Carpenter - Responsive Repairs (Company Van & Fuel Card) in Coventry

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Salary: up to £42,840 per annum, plus company van & fuel card

Hours: 42.5 hours per week (8:00–17:00, Monday – Friday)

Team and scope: The Task Team (Central) with our South Team (based in Essex) and North Team (based in Durham). We mobilise, demobilise and support contracts across Mears; we provide support for contracts that are understaffed or have works in progress that need reducing. We primarily carry out repairs on Day to Day/Response works, and are occasionally used for Voids and Planned works. Main areas of work include Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent, with surrounding areas; travel and occasional overnight stays may be required.

Role purpose: Support a busy responsive repairs contract in Coventry. This is a hands-on role delivering high-quality carpentry repairs and maintenance in occupied social housing properties to ensure homes are safe, functional and well maintained.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out day-to-day carpentry repairs in occupied properties as part of a responsive maintenance service
• Replace and repair internal doors, frames, handles, locks and hinges
• Fit and adjust kitchen units, worktops, cupboard doors and pelmets
• Install or replace skirting boards, architraves and other decorative joinery
• Repair or replace timber flooring, stair components and handrails as required
• Make good following repairs, including basic patch plastering or tiling as needed
• Ensure all work is completed to a high standard and in line with health and safety regulations
• Accurately record job details, materials used and completion notes using handheld devices or job sheets
• Work professionally and respectfully in residents’ homes, maintaining a clean and safe working environment
• Identify and report any additional works, safeguarding concerns or property issues beyond the scope of the job
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures at all times
• Provide high levels of customer care

Role Criteria:

• Proven experience in domestic repairs and maintenance in a carpentry position
• Experience in the duties listed above
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in occupied homes
• Good understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
• Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record work
• willingness to participate in out-of-hours emergency rota

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day
• Volunteering Leave to undertake paid volunteering in the community
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts on groceries, holidays, eye tests, share save, etc.
• Family-friendly policies
• Company Van, Fuel Card and Uniform

All our roles require entitlement to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not offered. To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21, have held your licence for more than 3 months and have fewer than 9 penalty points. All roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before employment. Applications can be submitted by email to Laura Bourne (laura.bourne@mearsgroup.co.uk). Mears is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.