Multi Trade Operative

Multi Trade Operative

Location:

Site based covering Gloucester, Swindon, Oxford and surrounding areas.

Standard Hours Monday
- Friday 39 hours plus out of hours on call.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Multi Trade Operative to join Novus Property Solutions, Responsive Repairs and Voids division, providing high-quality plumbing 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.

• Stable, long-term work on an ongoing social housing contract on Voids/ Occasional responsive repairs
• No chasing work
• Competitive salary, weekly paid, plus paid call-out (1 in 6 weeks)
• Work-life balance with standard Monday–Friday hours (39 per week) and organised workloads
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave
• Company fleet van and fuel card, so no wear and tear on your own vehicle
• Pension scheme to support your future
• Tools provided to support you in carrying out the day to day tasks
• Training and development relevant to your role if required
• Supportive planning team who schedule your jobs to reduce travel time and help your day run smoothly
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £1000
• Additional benefits, including:
  Discounted healthcare scheme;
  High street & lifestyle discounts (including Tastecard);
  One paid volunteering day per year;
  Length of service awards
• Most importantly, you’ll be working in a role where your work genuinely makes a difference

You’ll 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.

• Carry out repairs or replacement of various sanitaryware items including toilets, baths, shower trays, basins, taps
• Pipework installation and repair
• Basic joinery repairs, including windows, doors, kitchens, painting, flooring, tiling & patch plastering
• Mould and damp treatment (desirable)
• Working in void properties predominantly, with occasional responsive repairs on general maintenance
• Social Housing experience is essential
• Working from job tickets or a handheld device on a daily basis linked to a live shared system
• Trusted to manage your own day and workload effectively; always delivering an outstanding service to customers in their homes
• Follow Novus’ Health and Safety policies and standards

• Experience as a Multi Trade Operative; plumbing/joinery experience essential
• Social Housing experience is essential
• NVQ Level 2/3 Plumbing or Joinery
• Full UK driving licence is required
• DBS check to be completed

The works include the repairs or replacement of various sanitaryware items, pipework installation and repair, basic joinery, and related trades as described above.

A little bit about us:
Novus Property Solutions is 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.

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