Carpenter

The Workshop

Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month

Portsmouth, Hampshire PO2 8QD, England

£30,000 per annum

Full Time

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance

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Sonic Summary

Workshop Recruitment seeks experienced carpenters for a role in the Portsmouth area, focusing on various property types including social housing and schools.
Candidates should have 2 to 5 years of experience in social housing or building maintenance, along with an NVQ level 2-3 in carpentry or equivalent.
The position involves completing responsive and routine carpentry work, including door fitting and kitchen installations, while ensuring properties are left clean and tidy.
A full, clean driving license is required to operate a company van, and training for non-licensed asbestos removal will be provided.
Benefits include 23 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme, and on-call bonuses.

Workshop Recruitment are looking for experienced carpenters to work in the Portsmouth area for one of our clients whose property portfolio includes, but not limited to, Social Housing, Schools, Public Conveniences, Offices, Heritage Sites and Museums.

Your main duties will be to undertake responsive and routine repairs and void repairs and from time to time support other maintenance contracts as required when demand requires.

The key activities you will undertake in this role will be…A wide variety of carpentry repairs in occupied homes, buildings and empty properties. The work will include; fitting of various types of doors, first and second fixing, kitchen installations, ceramic wall tiling, vinyl floor tiling and non-licenced asbestos removal (where full training will be given).

DUTIES

Complete responsive and routine carpentry work
To always protect the tenants' property before starting the work and leave the property clean and tidy having completed the work.
Own your allocated job through to completion ensuring the agreed process (value steps) of the repair are being followed.
Ensure your Van is clean and tidy with ease of access to tools, equipment, and van stock at all times.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Be able to demonstrate you are a competent tradesperson and have the tools to do the work.
Have the prerequisite technical, statutory, and legislative knowledge for the trades you perform for the company ensuring you keep abreast of updates and changes.
Know the materials and methods used in the building and maintenance industry.

NVQ level 2-3 in carpentry or equivalent.
Trade-based experience may be considered.

2 - 5 yrs. experience of working in Social Housing or Building Maintenance environments.
A full, clean current driving licence is needed so you can drive one of our vans.

BENEFITS

23 days holiday plus bank holidays
Buy and Sell Holiday
On Call bonuses
Life Insurance
Discounted Gym Membership
Contributory Pension scheme
Reward programmes
Company Van and fuel card
Uniform
Employee Assistance Programme

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