trade operatives

Dudley Council is looking for experienced trade operatives to join our Housing & Assets team, delivering high-quality repairs and improvement works across Council-owned properties throughout the borough. You will play a key role in maintaining and improving Council-owned properties, ensuring residents live in safe, well-maintained homes., You'll undertake high-quality repair, maintenance and new installation works to a variety of Council owned properties, including tenant's homes, whilst maintaining high levels of customer care and safety awareness

• All craft post holders are required to undertake a range of multi skilling, in order to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. The position of 'plumber' will also be regularly required to undertake;
• Carpentry - removal and installation of kitchen units, and bathroom suites and associated timber and stud work, e.g. skirting, architraves, airing cupboards, etc
• Plaster patching - patching to areas of work, e.g. preparation for glazed wall tiling, and making good where required.
• Brickwork - make good to holes in brickwork, make good flooring, point up lead works, making good where required.
Carpenter You'll undertake a wide variety of carpentry repairs, maintenance and installation work within Council-owned properties, including tenants' homes and communal buildings. Your responsibilities will include:
• Installing and repairing doors, windows, skirting boards and partitions
• Kitchen fitting and repairs
• Roofing and structural timber repairs
• Installation of fencing, gates and external timber structures
• Floor and stair repairs
• Working alongside other trades as part of a multi-skilled repairs team
• Providing excellent customer service to residents, As a Plasterer, you'll undertake a range of repairs, maintenance and installation work in tenants' homes and communal buildings. Key duties include:
• Internal plastering using gypsum and cement-based products
• External rendering and specialist coatings
• Wall and floor tiling
• Floor screeding
• Damp proof course injection
• General plastering repairs and maintenance
• Working as part of a multi-skilled team to deliver an efficient repairs service
• Providing excellent customer care and advice to residents
  
  NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry (or equivalent)
• Significant experience within construction or the built environment
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer care
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload
• A full driving licence, NVQ Level 2 in Plastering (or equivalent)
• Significant experience within construction or the built environment
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A commitment to learning and personal development
• A full driving licence
Whilst each post has a core trade specialism, all roles form part of a multi-skilled workforce and will be expected to undertake a range of associated repair and maintenance tasks. We are looking for operatives who are flexible, adaptable and willing to work across trade boundaries to help deliver an efficient, customer-focused repairs service. You'll be comfortable working both indoors and outdoors, including at height, and committed to maintaining high standards of health and safety. If you're a skilled operative who takes pride in delivering excellent work and customer service, we'd like to hear from you. The successful candidate will be required to participate in an Out of Hours (OOH) rota as part of the role. This will involve providing support and responding to service requirements outside normal working hours on a rotational basis. Flexibility and availability to undertake OOH duties are therefore essential

About Dudley Council It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents