Multi Skilled Operative
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
Hours of Work: 40 hours
Closing date: 25th April
Interviews: Start of May
At MSV Housing we’re committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes and our Multi Trade Operative are key to making this happen.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual with fantastic trade skills to join our established team. Reporting to our Area Manager – Repairs, our Multi Trade Operative provide an integral service as part of our Property Care Team, you’ll deliver a high quality, efficient and effective damp and mould service to our customers.
What do our Multi Skilled Operatives do;
- Perform a range of maintenance and repair tasks across multiple trades, including but not limited to carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and general building maintenance.
- Safety and Equipment: Conduct routine safety checks on plant and equipment, operate machinery safely, and maintain tools and materials.
- Client Liaison: Liaise with clients to arrange and complete work professionally.
- Vehicle Management: Drive and maintain a company vehicle, adhering to company regulations.
- Emergency Call-Outs: Participate in out-of-hours emergency call-outs on a rota basis.
- Conduct routine inspections to identify and address potential issues before they become major problems.
- Work efficiently to meet deadlines and ensure high-quality workmanship.
- Collaborate with other team members to achieve project goals and objectives.
- Maintain accurate records of work completed and materials used.
What we are looking for;
- Qualifications: City and Guilds Craft or NVQ Level 2 in a relevant trade, or substantial relevant experience.
- Driving Licence: Full driving licence with willingness to travel across the Northwest.
- Experience: Proven experience working in a multidiscipline team environment with a track record of delivering quality work on time.
- Skills:
- Effective problem-solving and proactive work approach.
- Collaborative and customer-focused with excellent communication skills.
- Ability to manage a demanding workload and work under pressure.
- Proficient in using digital systems for job information.
- Personal Characteristics:
- Highly motivated, resilient, and flexible.
- Trustworthy with high integrity.
- Shares MSV values and understands confidentiality needs.
This is a hands-on role at the heart of the service that MSV delivers to our customers, so your effective communication skills and ability to understand with empathy the diverse needs of our customers will be key. You’ll be based in the communities we serve and will work under minimum supervision and as part of a team using a flexible approach.
We're committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. As this job is based within our property care team where you’ll be entering the homes of our customers, a basic criminal records background check (free of charge to you) is required. A criminal conviction does not necessarily stop you from working with us. All decisions regarding convictions will be made on a case-by-case basis. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding young people can be found in our Safeguarding policy attached alongside this vacancy’s candidate pack.
We offer a range of great benefits including:
- Company vehicle
- 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday a buy scheme.
- Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
- Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
- Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay
- Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives
- Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
- Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career
- Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.
MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an ammonised CV if they can do so.
MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.
For more information about the role please visit our careers page where you will find a candidate pack and apply for the role. https://www.msvhousing.co.uk/careers/job-vacancies/
If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Alex Orange, Operations Manager (Repairs) on 07955286906.
Interview dates are to be confirmed, interviews will be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early.
We’re passionate about inclusion and we’d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.
If you are not sure whether you meet our requirements for this role, but want to apply. Go ahead. We will decide whether or not you are what we are looking for.
The Company
We own and manage almost 9,000 homes across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire and pride ourselves on being a housing association that retains our original values and missions and continues to deliver a range of housing solutions to the most vulnerable in society. For MSV our main priority has, and always will be, to deliver and build on the services we provide as a social values organisation. We embrace equality and inclusion and are genuinely focussed on people. We want better life chances for our people, we work with customers to strengthen our business and we want to see fewer homeless people and people in poverty.
Our Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, attractive pension, and holiday entitlement, there are many other reasons to work for MSV! Our colleagues are important to us, that’s why we offer a full programme of training, flexible working, and health & wellbeing support.
Some of the Health & Wellbeing benefits you can access when you join MSV include:
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