Multi Trade Operative

Templer HomeBuild/Teign Homes is entering an exciting period of change, and we’re expanding our skilled in-house trades team. We’re looking for an experienced

Multi Trade Operative/Kitchen Fitter to join our successful voids team in Newton Abbot, preparing empty properties for re-letting. Working across Teignbridge, you’ll deliver high-quality repairs, maintenance and refurbishment work to people’s homes.

We offer more than just a job. You’ll join a secure, supportive working environment where you’re valued, encouraged to develop your skills and paid fairly and on time. Together, we make a real difference to our local community by delivering a reliable, high-quality service for residents.

Bring your skills to a team that values your versatility, recognises your hard work and offers variety every day.

At Templer HomeBuild, You’ll Benefit From

• Competitive basic salary of £34,861 to £39,748 for a 39-hour working week.
• The opportunity to earn a productivity-based bonus, plus overtime and call-out payments.
• A company van and fuel card provided.
• Uniform and PPE provided.
• Paid holidays, pension contributions, and life insurance.
• Free legal and financial advice, as well as free counselling through Lighthouse Charity.
• A range of additional benefits, including preferred supplier discounts.

The Multi Trade Operative/Kitchen Fitter Role

We’re committed to keeping you safe, supported and equipped to do your best work. Health and safety is central to everything we do, helping to protect you, our customers and your colleagues.

• Carry out a range of domestic multi-trade works, including kitchen installations, basic plumbing, bath fitting, patch plastering, tiling and carpentry repairs. Apply your fault-finding and problem-solving skills in both occupied and vacant (void) properties.
• Work primarily on refurbishing vacant properties, including full kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, and carry out occasional reactive, emergency and routine repairs as required.
• Complete day-to-day repairs, from fixing broken taps and leaking pipes to clearing blocked drains and carrying out general kitchen and bathroom repairs.
• Build positive working relationships with residents and colleagues while delivering a professional service in domestic settings.

What you’ll bring to the Multi Trade Operative/ Kitchen Fitter role:

• An NVQ Level 2 qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant core trade, preferably carpentry and joinery.
• Experience working in domestic properties in a customer-facing role is essential. Social housing experience is desirable but not essential.
• A genuine commitment to improving people’s homes to a high standard, excellent customer service skills and a positive, collaborative approach. You’ll also need the flexibility to support the responsive repairs team with reactive work during peak periods.
• A full UK driving licence is required.

Visit our website to find out more about our full range of benefits.

About Templer HomeBuild

We deliver a comprehensive responsive repairs service, including gas servicing and repairs, alongside a wide range of property services. These include planned maintenance, preparing vacant homes for re-letting, cyclical painting, and appliance testing and repairs.

Our people are central to our success. We’re committed to making Templer HomeBuild a great place to work, with benefits that support you and opportunities to develop your career and fulfil your potential.

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check. As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Templer HomeBuild is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Templer HomeBuild —it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different.

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