Trade Engineer - Carpenter Multi Skilled

Basis: Full Time

Work pattern: 37 hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on a rota basis plus Out of Hours

Type:  Permanent

We are brave, we are ambitious, we are honest, and we are Citizen!

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated and passionate Trade Engineer – Carpenter (Multiskilled) to join our Maintenance Operations team.  

In housing you can make a real difference, the role of Trade Engineer – Carpenter will involve:

• Carrying out repairs in a social housing setting relating to residential properties, public buildings and commercial properties

As a Trade Engineer – Carpenter, we need you to have:

• A Craft City & Guilds or S/NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry
• A full UK driving licence
• Proven ability in all aspects of Carpentry and associated skills including diagnosis of work problems
• Experience of Carpentry repairs to tenanted homes & empty homes
• A wide range of multi-skilling abilities in other trades in addition to the main trade including  plumbing, wall tiling, decorating, plastering, bricklaying, fencing, slabbing, roofing
• Experience of health and safety best practice and procedures and ability to give examples of how compliance has been upheld within a maintenance environment.
• Experience of dealing with customers and commitment to delivering a high level of customer satisfaction
• Experience of working within the social housing sector in delivering maintenance of occupied properties is preferrable

We will be an employer of choice and invest in our people

To deliver the best services for our customers we need employees who are passionate, committed and engaged. We will create a culture where every individual feels comfortable and confident to be themselves and the wellbeing of our employees is a priority. We will work together as one team and embrace our Citizen values.

We will attract and retain the best and brightest professionals, support them to achieve their potential, and reward and recognise them for the fantastic work they do.

Competitive benefits:

• Fully stocked company vehicle provided for business use only
• Fuel card and any parking costs are covered by supplied parking permits
• £35 monthly tool allowance
• Annual leave purchase scheme – option to buy up to an additional 5 days per year
• Annual leave starts at 25 days per year plus bank holidays
• Enhanced family leave (maternity, paternity and adoption)
• Organisational Sick Pay
• Generous Pension Scheme – The option to contribute 4%, 6% or up to 10% which Citizen will match
• Life cover of three times your annual salary if you join the pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing

• Power tools provided and PAT checked regularly for safety
• Citizen uniform and PPE supplied
• Occupational Health
• EAP – a 24/7 telephone counselling service providing free, confidential advice.
• Cashback scheme – cashback on optical, dental, prescriptions and a range of other medical costs meaning the costs are covered for employees. The scheme also offers GP Access, digital Physiotherapy app, retail vouchers and discounts, discounted gym memberships and more!
• Access to Citizen’s Wellbeing initiatives and Wellbeing platform

Learning and Development

• All mandatory Health & Safety training provided to include additional training as requested relevant to your role
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to study for a professional qualification
• Opportunity to join the Staff Consultative Forum and EDI Forum.

Here at Citizen, our purpose is to provide homes that are a foundation for life.

With over fifty years of experience, we have grown to be one of the UK’s most trusted social housing providers, Citizen owns and manages 30,000 homes for diverse communities across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns.

There are some fundamental challenges people in our communities’ face, and we want to be an organisation which can help them deal with these. So, we are working to solve some of the most pressing issues around housing and homelessness.

We adopt a proactive approach to safeguarding to ensure everyone accessing our services can do so without fear of harm, abuse or neglect.  As part of our recruitment process, we carry out robust safeguarding checks.

This post is subject to a Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

Further information on our selection process and Equality and Diversity commitment can be found at www.citizenhousing.org.uk

Closing date: Friday 3rd January 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

Please note we will be reviewing applications throughout the campaign and may invite candidates to interview at any time.  We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.