Joiner, Building Maintenance

We are looking for a x2 Joiners to join our Repairs and Maintenance team, to cover the Calderdale area. As a Joiner you will provide all types of joinery repairs, to tenanted and vacant properties, with a customer service quality driven repair and maintenance service.

Together Housing Group is one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities. We are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics.

We are also a Disability Confident employer.

• Carry out all types of joinery repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opti‑time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, to good practice, Building Regulations etc as appropriate and applicable.
• Carry out work with an ethos of “Right First Time” always completing a repair where practicable in one visit, with good quality workmanship and good standard of performance.
• Organise work to minimise lost or non‑productive time, highlighting proactively if you have too much / too little work so that work can be re‑allocated, extra work allocated etc as appropriate.
• Assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. Participate in a stand‑by or call‑out rota.
• Use initiative to diagnose and undertake a repair which may be different from the job required or where the job required was of a locate fault type nature. Obtain approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated, will take much longer than anticipated etc.
• Work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards, safe working procedures and as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources etc.

• Full manual UK driver’s licence.
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Joiner along with other associated building disciplines as required and appropriate.
• Relevant qualification and experience, e.g. City and Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate in Carpentry & Joinery or equivalent (NVQ Level
  2).
• Experience of working in a customer service environment.
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit.

• Coverage of the Calderdale area.
• Starting salary: £31,166 per annum.
• Company van available for personal use.
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays.
• Scheduled between 08:00 and 19:30 across any five days from Monday to Saturday. The exact schedule will depend on business needs at the time.
• Atypical working week will be Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:00 and Friday 08:00 to 15:30. Please note that this is subject to change based on business requirements.
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
• Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities.
• Attractive pension scheme.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs.
• A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice.
• We have a range of staff support networks, including menopause, culturally diverse, LGBTQ+ and disability.
• To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link.

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

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