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Multi Skilled Carpenter / Joiner
November 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Multi Skilled Carpenter / Joiner
Multi Skilled Carpenter / Joiner
Location: Home based, covering Cambridgeshire
Business Area: Kier Housing Maintenance
Contract: Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £27-32k basic + van, standby & out of hours call out
Make a difference with the Housing Maintenance Experts.
Kier Housing Maintenance (HM) have long standing partnership agreements with housing associations, local authorities and private landlords to conduct responsive repairs and planned maintenance across various sites. Our commitment to our clients has resulted in us being shortlisted for Contractor of the Year at the UK Housing Awards 2020.
Kier Places are recruiting today for a Multi-Skilled Carpenter / Joiner, where your role will be key to supporting the delivery of a Housing Maintenance repair & servicing solution for our prestigious client, the Muir Housing. You will be providing planned & reactive maintenance with a Carpentry & Joinery bias in social housing residential properties managed by the housing association.
Key Responsibilities
In this important role and rewarding role as a Carpenter / Joiner, you will be carrying out joinery & repair works to a high level "right first time" basis, in a cost-effective manner. Some minor after-trade work would be required e.g. brickwork, plastering & basic plumbing.
What do we need from you?
We're on the lookout for those have a previous carpentry / joinery trade background with experience in the housing maintenance and social housing sector, including Occupied & Void properties, ideally with a relevant formal qualification.
You'll be able to read construction drawings, be experienced in 1st and 2nd fix carpentry/joinery, ideally holding a CSCS card, and be asbestos awareness trained. As this is a multi-skilled role, you should be able to carry out basic plumbing and plastering.
Due to the nature of this position, you should have a full UK driving licence, be happy travelling across the county to different sites, and be able to participate in the on-call rota system covering out of hours and weekends.
What will you receive?
You can expect a competitive salary and a strong benefits package that includes a company van, a matched pension scheme up, 26 days' annual leave + bank holidays.. To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, click here.
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Multi-Skilled Carpenter / Joiner.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case by case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all of our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. If you'd like to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Kier, you can contact the team by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these.
Closing date: 15th December 2021
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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