Interim Multi-skilled Trades Operative
Day Rate: £180 – £220 a day dependant on experience
Location: Guildford Area
Braxfield Recruitment are working alongside a leading Housing Provider to recruit a Multi-skilled Trades Operative, ideally with a core plumbing or carpentry background, to join their team.
The Role
As an Interim Multi-Skilled Operative, you will be responsible for carrying out a variety of day-to-day repairs and maintenance works across the property portfolio, ensuring properties are maintained to a safe and habitable standard.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Delivering responsive and planned maintenance works across occupied and void properties
- Undertaking a range of multi-trade tasks, with a primary focus on plumbing or carpentry
- Carrying out repairs such as first and second fix plumbing, bathroom/kitchen repairs, doors, locks, flooring, and general carpentry
- Diagnosing faults and completing works efficiently on a right-first-time basis
- Ensuring all works are completed in line with health & safety requirements
- Providing a customer-focused service when working in tenants’ homes
- Accurately completing job records and reports
Ideal Candidate:
To be considered for this interim role, you will ideally have:
- A recognised trade background in plumbing or carpentry
- Proven experience working as a multi-skilled operative within a social housing environment
- The ability to carry out a range of secondary trade repairs to a good standard
- Strong knowledge of health & safety and safe working practices
- A full UK driving licence (essential)
- Good communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach
Relevant trade qualifications (e.g. NVQ / City & Guilds) are highly desirable.
If you are an experienced Multi-skilled trades operative with a core background in plumbing or carpentry and that is currently or will soon be available, please submit your CV and a member of the Braxfield team will be in contact to discuss the Maintenance Surveyor role in more detail.