Carpenter Multi

The Role

Due to continued successful growth, We have a new permanent opportunity to join our Fortem Repairs and Maintenance team at Cambridge Housing Society as a Carpenter Multi Skilled Trade which uses core Carpentry skills, basic plumbing and a range of other Multi trade skills which can include, Tiling, Flooring, Windows.

The Carpenter Multi Trade will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties covering a patch across South Cambridgeshire which include Cambridge Central, Royston, Duxford and Haverhill and surrounding areas so travel is essential.

Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm - Work Van, Fuel card Tools provided! + Generous ON CALL rota

Our Services

Cambridge Housing Society is one of our long term partnerships. We are responsible for all repairs and maintenance of their social housing properties which cover the Cambridgeshire region Head office is based in Central Cambridge and the patch includes surrounding areas from Wisbech, Royston and Haverhill.

There are nearly 3,000 properties, mostly houses and flats, and we look after a range of work including Repairs, Voids, Cyclical Works and Planned workstreams

We are currently rated as 4.5 on Glassdoor and 93% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Duties and Responsibilities

* Completing Full Carpentry and basic Plumbing repairs work for all social housing properties as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner with specific turnaround deadlines.

* Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required.

* Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects.

* Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices.

* Affording excellent customer service to client representatives and tenants

* Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner.

* Comply with safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times.

* Operating within the company's occupational road risk policies and procedures

* Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work.

What you will need

Essential Criteria:

* NVQ/City & Guilds qualifications or equivalent in Carpentry/ OR Qualified by experience will be considered

* Full UK driving license (Max 5 points) and no recent driving bans

Desirable but not essential:

* Social Housing experience

Benefits

* Competitive Annual Salary

* We provide a company Van and Fuel card for work purposes + PPE and Tools provided

* Eligible for bonus up to 5% per annum

* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total)

* Pay review every year

* 26 weeks full pay maternity leave

* 8 weeks full pay paternity leave

* Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms

* Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee

* Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System/ Fortem Advance schemes available for career progression

* 24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1

* Private pension employer contribution 3-6% of your base salary into your pension pot

* Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare insurance and eye care vouchers

* Cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider shopping discounts & more

Who we are and why we are a great place to work!

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three workstreams - Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for people to live in - because Every Home Matters.

Our culture, built around Courage, Care and Respect, ensures that we always deliver not only the job done but, most importantly, the job done in the right way. We are Investors in People - Gold standard, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

*Please note that we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage early applications.

Please apply with your updated CV or if you need any assistance with your application, please contact our team at

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