Chertsey/Kingston
Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.
Are you passionate about providing top-notch repairs and maintenance services? Do you take pride in ensuring the safety and comfort of residents? If so, join our team as a Repairs and Maintenance Operative .
What youll be doing:
Deliver comprehensive and professional repairs and maintenance services in line with our service standards and contractual obligations.
Provide onsite repairs and maintenance services in accordance with relevant health & safety policies, regulations, and legislations.
Conduct health and safety inspections in accordance with our service standards and contractual obligations.
Comply with our vetting and contractor management procedure when instructing external contractors to complete repairs and maintenance works on our behalf.
The role is required to be on site 5 days in the office, 8:30am 4:30pm.
What youll need:
Knowledge of equality and diversity good practice
Knowledgeoffire,healthandsafetyregulationsinaresidentialsetting
Knowledge of basic carpentry, plumbing, tiling and electrical industry standards
Basic carpentry, electrical, plumbing, tiling, painting and decorating skills
The ability to managedemanding workloads
The ability towork under own initiative
The ability to workwith others to deliver joint objectives
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.
Closing date: Tuesday 25 th February 2025at 23:59pm.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.
A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.
What's in it for you
Pension
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eyecare & dental
Birthday leave
Retailers discounts
Cycle to work
Buy & sell annual leave
Season ticket loan
In-house academy & career development
Flexible working
Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.
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