Job Description

Title: Painter and Decorator
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: circa 35,079
Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Mobile
Closing Date: Monday 4th August at 9am
Interview Dates: 12th and 13th August at our office in Stretford, M32 0JT
include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and ...
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
Join our Repairs Team at L&Q:
We are looking for an experienced Painter and Decorator with basic plumbing and carpentry skills, who is also able to carry out patch plastering. You will work within our Repairs Team covering our Northwest housing stock reporting to the assistant repairs manager.
The role will be dealing with all aspects of internal/external repairs including painting and decorating and basic plumbing and carpentry.
Our Operatives are supplied with an L&Q van (business use only), uniform and PPE equipment. You will begin the day from your home address where you will travel to jobs which are distributed to your PDA (hand-held device).
We will expect you to have effective communication skills, have experience of working in a building and/or housing maintenance environment including a knowledge of a varied housing stock.
Customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance to L&Q and as a first line of contact to our residents we expect you to have outstanding customer service and ability to deliver a right first-time service. Limiting follow ons and increasing satisfaction.
Our in-house maintenance team core hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm in general. Out of Hours cover will also be required on rota.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
What you'll bring:
Painting and Decorating qualification (minimum NVQ level 2 painting and decorating)
Sound working trade qualification, knowledge and experience
Experience gained within a Maintenance environment
Able to deliver excellent customer service
Right first-time approach
Health and Safety Conscious
Previous experience in a similar role
Dual trade skills
We look forward to reviewing your application, and hearing about the genuine experiences and skills you could bring to our organisation. L&Q reserve the right to not accept statements that exceed 500 words.
About L&Q:
We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click to read more.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email
At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.
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