Multi-Skilled Carpenter in Fife

Join our team as a Multi-Skilled Carpenter, carrying out a variety of repair and maintenance works across residential properties. We're looking for someone with strong carpentry experience, a customer-focused approach, and the ability to deliver high-quality work safely and efficiently. In return, you'll enjoy a varied role, the opportunity to make a real difference to customers' homes, and the chance to be part of a supportive team.

Specifically, in the role you will:

• Undertake carpentry repairs and replacements to doors (inclusive of fire doors), door frames, PVC doors and locks, stairs, windows, and other associated tasks.
• Basic tiling e.g., tiling a kitchen splash-back.
• Basic plumbing e.g., undertaking safe isolation of water and removing, replacing, and reconnecting sinks. This will involve working with copper pipework and plastic solvent weld waste.
• Trade related groundworks e.g., repairing and installing standard external fencing.
• Basic painting, which will be limited to touch ups and making good.
• Basic plastering, which will be limited to touch ups and making good.
• Renewing glass panes to windows and doors.
• Undertake locksmith related works, including gaining entry to properties by drilling/snapping locks, using a pick gun and letterbox tool, and replacing locks/espags.
• Undertake trade related roofing works e.g., soffit, fascia, and guttering works.
• Utilise trade knowledge and experience and support the surveying function when surveying works and subsequently raise Variation Orders where and when required, ensuring that this is recorded accurately.
• Support with the association's method of pest control e.g., placing netting on balconies and pigeon spikes.
• Record and report any faults to the works supervisor and follow up any outstanding repairs.
• Ensure all repairs and replacements are completed within the specified time to an acceptable standard and conform to the requirements of the current regulations.
• Drive an allocated works vehicle in line with the driver handbook, to pre-inspect, identify, and obtain the resources, materials and plant required to complete a repair to the required standard.
• Accurately record work time, materials and plant used to complete a repair ensuring maximisation of resources.
• Ensure the safe use and safe storage of any plant issued reporting any defects.
• Conduct daily safety checks of the allocated works vehicle and record the findings in the appropriate manner.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders across the business internally and externally.
• Mentor, develop and monitor apprentices within the team, providing feedback to line management on performance.
• To always work in a safe and appropriate manner to meet the duties and responsibilities within the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the association.
• Additional, reasonable duties as required.

For further information about the role, please contact us.

Application Process: We require an application form to be completed for every role. We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.

Your Hedyn, our comprehensive benefits package: We believe Hedyn is a great place to work and it's important to us that our people feel the same way. As well as offering varied and fulfilling careers, we want every colleague to feel appreciated. That means having the best possible benefits package, the flexibility to maintain a great work-life balance and the opportunity to achieve your full potential.

Enhanced Pension Scheme: We offer an attractive pension scheme with generous employer contributions of up to 12%. You are able to determine the level of contributions that is right for you.

Enhanced Annual Leave: You'll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase gradually to 30 days following 3 years' service.

SMART Working (dependent on role): You're trusted to manage your time to work in a way that meets the needs of our customers, colleagues and communities. At Hedyn, we believe that 'work is something you do rather than somewhere you go.'

Health and Wellbeing: We have many health and wellbeing policies and initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption.

Flexible Benefits: We have a flexible benefits package that allows colleagues to spend £625 towards the benefits that suit them. There is a wide range of benefits available to choose from including Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, the option to have your professional memberships paid for, and Electric Vehicles.

Development: We offer many professional and personal development options such as sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development. We want you to be at your very best.

If you are looking for your next career challenge, seeking responsibility, and are passionate about delivering the best possible service, we'd love to hear from you.