Habitation Technician

Habitation Technician  

Widnes  

Permanent, Full Time  

Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an experienced Habitation Technician to work across our vibrant organisation.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Duration: Permanent

What You’ll Do:

• Carry out repairs safely and to a high standard across your core trade and additional trades, particularly painting and plastering
• Manage your van, tools and materials to ensure jobs are completed efficiently and right first time
• Meet productivity and performance targets, monitoring your own results and customer satisfaction
• Identify and report issues in customers’ homes, including safeguarding and compliance concerns
• Deliver multi-trade repairs in both occupied and empty properties
• Provide a professional, customer-focused service when working with residents and third parties
• Use systems and technology provided to manage work effectively (training provided)
• Work flexibly, including participation in agreed rotas to meet customer needs

What You’ll Need:

• Experience across multiple trades, particularly painting and plastering, with additional skills desirable (e.g. plumbing, joinery, brickwork or flooring)
• NVQ (or equivalent) in a core trade with a solid understanding of related trades
• Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to handle challenging situations
• Ability to follow processes, problem-solve and identify when to escalate issues
• Good understanding of health and safety practices
• Basic IT skills (including Teams) or willingness to learn

What You’ll Get:

• 30 day holiday entitlement (increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
• Competitive salary
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Supported training and development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
• Competitive Pension Scheme

If you want to work in a role that makes a real impact on improving people’s lives and you know you’d be a great fit, please apply today!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.