Job description: Multi Trade – Resposive Maintenance and Void Works
Location: Cambridge and surrounding areas
Salary: £32,000 – £34,000 Overtime + company van + fuel card. (Self-Employed options also available)
Our client – a large local social housing contractor providing maintenance services to properties across Cambridge is looking for an experienced multi trade to work on a domestic maintenance social housing contract assisting in the void operations and reactive maintenance in properties across the Cambridge region. The candidate will ideally be a skilled and experienced carpenter multi-trader.
The successful individual will ideally hold a minimum NVQ2 or be time-served in carpentry or plumbing whilst also being experienced in completing various other day to day repairs/maintenance tasks such as basic plumbing, plastering, tiling, painting and decorating etc. As a skilled multi- trade operative with relevant experience in planneed maintenance and voids works you will be required to undertake a variety of allocated works across the area.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Management of day to day jobs allocated by a central team
- To ensure all assigned tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient standard.
- Promoting the client’s corporate image and excellent service standard on every resident visit.
- Making decisions upon specialist experience and knowledge.
- Ensuring compliance at all times with necessary regulations, standards, and legal responsibilities of repair work and contractor compliance.
- Managing van stock effectively.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience within a domestic maintenance environment.
- Carpenter / Multi Trade experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, telephone skills and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- An understanding and ability to show excellent customer service skills.
Certificates and Qualifications
- Trade City & Guilds/ NVQ qualification (Preferred)
- Asbestos Awareness Training. (ARC can provide free online certification for this)
- Full UK driving license.
Working hours will be Monday to Friday 08:00am to 17:00pm with 30 minutes lunch.
A pay rate of £18 per hour can be offered on a self-employed basis. The PAYE Salary is £32,000 and the rate will be dependent on the preferred method of payment
A van and fuel card will be issued with this role or full mileage paid. Unlimited overtime available and call out / stand by payments.
To apply please click on the below link or call Harriet on 01603 984879.

