Flat Entrance Door Carpenter (Fire Team)
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Title: Flat Entrance Door Carpenter (Fire Team)
Contract Type: 3x 12 months Fixed Term Contracts, Full time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £39,706.50 per annum – You will be provided with an L&Q van for business use only.
Reporting Office: River House, Sidcup, DA14 *You will only have to attend this office twice a month.
Working Location: All regions of London and outskirts. *Your starting location will be from your home address.
Persona: Mobile/Field Based Worker: Contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident home, estates etc, with ad hoc office attendance as required
Working Pattern: 8am – 5pm, Monday-Friday
Closing Date: 13th October 2025 at 9am
Face to Face Interviews/Assessments to be held at our River House Depot.
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)
Join our Fire Team at L&Q:
To comply with, the fire safety regulations 2022 made it a legal requirement to carry out annual inspections on all fire doors from 23 January 2023 on multi occupied residential buildings over 11 meters height.
You will report to the Fire safety supervisor and carry out works as instructed. Whilst meeting L&Q's corporate targets of financial strength.
Covering All regions of London and outskirts.
A company vehicle will be provided for business use only, PDA fuel card, Uniform, PPE and parking paid will all be provided. It is essential to have a valid UK Manual Licence to carry out this role.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
You will need a good knowledge of fire door maintenance.
The fire door maintenance operative will evaluate fire doors for correct installation, maintenance and repair.
Inspections will involve carrying out minor repairs and frame manipulation where necessary and clearly documenting your findings using a PDA.
What you'll bring:
* Specialist Knowledge/experience of Hanging Fire Doors and fire door sets and second fix carpentry and fire door maintenance.
* Working knowledge and understanding of the building/maintenance trades environment
* Job related Health & Safety.
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
* Able to plan and manage time effectively ensuring delivery of work within specified timescales
* Ability to assess customer needs and to meet quality standards for service with a focus on delivering high standards of customer/resident satisfaction.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices.
L&Q is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and the principle of equal opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
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