Carpenter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Join Qualis as a Carpenter, where you'll undertake a range of duties including responsive repairs, planned maintenance works such as kitchen installations, and void property works across our housing portfolio.

This exciting opportunity will be based in Loughton. You will join us on a full-time basis in return for a salary between £35,000 to £38,000 per annum. Salary will reflect your skills and knowledge.

You will also receive other benefits including:

• Opportunity to earn a performance related cash bonus of up 15% of salary

• Pension scheme contributions set at 7% of salary

• Life Insurance cover at 4 x your annual salary

• 25 days a year holiday, plus bank holidays

• To undertake carpentry and a secondary trade skill

• Excellent understanding of carpentry techniques, methods of installation and construction

• Carryout works safely and where necessary at height

• Order and collect material (Working with in the manual handling safety guidelines)

• Proficient in using electrical and manual equipment and proficient at reading a specification and a technical drawing

• Maintain impress van stock of materials including recording usage on handheld device.

• Use the delivery service and “Pod” assigned to you, to replenish your impressed stock, while minimising travel and downtime

• Specify and order specialist materials where required to complete task. Minimise any wastage

• Using the handheld device accurately record required information on job orders

• Ensure standby log sheets, material orders, vehicle checks, annual leave requests are all completed through our systems and in line with our policies

• Achieve relevant productivity and performance targets set on annual basis

• Inform Supervisors of work orders requiring cancelling, follow on works or change in status

• Written – Produce short reports for Supervisors as required

• Ensure the safe, effective use of tools and plant ensuring they are regularly maintained and serviced, and your supervisor is notified of any loss or damage

• Understand and abide with the Health & Safety regulations and ensure all work practices are safe

• Carry out risk assessments, reporting bad practice and dangerous occurrences to your supervisor

• To deliver quality workmanship within your specific trades and without close supervision

• On completion of work inspect quality and be satisfied before leaving the customer

• Take responsibility for supervising apprentices if assigned and the quality of their work

• To undertake flexible working patterns as required to provide effective, customer-focussed services

• Taking part in the standby duty rota and flexible working hours outside of normal office hours

Knowledge and skills:

• Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety Legislation

• Demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding issues commensurate with the role

• Multi-skilled and able to undertake work across more than one trade.

• Self-motivated and a good team player

• Make sound judgements and choices in line with the company’s guidelines and goals

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a strong customer focus

• To maintain an effective and professional approach at all times

• Work collaboratively with colleagues, other staff, customers and partners to provide efficient and effective services

• Ability to problem solve, balancing customer needs with targets and constraints

• Ability to use ICT systems and able to accurately record information in a format

• Positively support the introduction, development and implementation of new technology and working methods to improve the service

• Keep up to date with developments and innovations in the building maintenance industry and maintain own…