Job description : Fencer / Multi Trade

Location: Colchester and surrounding areas

Salary: £29,000- £30,000.00 (+ overtime, company van, fuel card)

Our client a large local social housing contractor providing maintenance services to properties across North Essex is recruiting for an experienced fencer / external multi trade to work on a domestic maintenance social housing contract assisting in the reactive repairs and void operations in properties covering Colchester and the surrounding areas. The candidate will ideally be a skilled and experienced multi trade who also holds skills in groundwork repairs, fencing and brick/ blockwork plastering repairs.

This is a mobile engineer role.

The successful individual will ideally hold a minimum of either full trade apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 within a relevant trade or be time-served in External Multi Skilled role whilst also being experienced in completing various other day to day repairs/maintenance tasks such as groundwork repairs etc. As a skilled multi- trade operative with relevant experience in responsive maintenance and/or planned works such as wall renewals, fencing repairs & external replacement projects, you will be required to undertake a variety of allocated works across your designated area.

Benefits include -

Van, fuel card and uniform provided

30 days holiday

37 hour working week. 4pm finish. Overtime paid at time + half.

Very generous stand by and call our rates

Tool vouchers

Gym membership discounts

Local work

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of day to day jobs allocated by a central team.
• Updating PDA devices with key information and work schedules.
• To ensure all assigned tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient standard.
• Promoting the client’s corporate image and excellent service standard on every resident visit.
• Actively deal with tenant issues and complaints in a positive and effective manner.
• Making decisions upon specialist experience and knowledge.
• Ensuring compliance at all times with necessary regulations, standards, and legal responsibilities of repair work and contractor compliance.
• Managing van stock effectively.
• Taking part in out of hours on call system as required by the service

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience within a responsive maintenance environment
• Fencing repairs
• Brickwork (brick work repair/renewal, concrete work)
• Blockwork repairs & maintenance (including wall renewal)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, telephone skills and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• An understanding and ability to show excellent customer service skills when liaising with tenants within the occupied properties.

Skills:

• Ability to work diligently, as part of a team

• Ability to demonstrate technical skills in both core trade and associated trades

• Ability to make decisions and confident at problem solving

• Good understanding and knowledge of basic Health and Safety

• Numeracy skills

• Knowledge of Tablets

• Minor plastering works

Certificates and Qualifications

• Trade City & Guilds/ NVQ qualification.
• Asbestos Awareness Training / Removal (ARC can provide free online training for this)
• Full UK driving license

The role is offered on a temp-perm basis with leading to a full time position with the company after 13 weeks as long as performance and standards are met.