Carpenter

The Vacancy

Here at Wates, we have an exciting opportunity for a Carpenter to join our Living Space Responsive Team in the Redditch area. Here you will be supporting our responsive maintenance contract with a local housing group

The primary focus of this role will be to undertake all tasks to achieve first time fix and deliver a high standard of workmanship in a timely and productive manner always affording excellent customer service to the client.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Undertake repair/renewal works across several trades (mainly carpentry)

• Identify the need for other trades to undertake works and advising the Supervisor in a timely manner where other trades are required

• Complete daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken

• Always Work to Wates Health & Safety Professional Standards, including commitment to and understanding of the company’s safeguarding policy towards children and vulnerable adults

We are looking for a qualified Carpenter who has multi-trade experience gained from working in a similar industry and environment providing them with the skills to fulfil the above role requirements.

You must be educated to a minimum of NVQ level 2 and have a clean driving license.

To be successful in the role you will be an excellent communicator with the ability to problem solve, multitask and work to tight deadlines.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.