Location: Grimsby | Contract: Permanent | Salary: 27,404
At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP), we believe everyone deserves a safe and secure place to call home.
We’re looking for a Labourers to join our Major works team
As a Labourer, you’ll work in our Major Works t eam, assisting our tradespeople carry out repairs in our customers’ homes and empty properties. You’ll support different trades—such as joinery, plumbing, bricklaying, or roofing—to make sure the work can be completed safely and efficiently.
Your role is important in helping us deliver repairs on time, to a good standard, and in line with our values. You’ll work towards our targets for productivity, customer satisfaction, and service quality.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking for a career as a tradesperson but may not have and existing experience or qualification in a specific trade, we’ll invest in your development by giving you trade specific training so you can progress as a multi-skilled operative
You’ll be equipped with:
A company van
⛽ Fuel card
Branded workwear
� All the tools you need to do your job with pride
What does a typical week look like as Labourer?
As a Labourer , you’ll be at the heart of providing our customers with safe secure homes.
- As you may imagine, this isn’t always easy, and requires strong work ethic, good communication skills and bags of resilience, a typical week could look as follows:
- You’ll start the week by being responsible for maintaining your van stock and ensure you have the right tools and equipment to work safely, always putting the customer first
- You’ll work with the major works team and respond to Major work requests, and resolving issues.
- You’ll support in removing damp & mould in or properties, this will involve applying mould spray / cleaning mould to remove the hazard.
- You’ll support our multi-skilled operatives in carrying out a range of plastering tasks, including surface preparation, skimming, rendering, patch repairs, ceiling restoration, and damp-proof plastering
- You’ll assisting a plumber by lifting and positioning pipework within a kitchen
- You’ll be on hand to help a roofer strip old tiles and clear debris safely.
- You’ll assist one of our bricklayers by mixing mortar and prepare work areas in repairing an external wall.
- You’ll support our multi-skilled operatives in removing old plaster, wallpaper, or loose materials to enable further works to take place.
- You’ll ensure all work is completed safely, using appropriate PPE, dust sheets, and overshoes to protect the property and show respect to the customer.
- Undertake other repairs involving plastering, brickwork, and other general building tasks as required and as directed, within your skill set.
- You’ll communicate with the planning team through our housing management system around the status of a job, ensuring records are accurate and customers stay well-informed throughout the process.
Record all your work on your PDA, updating job notes, taking photos when needed, and confirming when repairs are finished.
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Why join LHP?
We’re more than a housing provider — we’re a purpose ‑ driven team that cares deeply about our customers, our communities, and each other.
Alongside a salary of £27,404, you’ll enjoy a fantastic range of benefits: -
An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1,200 per year (Westfield Health) -Enhanced family leave and maternity policies.
� Discounted shopping vouchers.
A brilliant salary sacrifices pension scheme — with up to 12% employer contribution.
32 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), increasing annually for your first five years.
Opportunities to earn extra leave for full attendance, plus buy/sell options.
Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
â� You’ll also join a positive team culture where your development is a priority and your ideas are valued.
What would make you the ideal candidate?
We’re looking for someone who truly lives our values and isn’t afraid of an honest day’s graft. The right person will earn trust through openness, reliability, and accountability, show respect for customers and colleagues, and work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the team to get the job done to a high standard.
It would be great if you had:
· Experience supporting a trade such as bricklaying, plumbing, joinery, or roofing.
· Experience installing or repairing UPVC double ‑ glazed windows
· Able to work in a busy environment, staying organised and managing different tasks at once.
· Full UK driving licence.
· Basic understanding of how homes are built, repaired, and maintained in the UK.
· Confident speaking with customers and able to communicate well with people at all levels.
· A strong team player who can also work on their own when needed.
· Comfortable using simple technology, like a PDA, to find information and record work details.
· A passion to become a Multi-skilled Tradesperson
H ow to apply.
To apply, simply attach your up-to-date CV, or a brief list of you’re experience, or a link to your website or social media page showcasing your work and recommendations.
As part of the interview process, you’ll be invited to a first-stage informal chat. This is a chance for us to get to know you better—your motivations, values, and how you work within a team. It’s also a great opportunity for you to learn more about us and the role.
We’re looking to the 1st stage in Grimsby on 17th July
Finally some key Information
At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership , we’re committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and accessible recruitment process. Upon request, reasonable adjustments will be made for all candidates.
It's important to ensure that the role you're applying for is the right fit for you. If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team at [email protected] for a friendly chat
Please be aware that we may close the vacancy early if we receive a large number of applications or if there are changes in business priorities.
To be eligible for employment with us, you must reside in the UK for the entire duration of your employment. You will be required to provide evidence of your Right to Work during the recruitment process
All offers of Employment is subject to a DBS Check and Satisfactory References
