Multi Trade Operative

Job Title - Multi Trade Operative

Location - Walsall

Salary - £32,500 - £34,500pa plus company van and fuel card

Contract type - Permanent

Working hours - 39

We are looking for a highly skilled and versatile tradesperson with proven experience in a similar multi-trade role. You will take pride in delivering high-quality repairs across occupied and void properties, ensuring safe, comfortable homes for our residents.

About the Role

As a Multi-Skilled Trade Operative, you will carry out remedial, disrepair, responsive, and refurbishment works across a variety of social housing properties. You will attend planned and reactive jobs, working independently to diagnose issues and complete repairs to a high standard.

Typical tasks include:

1st and 2nd fix joinery & plumbing

Diagnosing and rectifying creaking floors

Installing external doors and frames

Sealant application

Routine and planned domestic maintenance including:

Basic plumbing

Carpentry & joinery

Painting & decorating

Plastering & plaster patching

Wall and floor tiling

Roofing repairs

Locksmith experience

Fire door maintenance qualification (preferred but not essential)

Cap and cove installation (experience preferred)

You must have:

City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 in Building Maintenance, Multi-Trade Repair & Refurbishment, or an equivalent trade qualification.

Strong multi-trade repair experience, ideally within the social housing sector (beneficial but not essential).

Ability to plan, prioritise, and manage your own workload.

Experience using handheld electronic devices or job management systems.

Full UK driving licence (company transport provided).

What We`re Looking For

We want someone who is:

Conscientious, reliable, and takes pride in their work

Customer-focused with excellent communication skills

Hardworking with an eye for detail

Able to work independently and problem-solve effectively

Passionate about providing a great service to tenants and residents

Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes.

• Trust based working and supportive and friendly teams
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days
• One day off for your birthday
• Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A defined contribution pension scheme GSA matches up to 6% contributions
• We offer a service which provides 24/7 online GP appointments, second medical opinions, health checks, mental health support, 24/7 medical health helpline, wellbeing app, nutrition advice and fitness plans and legal and financial support.
• Access to Blue Light discount card membership
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Eligible for occupational sick pay