Multi-skill Trades - Carpenter

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Platform Property Care needs an experienced Multi Skill Trades Carpenter based in Leicester and the surrounding area to join our Repairs & Maintenance team and help us maintain and improve our homes, ensuring our customers' homes are repaired to a great standard.

You will be a Multi Skill Trades Carpenter with a focus on carpentry, but experience in other trades is an advantage as you will be delivering Multi‑Trade repairs and maintenance.

The role is varied. No two days will be the same and you will meet a wide range of customers. It is a demanding task and our expectations are high. In return, you will have the support of a great team.

We want somebody who can:

A team player, you will be hardworking and keen to learn with a can‑do attitude. Working in people's homes, you will need to be friendly, approachable, and possess good communication and customer‑service skills. You should also be organised and recognise the importance of delivering work right the first time.

• Basic salary of up to £36,848 per annum (dependent on experience) plus opportunity to earn more from out‑of‑hours and voluntary overtime
• 25 days holiday plus the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days leave
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• PPC Van + Fuel Card
• Mobile phone, iPad & lone worker device provided
• Access to free healthcare and dental plan through Medicash

• NVQ L2 Carpentry
• Experience as a Carpenter in the building trade, either as a dedicated or multi‑skilled Carpenter
• Experience working for a Social Landlord, housing association or council
• Associated trade skills in plumbing, plaster patching, decorating and wall tiling
• Experience delivering multi‑trade work
• Good organisational skills and the ability to keep jobs on track
• The drive to ensure works are completed quickly and efficiently
• Good IT skills – experienced using a PDA and Microsoft Outlook email
• Full current valid driving licence – essential for this mobile role
• DBS check required as you will be working within customers' homes

There is also the opportunity to earn additional income from being on the out‑of‑hours rota, which is required.

This role is for a team covering Leicester, so you would need to live in the area.

Part of Platform Housing Group, Platform Property Care is a well‑established property maintenance business. Working with us is more than just a job – we value the contribution our colleagues make to our business and aim to achieve our plans through an engaged, highly skilled team.

If this sounds like the place for you, we would love to hear from you! To find out more about this role, please contact Nick McLoughlin, Localities Area Manager, at n for a chat.

The role is mobile, so it is essential you have a current valid driving licence. Unfortunately, we cannot progress applications from applicants who do not hold this.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CVs will be treated as direct applications.