Carpenter & Joiner in Dover

Location: Dover

Salary: £14.09 per hour

Recruiter: Mears

Date Advertised: 2024-06-28

Hourly rate: £14.09

Carpenter/Joiner

Dover

£14.09 per hour plus company van and fuel card

Full time - Permanent – 42.5hrs per week

We provide the repairs and maintenance service in approx. 4,500 Dover District Council properties, Services provided: Responsive repairs, Voids, Disabled adaptations, External and major work and Kitchens and bathroom refurbishments.

About the role

You will have a certified core trade in support of completing repair/refurbishment works on time and to a high standard in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures.

Take ownership in undertaking construction, fault finding and maintenance repairs aiming for a first time completion whilst remaining within budget and time parameters.

Ensure that the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with service users, clients, and both internal/external stakehold-ers This includes but is not limited to appearance, company ID, condition of vehicles and maintaining a high standard of Health & Safety requirements. It may be necessary where re-quested to obtain customer feedback on completion of works.

Process all activities in association with tasks/works electronically utilising a hand held device (PDA). This includes, but not limited to, worksheets, timesheets, photographic evidence of works before / during / after, van stock replenishment, booking of annual leave, vehicle in-spections, safeguarding issues, risk assessments and method statements.

Keep all supplied company assets in a good condition in line with the company policies and report to your Supervisor/Manager where damages occur.

Utilise existing stock or collect materials as and when required to meet works order require-ments, in accordance with standard operating procedures for purchasing and van stock con-trol compliance.

Attend informal and formal meetings and training sessions as required.

Participate in call out cover if and when required to ensure contract compliance & service user satisfaction for emergency repairs.

Role Criteria

  • UK Full driving licence
  • IT literate
  • Previous experience in carpentry
  • NVQ level 3
  • Any knowledge or experience in social housing would be an advantage
  • Provide own tools.
  • All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

    Benefits we can offer you

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
  • Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
  • Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
  • Family friendly policies

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