Multi-skilled Joiner
Full Time Salary
£33,900
Employment Type
Full time
Hours Per Week
37 Hours
Region
Greater Manchester
Location
2 Renaissance Court, Didsbury, M21 7QY
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Type
Direct Labour, Property Services
Closing Date
24/09/2025
Ref No
2569
What you can expect from us
* We offer a competitive salary of £33,900 per annum.
* 37 hour per week
* 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
* Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
* Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
* Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
* A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
* Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
* Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
* Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme.
* Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
* Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
* 2 paid half days volunteering per year.
About the role
We're looking for a Multi Skilled Joiner to join our growing Onward Repairs team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic and expanding business, delivering high-quality property maintenance services. The role involves carrying out a variety of repair and maintenance tasks—primarily within customers' homes, but also across void properties as required.
Key Responsibilities
The purpose of the role is to deliver property maintenance services in line with all group standards and key performance indicators and ensuring high standards at all times, observing all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements while undertaking repair activities within customer's homes, most especially voids and for other clients as required.
A full UK driving license is essential for this role.
Delivery
* In line with Onwards specification or approved best practice assess, coordinate and undertake the most cost effective repair solution delivering value for money. Organising materials, providing detailed information, effectively communicating with customers other stakeholders and colleagues to deliver a high quality service. Ensure an adequate store of materials are available to operatives, including van based stock. Proactively organise workload to ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective service at all times.
Customer Service
* To provide excellent customer service whilst ensuring prompt work of the required standard.
• Liaison and technical advice Liaise with clients, customers and colleagues regarding access, safe working practices, and assessment of repairs requirements and progress of repairs.
Quality
* Ensure all work is delivered to a high standard.
Records
* To complete jobs on PDA's and maintain other records as required including access details, materials used, job progression and follow on information.
Health and Safety
* Undertake work activities in line with all health and safety requirements demonstrating a sound working knowledge of key legislative health and safety information and safe working practices. Assisting the promotion of Health & Safety.
Work equipment
* Operation of light machinery, plant and powered hand tools in accordance with recognised safety procedures. To be responsible for the safe use and daily maintenance of allocated Company vehicles.
Skills/Experience
Essential:
* Sound knowledge of building construction, components, building trades and applicable building regulations.
* Experience of working in a customer focused service.
* Proven ability to deliver a quality customer centred repairs service.
* Experience of working in a target driven environment.
* Sound knowledge of health and safety regulations, regulation and ACOPS relevant to the post and associated tasks undertaken within it, in line with HASAWA 1974.
Desirable:
* Experience of working within a commercial and domestic property maintenance environment.
* Experience of delivering services within the social housing sector.
* Experience of using PDA technology (hand held/mobile working technology).
Qualifications
Essential:
* Minimum of L2 NVQ or equivalent qualification in Joinery and relevant experience.
* Appropriate CSCS card.
Desirable:
* Hold relevant health & safety qualifications which relate to the sector/construction industry in general.
* Asbestos awareness training.
* Relevant power tool training.
* Manual handling training.
* Appropriate and current training in COSHH & PPE.
* Access equipment and working at height training e.g. mobile work platforms.
The role involves participation in an 'out of hours' standby service on a rota basis as required, which includes evenings and weekend work. This is in addition to the contractual hours for which you will receive additional pay and compensation, details of which will be discussed at the interview.
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early prior to the closing date.
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