Overview
Are you a skilled carpenter looking for a role that offers real variety and the chance to make a difference every day? We’re looking for a Multi-Trade Operative to join our Repairs Team. In this role, no two days are the same. You’ll undertake a wide range of tasks, providing general carpentry repairs on day-to-day maintenance works, voids, programmed works and adaptations, including repairs and maintenance to UPVC windows and doors, lock changes and force entries. In addition to above, the post holder will carry out basic plumbing, tiling, decorating, small plastering work and minor masonry tasks, as well as installing complete kitchens and bathrooms and participating in the out-of-hours service as required.
This is a fantastic opportunity to put your skills to use across multiple trades, grow your expertise, and make a real impact in keeping homes safe, comfortable, and well-maintained. If you’re adaptable, hardworking, and looking for a role where every day is different, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
* Provide general carpentry repairs on day-to-day maintenance works, voids, programmed works and adaptations, including repairs and maintenance to UPVC windows and doors, lock changes and force entries.
* Carry out basic plumbing, tiling, decorating, small plastering work and minor masonry tasks.
* Install complete kitchens and bathrooms.
* Participate in the out-of-hours service as required.
* Plan and manage own workload to achieve deadlines and targets.
* Deliver excellent customer care, ensuring residents feel respected, supported, and informed throughout every repair or installation.
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant trade.
* Full Driving Licence and the ability to drive a company vehicle and comply with the requirements of the company insurers.
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy. We deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes with a focus on people.
Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to.
Benefits
* Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
* Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities
* The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
* Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
* Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
* Free annual flu vaccination
* Cycle to Work scheme
* The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
* Digital working with modern devices/smart phones
* A friendly, social culture with dress-down Fridays, company quizzes, and charity events
* Modern and spacious offices on a bus route, three miles from the city centre
* Nearby amenities including a local food van and Crownhill shops, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
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