Multi-Trader
Position good to knows
You will be working for a driven and forward-thinking contractor who have multiple contracts with NHS Trusts and their supporting facility providers. Here they carry out planned preventative maintenance, daily repairs and maintenance, emergency repair work, refurbishment and minor construction work. And due to increased contract wins they are looking to add a Multi-Trader to their inhouse workforce; where you will be carrying out repairs and maintenance in a secure facility in West London.
On a daily basis, you will be focused on the day to day occupied repairs and maintenance of the facility’s patient breakout areas and secure accommodation units. Here you will be working in a team of two where you will be repairing patient damage caused to walls, doors, locks, sanitary ware, flooring, furniture, ceilings, electrics and other associated areas.
Important good to knows
- Due to the nature of the facility, you will need to pass a security and criminal record check
- The facility is a secure unit and therefore personal items (mobile phones) will not be allowed past security checks daily
- There will be a key holder in each team and as a team you will be responsible for the safe movement, use, storage and removal of a work tool chest and required materials to complete set works
- The facility could be challenging environment for some due to it’s secure nature and security checks, so you must be happy working in and around a secure facility which houses patients and inmates
Key elements of the role and your responsibilities
- You will be working in one fixed location in west London
- Here you will be focused on the day to day occupied repairs and maintenance of a secure unit and its affiliated facilities
- 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, hospitals, prisons, sheltered accommodation and immigration centres would be an advantage but not essential
- As a Multi Skilled operative you will deliver excellent customer service and support staff with reactive repairs and maintenance across a portfolio of the secure units facilities, with primary focus of accommodation units
- 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
- You will closely with the facilities estate management to meet contract SLA delivery in a timely manner
- You should have the ability to advise your supervisor on any issues or challenges that require additional support
- Happy working in a team of two all day and with other trades as and when 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 Multi-trade background with the ability to carry out multi-trade works
- You should have a NVQ Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in at least one of your skill sets or the ability to show that you are “time served”.
- Your own 110v power tools and hand tools
- Process Basic IT skills
- Extensive knowledge of maintenance repair works
- Ability to manage and carry out repairs in a secure environment
- Previous experience of repairs and maintenance experience
- 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 areas
- 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
Hours and pay
- £180 – £195 per day
- Working hours of 8am – 5pm
- Upskilling and development
- Positive flexible environment
- Parking available on site
Next step to apply for this 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.
