Joiner/Brickwork - Multiskilled generalist

The Canal & River Trust is one of the UK’s largest charities, maintaining 2,000 miles of historic canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs, along with museums, archives and the country’s third largest collection of protected historic buildings. Our waterways are exciting, vibrant places to work.

As a Craft Operative for the LSE Region, you will play an important role in improving, maintaining and preserving our waterway network for our customers to enjoy. This will involve undertaking the refurbishment or repair of canal infrastructure including locks, bridges, aqueducts, towpaths and associated equipment, working efficiently to defined safety, environmental and heritage standards at all times.

Key responsibilities:

• Working outside, carry out maintenance and repairs works to the waterway infrastructure to ensure network availability is maximised.
• Repairs will often involve sensitive heritage or environment solutions which the role will be expected to be familiar with.
• Use Bricklayer expertise to undertake the manufacture and refurbishment within a timely manner, in accordance with defined standards and agreed programmes.
• Operate a variety of machinery, plant, tools and other equipment in accordance with Canal & River Trust’s safety standards.
• Timely response to customers’ queries and requirements, including responding to emergencies.
• Ensure all equipment (PPE, plant, materials etc) is appropriate for the task.

About you:

Operative skills are a minimum requirement. An understanding of, and high level of competence in certain disciplines are necessary. You may have a background in the building trade, or from a specialist joinery background, where measuring, cutting and joining is second nature to you.

Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

• Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification (or experience) e.g. City & Guilds Level II, NVQ Level II.
• Experience handling plant/equipment in group A e.g. lifting plant, chainsaw, hand power tools.
• Experience of working within relevant discipline e.g. Bricklaying, Carpentry, etc.
• Full Valid UK Driving Licence.

What We Offer:

• All our Craft Operatives step up their salary through a salary progression plan.
• Starting at £28,154 + £4k per annum Inner London Allowance.
• Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement.
• Annual £200 personal learning & growth award.
• Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues.
• Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum.
• Free fishing facilities across our canal network.

At the Trust, we care passionately for our waterways and for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust.