Carpenter/Multitrade

  • Job Reference: 7235000022298286
  • Date Posted: 27 August 2024
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Salary: On Application

Job Description

Category: Government & Public Sector

Location: Islington Islington United Kingdom


2-3 months contract with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

To support the delivery of quality repairs to ensure decent and suitable housing working as part of a team carrying out a large range of multi-skilling works associated, but not limited, to maintenance works to all types of LBI managed properties and social spaces, as scheduled or directed by supervisor.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

To carry out multi-skilled works agreed as instructed by the Supervisor on Responsive, Planned, Empty Homes, High Value Repairs or Capital Repairs to an excellent standard upon completion.

To plan and organise workload to maximise productive time and ensure the best service to customers. This includes dealing with urgent and emergency repairs and ensuring, as far as practicable, that all appointments and targets are met.

To promptly inform a scheduler planner/supervisor of any unanticipated problems or delays that might impact on appointments for that day, so that work can be rescheduled.

To provide regular updates and information to supervisors/scheduler planner team and other colleagues to assist with ordering of materials, planning and scheduling of work.

To report any follow on or related repair works identified with the customer where these cannot be completed during the visit, providing sufficient detail to ensure an accurate further works' order is raised on the system.

To maintain and contribute to the control of the imprest stock and other company property held on any assigned company vehicle. To ensure the security, care and appropriate use of stock, tools, materials, plant, and equipment and any other items issued.

To organise materials, tools, and equipment required to complete planned work and to arrange for imprest stock to be replenished as needed and notify the Supervisor of any difficulties.

Essential Experience Required:

Experience of delivering high quality multi-skilling repairs in domestic properties using a range of portable power tools and equipment is essential.

Experience of good construction safety practices and the application of safe systems of work including asbestos awareness, working at heights (including safe use of ladders, step ladders and scaffolds) is essential.

Essential Qualification Required:

Recognised C&G Apprentice trained in Multi-skilling NVQ level 3 is essential.

Multi-skills training to a minimum of NVQ3 or a willingness to be trained to the standard of requirements needed when employed by LBI is essential.

CSCS Card or have the required qualifications, capacity and willingness to complete the safety test and obtain the relevant CSCS card prior to starting employment is essential.

Additional information to note:

Working hours: 40 hours per week.

This role requires an Enhanced DBS formally known as the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Disclosure.

This post requires a clean driving licence.


The role closes soon, please apply ASAP.










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