Multi Trade Operative- Joinery bias
Location: Site based, covering Workington, Whitehaven, Egremont, Maryport, Wigton and surrounding areas
Standard Hours Monday- Friday 39 hours plus out of hours on call.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Multi Trade Joiner to join Novus Property Solutions, Planned works and Responsive Repairs division, providing high-quality repairs and replacement services within Social Housing tenanted properties
This role will support you, value your skills, give you stability, whilst keeping your work interesting and meaningful.
Whats in it for you?
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Stable, long-term work on an ongoing social housing contract on responsive repairs no chasing work
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Competitive salary, weekly paid
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Work-life balance with standard MondayFriday hours (39 per week) and organised workloads.
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23 days holiday + bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave.
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Company fleet van and fuel card, so no wear and tear on your own vehicle.
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Pension scheme to support your future.
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Tools provided - to support you in carrying out the day to day tasks
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Training and development relevant to your role if required.
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Supportive planning team who schedule your jobs to reduce travel time and help your day run smoothly.
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Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000
- Additional benefits, including:
- Discounted healthcare scheme
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High street & lifestyle discounts (including Tastecard)
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One paid volunteering day per year
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Length of service awards
Most importantly, youll be working in a role where your work genuinely makes a difference. Youll help people feel safe and comfortable in their own homes, while being part of a respectful, inclusive, and professional team that values doing the job properly.
An outline of your responsibilities and experience
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Applications are welcome from experienced candidates that have a Multi Tradebackground, joinery experience essential. The works include the replacement and occasional repairs of various upvc doors, windows, kitchen, bathrooms and general maintenance to ensure functionality.
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Basic Plumbing, replacement of sanitaryware, toilets, baths, shower trays, basins, taps with occasional repairs
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Tiling & patch plastering including making good
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Painting and decorating as and when required
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Social Housing experience is essential as you will be working in tenanted properties
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Working from job tickets or a handheld device on a daily basis linked to a live shared system.
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Trusted to manage your own day and workload effectively
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Always delivering an outstanding service to customers with the understanding that you are working in their homes
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Following Novus exemplary Health and Safety policies and standards
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NVQ Level 2/3 Joinery
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NVQ Level 2 or 3 Carpentry & Joinery
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Candidates will also require Working at Height, Asbestos Awareness and Manual Handling training. Where these certifications have expired, refresher training can be provided by Novus.
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Experience in multi trades such a carpentry, plumbing within social housing refurbishment environment.
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NVQ Level 2 in Property Maintenance. Plumbing, tiling, plastering skills, PASMA, IPAF knowledge or qualifications are advantageous
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Full UK driving license is required.
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The role will also require a DBS check to be completed
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutionsis a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
