Job Description

The Role

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent permanent opportunity to join our Fortem team at Stonewater as a Carpenter Multi Skilled Trade in our Planned works team. You will be covering a patch based in and around Bournemouth and Poole, so travel is essential for this role. The Carpenter Multi Trade will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties which uses core carpentry skills and some basic plumbing as well. You will be working on our Kitchen and Bathrooms programme. Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm As a Carpenter Multi Trade you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision. The Multi Trade takes ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being Courteous and professional around the tenants.

The Customer

Our contract with Stonewater is long term with the option to extend the partnership again. On our contract we cover over 7,500 houses in 4 different areas of the South-West, from Taunton and Yeovil, over to Bristol and Swindon and down to Salisbury and Bournemouth. We currently deliver Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and an Electrical Service program. We pride ourselves on our great customer service and our senior leadership team has years of experience within this sector which can help you develop your learning and knowledge base.

Duties and Responsibilities

o Completing Carpentry and basic plumbing repairs work for all properties as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner with specific turnaround deadlines. o Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required o Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects. o Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices o Affording excellent customer service to client representatives o Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner o Comply with safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times o Operating within the company's occupational road risk policies and procedures o Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work

What You Will Need

Essential criteria: NVQ/City & Guilds qualifications or equivalent / OR Qualified by experience will be considered Full UK driving license (Max 5 points) Desirable: Social Housing experience

Benefits

We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card Eligible for bonus up to 5% per annum 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (34 days total) Pay review every year 26 weeks full pay maternity leave 8 weeks full pay paternity leave Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System' Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers.We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job Reference: FOR04058