This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
Our vacancy
Are you a skilled tradesperson searching for a chance to showcase your talents? We're on the lookout for Operatives who excel in:
- Plumbing
- Carpentry
- UPVC
- Plastering & Tiling
- Bricklaying
- Painting and Decorating
- Limited Roofing Works
Join us and let your skills shine! 🚿🔨🏠Please read the attached job description for full details.
What makes a great Multi Skilled Operative?
🛠 City and Guilds/ NVQ qualified OR proven experience in an Operative role.
📱 Experience with handheld devices for efficient task management.
🏡 Experience working in both occupied and unoccupied environments.
⚖️ Understanding of health and safety legislation and proficiency in risk assessments.
🌐 Ability to work in diverse conditions—indoors, outdoors, on roofs, and in confined spaces.
🚗 Flexibility to travel between sites as needed.
Development Opportunity
Become a Multiskilled Technician! 🚀 We'll provide a personal development plan to help you become a fully qualified Multi Skilled Technician, earning up to £37,000 per year plus Out-Of-Hours payments.
Benefits
🚐 Company van for work use.
🔧 Necessary tools, technology, and PPE for safe and comfortable work.
🏝️ 20 days of annual leave (increasing to 25 days after 5 years).
🏦 Generous pension scheme – employer contribution up to 10%.
🏥 Extra day's leave for no sickness absence in the financial year.
🎅 Christmas week off (no need to use any holiday allowance!)
🌈 Opportunity to buy/sell annual leave.
👶 Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
🏥 Paid emergency and compassionate leave.
🌟 Life assurance (2x salary).
🤒 Generous sick pay.
💉 Free annual flu jabs.
📚 Paid qualification.
📜 Plus more – check out the full list of benefits in the attached document!
Emergency Out-of-Hours Call-Out
📅 Weekly standby allowance: £248.59
⏰Call-out rate 1 (Monday-Saturday): £23.06
⏰ Call-out rate 2 (Sunday and bank holidays): £30.31
🚨 Important Information 🚨
🛂 We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.
🚗 A full driving license is essential for this role.
If appointed please note that your offer will be subject to a DBS check as part of our standard recruitment process, which we will provide.
🚫 We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.
🙅♂️ NO AGENCIES, please.
Ready to take your skills to the next level? Hit that apply button and be a part of our mission to create safe and secure homes for our customers! 🏠🛠️
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Our company
At Grand Union, we know that what we do matters. We build more homes, stronger communities and better lives.
We’ve been in business for over 25 years and provide 12,500 homes for more than 27,000 people across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire. We’re an £86 million turnover social business with 400 staff.
Our mission is more homes, stronger communities, better lives. We build affordable homes, provide personal support, and help people to learn, work and be healthy.
We’re a financially stable and innovative not-for-profit organisation that believes in partnership and collaboration. We plan to build 1,959 more new homes in the coming years to play our part in ending the housing crisis.
What we do matters
Our values
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