The Vacancy
We have a great opportunity for a Joiner / Multi - trade Operative to join our WPS team in Barnsley, delivering high‑quality repairs and maintenance services to our social housing clients.
This role is ideal for someone experienced in joinery who is confident working across a range of responsive maintenance tasks, ensuring first‑time fixes and excellent customer service on every visit.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing
1. Carrying out a variety of responsive repair and renewal works across social housing properties.
2. Delivering a high standard of workmanship, aiming for first-time fix wherever possible.
3. Working across multiple trades as required, identifying when additional trade support is needed.
4. Completing job sheets and recording materials used via PDA or job management systems.
5. Working collaboratively with supervisors, operatives and client representatives.
6. Upholding Wates Health & Safety Standards and safeguarding responsibilities at all times.
📌 Requirements
7. Minimum NVQ Level 2 in Joinery/Carpentry (essential).
8. Full UK driving licence (essential).
9. Experience delivering responsive social housing maintenance.
10. Strong multitrade ability (e.g., basic plumbing, patch plastering, tiling) is highly desirable.
11. Ability to problem‑solve, work independently, and communicate well with tenants and colleagues.
12. A commitment to delivering a positive customer experience.
✨ What We’re Looking For
13. A skilled joiner with multitrade capability and a proactive approach.
14. Someone who takes pride in their work and ensures repairs are completed safely and to a high standard.
15. A team player who can work efficiently and adapt to the varied nature of responsive work.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
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Inside Housing Development Awards
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2022 Construction News Awards Winner
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Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
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2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
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2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards