More Homes, Great Services, Better Lives�.

Main responsibilities

Carry out installation, maintenance and repair work for the Association�s housing stock and external customers in accordance with agreed targets and procedures; ensuring services are compliant with relevant legislation and regulations.

Carry out Joinery/Multi Trade installations, upgrades, maintenance and repairs in NCHA managed properties.

Co-ordinate the services of other trades and work with colleagues, contractors and partners to ensure a seamless and excellent service to customers.

Manage stock/supplies to ensure works are not delayed.

Complete and return documentation within agreed timescales; updating and maintaining manual and computerised records.

Work in an efficient manner that delivers value for money, identify efficiencies, gaps in service delivery, and communicate them to line management.

Use information available to identify customer needs and ensure services are tailored to meet those needs.

Understand your responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation; ensuring that all activities are discharged in a safe manner, minimizing risk at all times.

Keep your line manager informed of any issues or barriers to the effective delivery of your service area /maintenance services at the earliest opportunity and contribute to the development and effective operation of the Team.

Provide relief cover for colleagues and provide emergency cover if required for business continuity.

Understand performance standards for your role to deliver on objectives and targets agreed at performance management meetings.

About the person (criteria used to shortlist applications)

Knowledge

NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in joinery trade e.g. City & Guild

Skills and experience

Extensive, demonstrable post qualification experience in the relevant trade

Demonstrable recent experience of undertaking multi-trade works e.g. plumbing, plastering, tiling, painting

Demonstrable success in the delivery of a variable workload in a customer focused environment and working in a target driven service

Understanding and experience of working to current Health and Safety requirements

Demonstrable excellent communication skills

Ability to use computerised data recording equipment

Personal qualities, values and behaviours

An understanding of the needs of people from diverse social, cultural and racial backgrounds

Willingness to promote and adhere to the CLEAR values of NCHA