Planet Recruitment are looking for a Carpenter to join our client in Oxford.
This is a permanent full time opportunity.
Overall Objectives
Carrying out maintenance and carpentry work maintaining accurate up-to-date records for planned maintenance and checks under the direction of the Maintenance Operations Manager. Ensure that the College's buildings, utilities, plant, machinery, furniture, and equipment are properly maintained, safe, and compliant.
Key Responsibilities
Carpentry
- Fabricate, repair, and maintain furniture, fixtures, shelving, doors, windows, and other structural and non-structural elements across College buildings.
- Assess and prioritise carpentry and general building tasks in coordination with the Maintenance Operations Manager.
- Ensure all carpentry work is carried out safely, in line with health and safety requirements, and to a high standard of workmanship.
- Assist in the planning, organisation, and set-up of College events requiring temporary structures or minor building adaptations.
- Support out-of-hours College events and conferences with maintenance requirements as needed.
- Work with the Maintenance Operations Manager to prioritise and plan carpentry and general maintenance tasks.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven competence in carpentry or joinery roles including repairs, fabrication and finishing gained from within the construction industry
- Awareness (gained in a similar environment) of building services activities and general maintenance
- Ability to deal promptly and effectively with emergency tasks
- Methodical, organised, with a tidy approach to work
- Willingness to learn and a flexible approach to tasks
- Demonstrable customer service skills and professional approach
- IT literate, including use of computers and tablets for record-keeping
- Understanding of Health & Safety legislation and safe working practices
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage workload under pressure
- The role involves some lifting, e.g. boxes, apparatus.
Qualifications
- Formal trade qualifications in carpentry, joinery, or other building-related trade
- City & Guilds or NVQ3 qualification in an appropriate trade or a recognised apprenticeship in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent qualification, or qualified through proven practical experience in a related discipline, including carpentry and general building maintenance
- UK driving licence
INDCON
Planet Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted after application, if you do not hear back from us within 7 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
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Carpenter in Bampton employer: PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD
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PLANET RECRUITMENT SERVICES LTD Recruitment Team
