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Multi Skilled Operative – Planned Works

Based in Norwich, but travel throughout Norfolk and North Suffolk will be required

Full time (40 hours per week) – Monday to Friday

Starting Salary of £31,712 with progression opportunities to £35,171 per annum depending on skills and experience

Plus, Company Vehicle and additional earning opportunities through call out

Permanent Contract

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Multi Skilled Operative, with a main trade of Carpentry/Plumbing to join our Planned Works Team.

This role will work to help deliver an effective and efficient repairs service to our residents, working on occupied and empty homes in order to deliver our planned works programme, including Kitchen and Bathroom upgrades and Aids and Adaptations. You will ensure that repairs are carried out in a timely manner and to ensure a high standard of work to our properties.

This plays a key role in being responsible in providing an excellent service to our residents, so if you want to help make a difference to our residents, this may be the job for you!

The main focus of the roles will be:

• To be responsible for effective and efficient repairs/works to our homes, carrying out works to a high standard in Empty Homes and occupied properties.
• To support, when required with the responsive repairs and maintenance works within empty and occupied properties.
• To complete allocated work within carpentry/plumbing trade/skill set as well as any additional trade/skills such as tiling, painting / decorating and plastering/patch plastering etc.
• To help us provide an excellent service to our residents, minimising call backs and maximising first time fixes.

 Please see job description for full details of the role.

About You

The successful candidate will have the following: 

• Minimum of either full trade Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry.
• Skilled in other trades such as tiling, plumbing, plastering/patch plastering, painting and decorating etc.
• A full UK driving licence as travel throughout Norfolk and North Suffolk will be required.
• Experience of working in Property Maintenance.
• Good IT, literacy and communication skills.
• A positive can-do attitude and the ability to work independently and problem solve.

 All staff and volunteers working for Broadland will always be expected to act in a manner that is consistent with our corporate values and behaviours. 

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will join our on-call rota.

About Us

Broadland Housing Association offers more than 5,700 quality homes across Norfolk and North Suffolk believing that everyone deserves a home that meets their needs; we offer a caring, effective and high-quality service that is fair to everyone. We are one of the top 25 Housing Organisations to work for in the UK and feature in the top 50 organisations to work for in the East of England.

We offer staff many great benefits such as:

• Company Vehicle (for business use only) with Fuel Card.
• PPE, Uniform and Power tools all provided.
• Additional earning opportunities through call out.
• Enhanced annual leave starting at 22 days (increasing by an additional day every year, for the first 5 years), plus a day off for your Birthday, a Volunteering Day and a Personal day.
• Generous contributory pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you when you need it!
• Health Cash Plan – Claiming for things such as Eye Test and Prescriptions as well as many other wellness and money saving perks.
• Lots of Training Opportunities.
• Encouraging a healthy work/life balance.

And many more – Please see our Benefits Document available on our website!

For full details or to apply, please visit our website: www.broadlandgroup.org/about-us/work-for-us/current-vacancies or if you have any queries, please contact our recruitment line on 01603 750109 and leave a message or email recruitment@broadlandgroup.org and we will get back to you.

Closing date: midnight on Sunday 25 May 2025

Previous applicants need not apply.

Whilst we recognise the growth and popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), it is important we are confident that your application is unique and has been completed without the use of AI technology. As a result, AI technology and software is not permitted to be used at any part of the application process and candidates are asked to declare that no AI has / will be used.