Multi Skilled Labourer in Pontypool

Join Hedyn, one of Wales' largest housing associations, and help us create connected communities where everyone can live well. We're looking for a Multi Skilled Labourer to deliver professional, cost-effective services that maintain and improve our residents' homes.

In this varied role, you will carry out tasks such as gutter cleaning, basic carpentry, plumbing, tiling, painting, and general repairs. You will work as part of a supportive team, ensuring homes are safe, warm, and well-maintained, while putting customer service at the heart of everything you do.

If you're practical, proactive, and passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

Specifically, in the role you will:

• Undertake full removal and disposal of items, including full fitted kitchens and wardrobes, attic space and conservatories; de-nail and decking when required. This may involve exposure to rodents, bodily fluids and other hazards.
• Undertake preliminary visual fault and defect inspection and feedback to line manager.
• Undertake multi-skilled ancillary tasks associated with the primary role objective, where and when required.
• Basic carpentry e.g. works would involve removing/refitting boxing, replacing bath panels, fitting ply to walls for radiators and replacing small sections of skirting.
• Basic tiling, which will be limited to touch ups and making good.
• Basic plumbing e.g. removing, replacing and reconnecting sinks. Working with copper pipework and plastic solvent weld waste. Unblocking toilets, sinks, baths and showers and replacing toilet seats and shower curtains ensuring safe isolation of hot and cold feeds.
• Basic painting, which will be limited to touch ups and making good.
• Basic plastering, which will be limited to touch ups and making good.
• Undertake insulation of attics, when required.
• Undertaking overboarding of ceilings, when required.
• Basic electrical duties i.e. refitting light fixtures, sockets, switches and replacing bulbs.
• Basic external works i.e. slabbing, wall removals and fencing.
• Undertake general labouring duties and multi-skilled ancillary tasks associated with the primary role objective, where and when required.
• To mentor, coach and develop apprentices and other members of staff.
• To ensure all repairs are completed within the specified time period to a required 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.
• To work at all times 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.

A full UK driving licence is essential to this role.

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 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.

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.