Sellick Partnership
Multi -Trade Operative
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Multi-Trade Operative - Complex Repairs
Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme and surrounding areas
Salary: £38,000-40,000 per annum
Hours: 39 hours per week
Benefits:
- Company van provided
- 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- 3 concessionary days
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Sellick Partnership Ltd are looking for an experienced Multi-Trade Operative to join a well-established housing association, delivering high-quality complex repairs across residential properties in Newcastle-under-Lyme and the surrounding areas.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled tradesperson with experience across multiple disciplines who enjoys problem-solving and takes pride in delivering a first-class service. You'll play a key role in diagnosing and resolving complex property issues, helping to provide customers with safe, healthy and well-maintained homes.
The Role
Working across occupied and void residential properties, you'll be responsible for investigating, diagnosing and resolving a wide range of complex building defects, with a particular focus on damp, mould, condensation and structural repairs.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Diagnosing the root cause of damp, mould, condensation and building fabric issues.
- Carrying out complex multi-trade repairs to a high standard.
- Completing planned works including kitchens, bathrooms and structural reinstatement where required.
- Undertaking carpentry, joinery, plastering, rendering, brickwork, basic plumbing and general building maintenance.
- Carrying out external repairs, drainage improvements, insulation works and ventilation improvements.
- Ordering materials and managing repairs from diagnosis through to completion.
- Maintaining accurate records using handheld IT equipment.
- Working alongside surveyors and technical teams where specialist input is required.
- Ensuring all work complies with current health and safety legislation and housing standards.
- Leaving every property clean, safe and ready for customers.
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About You
To be successful in this role, you'll have:
- An NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) trade qualification in Joinery, Brickwork, Plastering or another relevant trade (essential).
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant trade (desirable).
- A minimum of 5 years' hands-on experience in building maintenance, including a broad range of trades such as joinery, plastering, tiling, basic plumbing, decorating, external works and groundworks.
- Proven experience working within the social housing sector.
- Demonstrable experience identifying the root cause of damp, mould and condensation issues, applying appropriate treatment solutions and completing effective long-term repairs.
- Strong multi-trade skills with the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship across a variety of repair types.
- Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
- Good IT skills and experience using handheld devices to manage work and complete records.
- A full UK driving licence.
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The following qualifications or training would be advantageous:
- Level 3 qualification in Damp, Mould and Condensation in Buildings.
- Health and Safety qualification or relevant training.
- First Aid qualification or training.
What You'll Receive
- Company van provided.
- 23 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
- 3 additional concessionary days.
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- The opportunity to work within a supportive team delivering work that genuinely improves customers' homes and lives.
If you're an experienced multi-trade professional with a strong background in complex repairs and damp and mould remediation, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more or contact Josh Meek at Sellick Partnership - Derby office.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
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