Construction Carpenter in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Location: Gainsborough

Salary: £30,561.56 - £32,978.78

Contract: Permanent, full time

We are in need of a talented multi-skilled Joiner to work in our Voids delivery team covering the Gainsborough area! You have the opportunity to join a warm and welcoming organisation that offers you the 'feel good factor' at the end of the week knowing you have helped get properties in good order to offer to new tenants and in turn changing lives! This is surrounded by a supportive team/organisation that do not micromanage and trust you to get on with things!

As a Multi Skilled Joiner, a typical day might include:

• Undertaking all types of joinery, wet trade, ground works, roofing, basic plumbing and grounds maintenance duties identified within Acis housing stock and any other properties as instructed.
• Arranging the provision of materials and plant, either directly or under supervision to attain an efficient, effective and productive return on expenditure.
• Ensuring the safe handling and storage of all plant and equipment, including regular checks for road-worthiness on vehicles for which you are responsible.
• Carrying out work activities in line with current Approved Codes of Practice and in accordance with Building Regulations.
• To personally carry out and work to localised risk assessments as your individual work task requires.
• To be customer focused in attitude with regard to service expectations and delivery showing flexibility in working hours as the job demands.
• Ensuring that the Code of Conduct for the repairs and maintenance service is fully complied with.
• Completing further training and qualifications as the job role and changing legislation demands.
• May be required to participate in an out of hours call out rota to cover evenings and weekends as required.
• Working from scaffold access, or hydraulic platforms, as work tasks dictate.
• Lifting of materials and component parts, tool kits, ladders, power tools.
• Fitting of materials and component parts in confined spaces often in awkward postures.
• Lone working with the public and in tenants' homes, including working at height and in empty properties.

What we need to progress your application:

• You will have NVQ Level 2 in a specific trade i.e. Carpentry/Joinery or equivalent with the ability to undertake other various trade work.
• A full Driving Licence.
• You will have experience of repairs and maintenance work within both void and tenanted properties.
• You will have a sound understanding of the construction industry in particular the building trade including issues surrounding legislation, Health and Safety, manual handling, working at heights etc.
• A good knowledge and experience of working within social housing.

Being part of the Acis team, you'll get:

• Generous holiday entitlement: 25 days annual leave every year plus bank holidays.
• Pension contributions up to 10%.
• Company van and fuel card.
• The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
• One day's paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your annual leave entitlement).
• Staff benefits with Paycare.
• A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more.
• Benefits with Acis Perkz, a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more!
• Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers.
• Long service awards for our loyal employees.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support when you need it.
• Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development.
• Death in service benefit as part of our pension scheme.

As soon as a suitable candidate is found for this role we reserve the right to close the job advert ahead of the closing date, so please do not delay in submitting your application.

Acis are committed to equality and diversity, are a proud member of disability confident and welcome applications from any applicant who feel they hold the essential skills to fulfil the role. We recognise that people need flexibility in their role and we're happy to discuss flexible working options with the successful candidate in addition to any aid with interviewing that you might need.