Multi Trade Operative

Multi Trade Operative

Location: North Kesteven District Council - Covering Lincoln to Grantham to Boston - Sleaford main office

Business Area: Kier Housing Maintenance - North Kesteven District Council

Contract: Permanent, full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Package:Company van, standby & out of hours call out

Kier Places are recruiting today for a Multi Trade Operative, where your role will be key to supporting the delivery of a Housing Maintenance repair & servicing solution for our prestigious client, North Kesteven District Council. This role will be providing planned & reactive maintenance in social housing tenanted & void residential properties managed by the council.

Key Responsibilities

As a Multi Trade Operative, you will be responsible for undertaking all manner of maintenance & repair work in domestic properties, to a high level “right first time” basis in a cost-effective manner. Day-to-day work will range from joinery, plaster patching, plumbing, wall tiling, vinyl floor tiling, groundworks, and brickwork patching.

What do we need from you?

The successful Multi Trade Operative candidate will ideally possess a core trade with relevant qualifications (e.g. Carpentry, Joinery, Plastering, Plumbing, Construction - NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent), and have a wealth of experience covering the variety of building maintenance & repair work. You should have experience in a similar role on social housing / housing maintenance / property maintenance contracts, and it would be an advantage if have Asbestos Awareness & a CSCS card.

Due to the nature of this position you should have a full UK driving licence, be happy travelling across the county to different sites, and be able to participate in the on-call rota system covering out of hours and weekends.

Who are we?

Kier Housing Maintenance (HM) have long standing partnership agreements with housing associations, local authorities and private landlords to conduct responsive repairs and planned maintenance across various sites. Our commitment to our clients has resulted in us being shortlisted for Contractor of the Year at the UK Housing Awards 2020.

At Kier, we’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme up to 5%, 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).

Some of our other benefits include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer

• Kier’s Green Car Scheme

• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover

• A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Make the journey. Leave a legacy. Join us today as a Multi Trade Operative.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete aBasic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.