Maintenance Operative - West Midlands, United Kingdom - Progress Housing Group Ltd

Progress Housing Group Ltd

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West Midlands, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

ABOUT THE POST:

"A career in Progress Housing Group is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the service provided for our community."

Working closely with a Contracts Surveyor to provide an effective and efficient handyman type service to Reside with Progress Supported Living properties across the whole of the midlands region.

The job is initially for a fixed term of 6 months with a view to becoming permanent and includes carrying out minor repairs and maintenance work, painting and decorating and site inspections for repairs and investment.

Ensuring that all work undertaken is completed with due regard for safety, quality and productivity.

WHAT WILL THE RIGHT PERSON LOOK LIKE?

Someone who has extensive experience of working in a social housing and more specifically within the supported living environment which includes working with vulnerable and disabled tenants.

The right person will also be honest, trustworthy, conscientious, able to work independently and use own initiative to solve problems and also committed to customer care.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
This role has a number of core objectives including:

Communicate effectively and efficiently with customers, internal colleagues and stakeholders.

Always treat customers and their property with respect and explain the nature and purpose of the work being carried out.

Carry out basic maintenance and repairs across Reside with Progress sites, responsible for minor joinery, plumbing and maintenance works, including removing any waste from site. Works include, but are not limited to easing doors,, renewing skirting, changing toilet seats, changing toilet syphons, resealing shower trays, tiling, changing light bulbs and adjusting windows. Carry out responsive and cyclical internal painting and decorating.
Ensure that appointments are kept and repairs are carried out promptly within appropriate time scales.
Work collaboratively with the team to ensure maintenance work and repairs are carried out promptly and effectively either inhouse or by our contractors.
Liaise with colleagues and contractors for the completion of jobs above and beyond your scope.
Accurately complete documentation and job tickets within our cores systems, relating to materials and time spent, enabling calculation of productivity and job costs.
Accurately manage materials, following the stock and stores procedure as appropriate. Ensure that all materials are kept in good condition.
Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the requirements of Health and Safety and all relevant legislation and codes of practice.

You can look forward to:

Hybrid Working work life balance
Competitive salaries offered and benchmarked regularly
We support employee development and promote continuous learning
26 Days Annual Leave, with an additional 5 days after 5 years and a further 2 days after 10 years
Birthday Leave an additional day's leave for you on or around your birthday
Volunteering time one day's paid leave for volunteering activity
Training and Development

Additional Information

The hours for this post are 36.25 hours per week which will exclude up to 30 minutes travelling time to and from your home.

Should travel time exceed 30 minutes, this will be included in your weekly hours.

As an example, if you leave home at 8.30am, and it takes 1 hour to reach your first appointment at 9.30am, your working hours for that day will start at 9am.

If you leave your last job at 4.00pm and do not arrive home until 7.00pm, your working hours for that day will stop at 6.30pm.

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please view the job description and person specification that has been included.

Application Closing Date: 26th
March 2023

Interview Date: 30th
March 2023

Please note on the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately.