Wet Trade Multi Trader

Role good to knows  

Covering a geographical area covering CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24 

Own van would be the preference, but business mileage will be paid weekly  

If you don’t have your own transport, please still apply as a hire option could be available  

Overview  

We are currently seeking an experienced General Builder / Wet Trade Multi-Trader with skills in Bricklaying, Paving, Slabbing, concreting and Patch Plastering to join a busy social housing maintenance team working across properties in CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24. This is a long-term temporary position carrying out a mixture of day-to-day repairs, some planned works, and general maintenance within occupied properties. 

The ideal candidate will be a strong external works tradesperson with reliable multi-trade skills and the ability to work independently, delivering high-quality repairs to a good standard. They should also have thermal boarding experience and ideally additional skills in carpentry or plumbing. 

Key Responsibilities 

As a Wet Trade Multi-Trader, your duties will include: 

Bricklaying (Garden walls, face work, pointing etc.) 

Completing minor patch work through to potential full board and skim, renewals and installations in occupied properties 

You could also be undertaking multi-trade to exterior social housing properties, with works including: 

Paving 

Slabbing 

Concreting  

Aid and adaption works i.e. creating ramps to external properties  

General Painting (internal) 

Working towards a first-time fix wherever possible 

Planning and managing your own daily workload to meet contract SLAs 

Logging works accurately and completing daily job sheets 

Ensuring all work meets high standards of safety and quality 

Providing a professional, respectful service to tenants 

Reporting any additional or follow-on works required 

Maintaining van stock, equipment and materials 

Working independently or as part of a team when required 

Essential Criteria 

Experience working in occupied residential settings 

Strong customer service and communication skills 

Full UK Driving Licence  

Ability to work independently across a dispersed housing patch 

Desirable Criteria 

Previous social housing repairs experience 

NVQ Level 2/3 in Plastering or Brickaying of time-served equivalent 

Experience using a PDA’s of job sheets  

Understanding of responsive repairs and maintenance environments 

Knowledge of SOR codes would be helpful but not initial  

What You Will Receive 

Competitive hourly rate of £25 - £27per hour 

Long term temporary assignment with the potential for a permanent role  

Own van required with good mileage rate  

Company van and fuel card provided 

Work across a dedicated CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24 patch 

Weekly pay 

Opportunity to contribute to improving the quality and safety of tenants’ homes 

Next step to apply for this WetTrade Multi role: 

As a candidate ideally with similar experience, you will already know the technical specifications of this role, but following your application of interest, you will have the role explained in more detail  

ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment business for this vacancy 

To achieve the upper pay bracket you must show good experience of working on social housing repair contracts. 

The advertised rates are based on working CIS but a PAYE and holiday payment method and rate can be discussed, but this will mean a slight reduction in the advertised headline rate.  

ITS Property Maintenance specialise in working within the social housing sector where we work with: ✅ Housing Association ✅ Local Authority ✅ Direct Labour Organisation ✅ Maintenance Contractors ✅ Estates Department ✅ FM Contractors. Providing ✅Maintenance Trades and Labour Operatives ✅Operational Management Staff ✅Customer and Delivery Support Professionals