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You will be working for a driven and forward-thinking social housing contractor, who are winning projects, contracts and frameworks down to their reputation and client retention.

Due to contract wins they are looking to increase their inhouse workforce with you! a new Carpenter Multi-Trader who will be working in the North and North West London regions. Here you will be focused on day to day occupied repairs and maintaining the social housing properties of a large London Borough and a medium sized Housing Association.

**You must a full UK driving licence as a company vehicle will be supplied for this role**

Key elements of the role and your responsibilities

• You will be working in the North and Northwest London regions
• Here you will be focused on day to day occupied repairs and maintenance of social housing properties for a large London Borough and a Housing Association
• For this role you should be able to demonstrate a core skilled trade of carpentry and the ability to undertake a range of multi-trade duties including:
• Like for like plumbing repairs
• Tiling (mainly splash backs)
• Painting and decorating
• Patch plastering
• And general property maintenance
• Experience of working in occupied residential properties and ideally in a social housing setting
• As a Multi Skilled operative you will deliver excellent customer service and support residents with reactive repairs and maintenance across a portfolio of properties
• Your work will be split on a job to job basis over a planned route with a wide range of general repairs and maintenance tasks undertaken on each job
• Work closely with schedulers and planners to meet contract SLA delivery in a timely manner
• The ability to advise your supervisor on any issues or challenges that require additional support
• Work both on your own or in a team if other trades are required to complete a repair
• Complete daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken
• Working in a timely and productive manner

What you need to bring to the role as the successful applicant to the

• Strong carpentry background with the ability to carry out multi-trade works
• You should have a NVQ Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry and Joinery or the ability to show that you are “time served”.
• Your own 110v power tools and hand tools
• Basic IT skills as you will be using a PDA
• SOR codes knowledge is desirable
• Extensive knowledge of maintenance repair works
• Ability to manage and carry out booked repairs in a dispersed region
• Previous experience of social housing repairs, voids, or planned works
• Adher to company health and safety guidelines
• Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders
• Show strong customer service skills due to repairs taking place in occupied properties
• Tidy work ethic, making sure all adjoining work areas are kept clean and damage free
• Problem solving and decision making
• Attention to detail
• Accountability and initiative
• Flexibility and adaptability
• **You must a full UK driving licence as a company vehicle will be supplied**

Hours and pay

• £20 – £22 per hour
• Company van supplied
• Working hours of 8am – 5pm
• Fuel or fuel card
• Upskilling and development
• Positive flexible environment

Next step to apply for this Carpenter Multi-Trade role:

As a candidate ideally with similar experience, you will already know the technical specifications of this role, but following your application of interest, you will have the role explained in more detail

ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment business for this vacancy

To achieve the upper pay bracket you must show good experience of working on social housing repair contracts.

The advertised rates are based on working CIS but a PAYE and holiday payment method and rate can be discussed, but this will mean a slight reduction in the advertised headline rate.

Tagged as: social housing contractor