Fire Safety Joiner

Job Description

We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 36,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residentsand local communities.As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.We are looking for a Fire Safety Joiner to join the Building Safety Team in this new role. As a Fire Safety Joiner you will provide all types of fire safety joinery repairs, to tenanted and vacant properties, within a customer service quality driven repair and maintenance service. You will be covering the South Yorkshire and the Calderdale area.RequirementsOutline of Key responsibilities of the Fire Safety Joiner...

• To carry out all types of Fire safety Joinery repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opti-time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, to good practice, Building Regulations etc as appropriate andapplicable.
• To carry out work with an ethos of "Right First Time" always completing a repair where practicable in one visit, with good quality workmanship and good standard of performance.
• To organise your work to minimise lost or non-productive time, highlighting pro-actively if you have too much / too little work so that work can be re-allocated, extra work allocated etc as appropriate.
• To assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. To participate in a stand-by or call-out rota.
• To use your initiative to diagnose and undertake a repair which may be different from the job required or where the job required was of a locate fault type nature. Obtaining approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated,will take much longer than anticipated etc.
• To work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards, safe working procedures and as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources etc.

We are looking for someone who has...

• Full UK manual drivers licence
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Joiner/ Joinery Technician along with other associated building disciplines as required and as appropriate
• Relevant qualification and experience, e.g. City and Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate In Carpentry & Joinery or equivalent (NVQ Level 2), or NVQ Level 2 Passive Fire Protection or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit.

BenefitsIn return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Fire Safety Joiner role:

• Covering the South Yorkshire and Calderdale area.
• Salary: £28,173 per annum
• Annual pay scale increase
• Additional earnings from the call-out rota
• Use of company van
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 over 5 years service) + bank holidays
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday -Thursday, 8:00am-4pm, Friday 8:00am-3:30pm.
• Wide range of professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• A range of financial, health and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• To view the full range of our benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

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