Details:
- Salary: £22.48 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Northampton Northamptonshire
- Date: 6 days ago
Description:
Experienced and professional Multi-Trade Operative required to work with a leading and highly reputable Local Authority.
My client required and experienced Carpenter to join their award-winning maintenance division on an on going temporary contract. Are you looking to work with a prestigious and well-known employer? Please see below details.
Location: North-Nortamptonshire
Pay: £22.48 per hour (Paid weekly via umbrella)
Hours: 37 Hours
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months
Multiskilled Operative - Requirement Summary
We require an experienced Multiskilled Operative (minimum 3 years' trade background) to deliver a high-pressure reactive service within occupied social housing. Only qualified, proven trades professionals - no DIY-level candidates.
Key Requirements & Experience
Strong multiskilled capability across a range of trade tasks: Carpentry, Plumbing, Tiling, Plastering, Bricklaying, Fencing, Flooring, Groundworks.
Essential experience working in occupied social housing.
Must be local to the area - company vehicle is provided strictly for work use (vehicles are tracked for lone working/H&S purposes as well as to prevent misuse of company property).
Must be fully vetted; no returns of previous workers unless specifically requested by the client.Workload & Environment - Reactive responsive service:
Standard repairs turnaround: 30 days
Emergency callouts: 24 hoursHigh-volume environment:
Over 8,000-property and garage stock
Approx. 1,500 reactive repairs per month
20,000 repairs completed last year
Voids work: bringing properties to lettable standard, sometimes following extremely poor living conditions (e.g., hoarding, drug misuse).
Contract & Hours
Reviewed every 12 weeks; potential for rolling extensions
Hours vary: 8am-4pm or 8:30am-5pm, with 3:30 finish Fridays (37 hours/week)
Locations covered: Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough (Northamptonshire)
Approximately 60 operatives on rota currently - requires reliability to support cover during holidays/sickness.
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