At a Glance
- Tasks: Carry out multi-skilled repairs and refurbishments in homes, including carpentry, plumbing, and plastering.
- Company: Join a values-driven company focused on improving homes and communities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, electric van, personal benefits fund, and 27 days annual leave.
- Other info: Flexible working arrangements and excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while enjoying variety in your work.
- Qualifications: Experience in carpentry, plumbing, and plastering with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 38000 £ per year.
Location: Shropshire (Field Based) Covering: Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Ludlow
Are you an adaptable and enthusiastic multi-trade operative looking for a role where your skills genuinely make a difference? We’re looking for passionate Multi Skilled Engineers who take pride in their craft, enjoy variety in their work, and want to be part of a team focused on improving homes and communities. This is a field-based role within our Empty Homes (Voids) team, where you’ll play a key part in bringing properties back into use and ensuring they meet the highest standards for our customers.
About the role
You’ll carry out a range of multi-skilled repairs and refurbishment works within void properties, including carpentry, plumbing, and plastering tasks. Working across your local patch, you’ll help ensure homes are safe, high-quality, and ready for new customers to move into. This is a mobile role, so you’ll be working independently across your designated area, supported by a strong, collaborative team.
What you’ll need:
- Experience in carpentry, plumbing, and plastering
- A strong commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship
- A proactive, self-motivated approach
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Ability to work independently across a field-based patch
- Full UK driving licence
- Flexibility to travel across your local area
Salary & benefits:
- Salary: £35,824.25 per year, with annual salary review
- Electric company van (subject to availability), tools, uniform, mobile phone, and tablet
- £500 annual personal benefits fund – choose from private medical insurance, dental cover, critical illness cover, or gym membership
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with option to buy or sell up to 5 days
- Pension options with employer contributions up to 10%
- Life assurance
- Comprehensive wellbeing support for you and your family, including virtual GP access and mental health resources
- Retail discounts across a wide range of brands
- £30 monthly drinks allowance (pro rata for part-time colleagues)
- Enhanced family leave policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and carers’ leave
This role requires working in customers’ homes across a designated local patch. Applicants should live within or close to their assigned area to minimise travel and support efficient service delivery.
Basic DBS check required (arranged by us)
Proof of relevant qualifications required where applicable
Right to work in the UK required
Closing date: 24th July 2026. We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so early application is recommended.
For any queries, please contact the Resourcing Team at recruitment@bromford.co.uk
We’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work, thanks to our inclusive, values-driven culture. We know that diverse teams bring out the best in everyone, and we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive. We are a proud “Disability Confident” (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve. We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Wherever possible, we offer flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal life, alongside the tools, training, and opportunities you need to develop and succeed in your career.
Multi-trade Operative in Shrewsbury employer: Bromford Housing Group
Bromford Housing Group is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With a focus on delivering high-quality housing solutions in South Gloucestershire, employees benefit from a hybrid working model, a company car or cash allowance, and opportunities to lead impactful projects that enhance community living. Join us to be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the development of your career.
