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Joiner, Building Maintenance

Job in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 48228, USA
Listing for: Places for People
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
  • Trades / Skilled Labor
    Building Maintenance, Carpentry
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 41000 - 54000 USD Yearly USD 41000.00 54000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

We're hiring a qualified Joiner
, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What

you'll get
  • Use of a company vanwith fuel card
  • 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Coreworking hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Thursday, 15:30pm finish on a Friday.
  • Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
  • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
  • Permanent, secure employment
  • Consistent workload within your dedicated area
  • A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
  • Death in Service benefit
  • Sick pay
What you'll be doing
  • Carrying out joinery installations and repairs within domestic properties
  • Completing work such as doors, kitchens, flooring and internal fittings
  • Working to specifications, reports, and agreed standards
  • Protecting Customers' homes and belongings while completing work
  • Collaborating with supervisors, schedulers and wider teams to meet deadlines
  • Recording work activity and completing required documentation
  • Supporting apprentices and contributing to team performance and KPIs
What your day looks like
  • A structured schedule covering repairs and maintenance work
  • Travelling between jobs inyour company van
  • Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
  • Engaging directly with Customers in their homes
  • Completing work efficiently while maintaining quality and compliance standards
Where you'll work

You will be working across:

  • Occupied homes
  • Empty (void) properties
  • A range of domestic properties within your local area
  • Environments involving vulnerable Customers
Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)
  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Joinery
  • Experience working as a Joiner, ideally within social housing or domestic properties
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the advertised postcode
Nice to have (not essential)
  • Experience working across multiple trades
  • IT literacy or willingness to learn digital systems
  • Joinery FRA experience
Our hiring process

We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.

Important information

This role will require a Basic DBS check. You may be required to work across surrounding areas

Ready to apply?

If you want to support customers in your local community, this could be the right role for you.

What`s next?

If you're looking for a stable role with consistent work, strong benefits, and the opportunity to make a real impact locally, we'd welcome your application.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

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