Job Ref: 213922632

Date: 2021-06-08 11:02:10

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Multi-Skilled Trades Operative

Full time, 42.5 hours per week

Covering Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire

£29,273

Would you thrive in a job that is making a real difference to people’s lives in your region?

Our client is more than just a financially strong Housing Association, they are making an impact on the housing crisis, supporting sustainable communities and providing life-long homes for customers. They provide additional, critical services to support the most vulnerable but also build shared ownership and outright sales for those who want to get on the property ladder.

About the role:

Their voids service is moving in-house and they are looking for a number of experienced Multi Skilled Trades Operatives to join this new team. This highly rewarding role will carry out maintenance and repair work to our ongoing projects, within voids, responsive and planned works. Our client asks for a flexible approach to hours worked and ability to respond to emergencies and out of hours calls, this will be on a six weekly rota.

Your day to day duties will include surveying jobs, finding and repairing faults across a range of works such as:

* Carpentry

* Plumbing

* UPVC

* Plastering

* Bricklaying

* Tiling

* Painting and decorating

* Limited roofing works

What they’re looking for:

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

* Relevant qualification – City and Guilds Craft Certificate or NVQ equivalent

* Experience in carpentry, plumbing, garages, UPVC, wet trades and high level works

* Experience of using handheld devices

* Experience of working in occupied and unoccupied environments

* The ability to produce and understand risk assessments

* An understanding of health and safety legislation

* Ability to work outside and inside, from ladders on roofs and in confined spaces as necessary

* Ability to travel between sites as needed

You will ideally be Asbestos Awareness trained.

Due to the nature of this role you will be required to work evenings and weekends.

What they offer:

* Competitive salary

* 20 days holiday rising to 25 after five year’s service

* Aviva Pension Scheme up to 10% company contribution

* Up to 3 paid professional subscriptions

* Excellent training and development opportunities

* Free life assurance

* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

* Health cash-plan including employee assistance

* Regular bonus points from the Intranet, which lead to vouchers

* Free parking at all their offices

* Discounted cinema tickets

If you are like-minded in wanting to help shape the future of housing through the delivery of quality services to customers, great at your job and with a ‘can-do’ attitude, they want to hear from you.

You are just one click away from starting your journey…

*Our client reserves the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that they have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible

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