The Role

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent permanent opportunity to join our Fortem team at Orbit Housing as a Carpenter Multi Skilled Trade in our voids team.

The Carpenter Multi Trade will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties which uses core carpentry skills, basic plumbing and would benefit from any extra Multi trade skills such as Tiling, Patch Plastering, Kitchen and Bathroom installation or Flooring. You will be covering a patch of social housing in Northamptonshire and surrounding area so travel is essential.

Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm - Work Van and Fuel card provided!

As a Carpenter Multi Trade you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision. The Multi Trade takes ownership of work, aiming for ''First time Fix'' on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being Courteous and professional around the tenants albeit in Void properties

The Customer

Fortem''s contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 properties across Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple workstreams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing. We''re proud to say we''re the most recent winners of branch of the year here at Fortem, one of the reasons being our excellent internal progression opportunities due to growth within the contract

Duties and Responsibilities

* Completing Carpentry and basic plumbing repairs work for all void 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

* 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 Trade / OR Qualified by experience will be considered

Full UK driving license (Max 5 points)

No driving bans in the past 5 years

Must be able to pass our basic DBS check

Desirable but not essential:

Social Housing experience

Benefits

Competitive Annual Salary + yearly bonus ( pro rata)

We provide a company Van and Fuel card for work purposes

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''

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

Private pension employer contribution 3-6% Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare insurance and eye care vouchers Cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider shopping discounts & more

Who we are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services.

Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers.

We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.