Carpenter role covering Swindon, paying £23 per hour + company van and fuel, with the opportunity to go permanent after 16 weeks on a salary of £36,000-£38,000. This is a fast-paced reactive repairs role working across occupied social housing properties as part of a response team. You'll need to have strong carpentry experience and be confident carrying out a variety of associated multi-trade repairs, managing a busy workload and dealing professionally with residents.
Responsibilities
- Completing reactive carpentry repairs across occupied social housing properties.
- Carrying out everything from door repairs and replacements through to more extensive carpentry works.
- Undertaking associated multi-trade repairs as part of the response team.
- Working across housing association properties.
- Managing a fast-paced workload and responding to changing priorities.
- Working professionally with tenants and minimising disruption.
- Completing jobs safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
- Keeping work areas clean and tidy.
- Completing relevant job sheets and paperwork.
Qualifications
- Strong carpentry experience.
- Previous experience working as a Carpenter in reactive repairs or maintenance.
- Social housing experience is preferred, although similar domestic maintenance experience will be considered.
- Experience working in occupied properties.
- A background in reactive repairs and maintenance.
- Experience carrying out associated multi-trade repairs.
- The ability to work quickly and independently.
- A professional and customer-focused approach.
- A full UK driving licence with 6 points or fewer.
- A DBS - if you don't currently have one, this can be arranged.
- Availability to start quickly.
Benefits
- £23 per hour
- Company van + fuel
- 40 hours per week
- Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm with 1-hour break
- No standard overtime or call-out requirement
- Temp-to-perm opportunity after 16 weeks
- £36,000-£38,000 permanent salary
- Long-term work across established housing association contracts
Location & travel
Based around Swindon, covering housing association properties across the surrounding area.
Interviews
Interviews are being held Wednesday via Microsoft Teams.
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