REQ0036518 Carpenter & Joiner

Carpenter & Joiner

Location: Coatbridge 

Salary up to £34,315.86 per annum, plus great company benefits, Company van & fuel card

Full Time Permanent | 40 hours per week (08:00-16:30 Monday -Friday)

Mears have continued investment in the North Lanarkshire community for the long-term.  We have a commitment to deliver excellent services to residents, whilst bringing community and training benefits to the North Lanarkshire community in a sustainable way.

Our ambition is to be recognised as the most trusted, large private provider, working with the public sector by 2025. Our approach prioritises where we can have the greatest impact and supports a culture that fully integrates sustainability and purpose beyond profit. This is underlined by our strategy, which through robust, ethical and transparent practices is built upon.

Mears are a market leader in providing housing services to the affordable housing sector, and a major presence in the housing with care market. Mears Group’s vision is to make a positive difference to the people we serve by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives.

Day to day duties:

You will be required to support the Voids team with all refits, refurbishments to homes & Council properties that we support in the North Lanarkshire area.

To be successful in this role, you must be able to work independently and as part of a team. You will have the confidence to walk into any property and react to any situation that faces you.

Carrying out all joinery works that is required  
You will be responsible for duties to include but not limited to – hanging fire doors, fixing windows / doors, lock changes, repairing kitchen units & bathrooms and floors
Any carpentry work that is required of you
Providing high levels of customer care at all times

You will be provided with a PDA that will list your jobs on a daily basis, will work through your jobs one by one, updating your PDA when commuting, arriving at the property, assessing the works and completing the works. Materials will be stocked in the van and anything that you don’t have can be purchased from Jewsons and Hughs Gray, where we hold accounts.

Role Criteria:

• Experience in Carpentry
• A UK full valid driving license

It would be advantageous if you had Social housing experience and knowledge of other trade disciplines. 

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. 

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Disclosure Scotland/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Mears Group is a market-leading housing and care company that provides bespoke services to our clients. We provide and manage 11,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has 6,500 employees and a footprint across the country.