Carpenter - Social Housing

Ref: 5259256

Location: North Warwickshire, Atherstone (CV9)

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm (37hrs per week)

Pay: £23.00ph paid weekly via umbrella - no CIS/LTD

Duration: Ongoing Contract - Long Term

Notes: Successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check prior to starting

Duties

• To be responsible under the direction of a Supervisor or the Housing Direct Works Manager, to provide trade operative services in the delivery of an effective responsive, void and planned maintenance service. To receive repair requests or direct instruction, analyse the extent of work required and carry out the necessary repairs to rectify the fault. Undertake the work in a professional manner and to a high standard of workmanship utilising skills of your own main trade and skills in other trades for which you have been trained or deemed competent in undertaking.

• Responsibility for undertaking allocated responsive repair jobs void works or planned maintenance jobs in accordance with the skills of your own trade and also carry out works outside of your own trade in which you have been trained or deemed competent to undertake.

• Responsibility for planning own workload for allocated jobs taking recognition of the priorities and required completion dates and complete work in an efficient manner within the specified time scales or as requested by the Supervisor or Housing Direct Works Manager.

• Maintain effective communication with the Supervisory/ administration and management staff passing on information, concerns and problems with regard to any jobs.

• Attend pre arranged responsive repair appointments to carry out work or Contact tenants directly to make access arrangements. Work flexibly to enable repairs to be carried out at reasonable times to suite of the customer.

Qualifications & Experience

• Must hold full UK drivers license
• Formal trade qualification is highly desirable
• Previous experience in Social Housing is highly desirable