Are you someone who believes everyone deserves a safe, well-maintained place to call home? Do you take pride in doing a job properly, solving problems, and making a real difference for people in your community?
At Bridge-It Housing, we’re driven by one simple purpose: to provide safe, supported accommodation for people who need it. As a registered social landlord, we provide shared housing across Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, and our maintenance team plays a key role in keeping our homes safe, secure and welcoming.
If you are an experienced Joiner who works to a high standard, enjoys variety, and wants a role where your skills make a visible difference every day, you could be the perfect fit for our in-house maintenance team.
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm, with some flexibility required outside these hours. The team also operates an emergency on-call phone line which is on an approximately 1 in 15 weeks rota.
Location: Manchester (Applicants should live in the local area)
Salary: £32,960.00 per year + Company Van
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 6th July 2026 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy early)
Interview Date: TBC
The Ideal Person:
· An experienced Joiner with proven skills in repairs, maintenance and refurbishment work.
· A formal Joinery qualification is preferred, although strong practical experience will also be valued.
· Experience fitting fire doors is essential.
· Experience fitting kitchens and bathrooms would be beneficial.
· Experience fitting and/or repairing UPVC doors and windows
· Able to deliver a customer-focused building repair and maintenance service with care, professionalism and respect.
· Committed to a “Right First Time” approach, completing work on the first visit wherever practicable and maintaining high standards of workmanship.
· Able to work independently, manage a varied workload and respond flexibly to the needs of the service.
· A full UK driving licence is required.
· Own tools are preferred, although equipment will be provided where required. A company van is provided.
(Please note: Our fleet insurance requires drivers to have had a licence for a minimum of 2 years and be over 25.)
What you will do:
· Joinery, Repairs and Maintenance
Carry out day-to-day joinery and general maintenance repairs, including re-fittings, repairs to damaged fixtures, broken windows, holes in walls, flooring and other property issues.
· Fire Door Works and Safety Standards
Fit and repair fire doors, frames, architraves and skirting boards to support safe, compliant homes for our residents.
· Refurbishments and HMO Conversions
Support full house refurbishments and HMO conversions across our housing stock, including work connected to kitchens, bathrooms and internal finishes.
· Quality Workmanship and First-Time Fixes
Complete work to a good standard, aiming to resolve repairs on the first visit wherever possible.
· Customer-Focused Service
Work respectfully in occupied homes and shared accommodation, providing a reliable, professional and approachable service.
· Team Contribution and Flexibility
Work closely with the maintenance and PSO teams, support wider property needs across the organisation and take part in the emergency on-call rota when required.
Benefits:
· 30 days leave plus bank holidays
· Casual dress
· Company events
· Health and wellbeing programme
Who are we:
Bridge-It Housing provides housing and support to families, single males and females. We do not discriminate by race, colour or religion and see each client as an individual, a human being, with the ability to, with the right support, turn their life around.
We work to ensure that all our clients have as much respect, dignity, independence, choice and control over their own lives as possible.
Empowerment is an important part of how we work. By empowerment we mean building the capacity of people who have experienced homelessness to feel that they are part of our society, regain control of their lives and become more confident about participating in decisions that affect their future.
We work to foster an environment in which clients take responsibility for their own tasks and actions and learn to respect each other as individuals.
A basic DBS is required for this role so please ensure any disclosures are correctly declared if you are successful as this could affect your employment for this role.
Bridge-it housing is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures and identities.
We’re proud to have a diverse team of employees from all walks of life, that are all passionate about supporting those in need, and as helpful as previous experience with supporting vulnerable people is, what matters most to us is that you are passionate, empathetic and committed to making a positive difference, so if this sounds like you click apply now!
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: From £32,960.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Fire Door: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
