Habitation Technician

Description:

Habitation Technician

Widnes

Permanent, Full Time

Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an experienced Habitation Technician to work across our vibrant organisation.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Duration: Permanent

What You’ll Do:

* Carry out repairs safely and to a high standard across your core trade and additional trades, particularly painting and plastering

* Manage your van, tools and materials to ensure jobs are completed efficiently and right first time

* Meet productivity and performance targets, monitoring your own results and customer satisfaction

* Identify and report issues in customers’ homes, including safeguarding and compliance concerns

* Deliver multi-trade repairs in both occupied and empty properties

* Provide a professional, customer-focused service when working with residents and third parties

* Use systems and technology provided to manage work effectively (training provided)

* Work flexibly, including participation in agreed rotas to meet customer needs

What You’ll Need:

* Experience across multiple trades, particularly painting and plastering, with additional skills desirable (e.g. plumbing, joinery, brickwork or flooring)

* NVQ (or equivalent) in a core trade with a solid understanding of related trades

* Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to handle challenging situations

* Ability to follow processes, problem-solve and identify when to escalate issues

* Good understanding of health and safety practices

* Basic IT skills (including Teams) or willingness to learn

What You’ll Get:

* 30 day holiday entitlement (increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays

* Opportunity to buy or sell holidays

* Competitive salary

* Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

* Flexible and Hybrid working

* Supported training and development opportunities

* Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan

* Competitive Pension Scheme

If you want to work in a role that makes a real impact on improving people’s lives and you know you’d be a great fit, please apply today!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible