Must be located less than 1 hour's travel of Bath
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a multi-skilled engineer to join the award-winning team at Cosgrove & Drew. Performing both planned an reactive maintenance on a verity of domestic & some commercial premises throughout the South West. The majority of this work will be within social housing.
A can do attitude and a willingness to strive for excellence is essential. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills in addition to their practical skills, as they will be required to interact at all levels including our clients.
Cosgrove & Drew exist to provide our teams an environment where they can showcase their talent and look after their customer base. And in return, we are a dynamic employer who believes in investing in the team to enable them to grow and develop to the levels they want to go. Our multi-award-winning teams are the lifeblood of our business, and as a result, we were awarded the Investors in People award.
Role Overview:
· Full time permanent position, working 42.5 hrs per week (plus overtime)
· Planned works, such as bath room renovations, insurance works etc. working in domestic and light commercial properties.
· There is a large amount of work within housing associations
· Reactive repairs, such as emergency call outs to building fabric may be required from time to time
* Liaise with the helpdesk in relation to work orders
* Complete relevant paperwork and report diligently, including customer sign off after each job
* Supporting the line manager/supervisor with quoting extra works, and ensuring the job stays on specification
* Work in a customer focused environment where quality and service is paramount
* Ensure every task is carried out to the highest standard of workmanship and safety
Required skills (candidates need a minimum of 2 of the following skills to be considered):
Painting and decorating - Main area of expertise
Carpentry
Kitchen and bathroom fitting
Tiling
Basic plaster repairs
Basic plumbing
Basic electrical skills/knowledge
Basic building fabric duties
Flooring
RAMS & PTW working knowledge and experience
Brick work repairs
Roofing repairs
Person spec:
· Experience in a varied construction and building environment, including working within social housing and local authority
· Full driving license
· DBS check will be required and clean (exceptions may be given)
· Ability to work from plans, but also have the ability to fill in any gaps or highlight to the supervisor for approval
· A can do attitude
· Flexible mindset for reactive tasks
· Possess a high degree of attention to detail
· Awareness of Health and Safety
· Highly customer focused
· Experience of working within a mobile workforce
· Experience dealing with customers and suppliers
· Excellent communication skills
· Musty be able to use a tablet for work sheets
On offer in return
· Excellent overtime rates of time & half and double time on weekends
· Travel paid to site
· Works within 1.5 hours of Bristol
· Secure, stable and diverse workload
· Company Tablet, phone
· 30 days holiday including bank holiday
· Support for maintaining and purchasing new Tools
· Access to C&D's industry leading bespoke Skill Build framework for complete career development if desired
· Pension scheme
· Working as part of a friendly and growing team, with a strong interest in people development
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company car
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee mentoring programme
* Referral programme
Experience:
* Multi skilled / Painting & Decorating : 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
* 50% (required)
Work Location: On the road