Skilled Labourer
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The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our residents' homes are safe and maintained to a high standard.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play an important role in delivering our vision of providing great homes and great service. They ensure that our homes are safe, warm, and dry, and where everything works; places where our residents are proud to live.
We are looking for a Skilled Labourer to join our team covering Cornwall. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, working 39 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
As a Skilled Labourer with Guinness, you will carry out a range of physical tasks, including clearing waste from day-to-day repair works and applying products to treat and remove damp and mould, all in line with health and safety guidelines. You will also support colleagues by acting as the second operative on paired jobs.
This role requires strong customer service skills, a positive attitude, and a genuine drive to get things done and make a difference for our residents.
You will be covering sites in Cornwall and travel will be required; therefore, applicants should hold a full UK driving licence.
Essential skills and experience: You must have experience in carrying out minor remedial building works. Experience of working in a customer-focused environment and ideally within the social housing sector, where you have delivered a great service Proven ability to work methodically, achieve targets, follow agreed procedures and accurately record information. Ability to work with minimal supervision, demonstrating organisational and time management skills. Ability to carry out physical tasks such as clearing waste and apply products that remove and treat damp and mould, in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines. Ability to operate safely, considering any environmental circumstances and possible risks.
Guinness Property has an outstanding benefits package to reward hard work and commitment to our values, which includes: Competitive salary of £27,315 27 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + option to buy Extra Holidays + Allowance increases with length of service Company vehicle and fuel card for business use Competitive Out-of-hours callout payment Healthcare Cashback Plan Pension Contributions - up to 9% matching contributions 3 x Life Assurance Employee Assistance Programme, which includes access to face-to-face counselling, a stress helpline and tax, fitness and childcare advice. A benefits scheme which pulls together a range of special offers and great savings. You can make savings on everyday shopping, fashion, electronics, travel, leisure and days out.
To find out more about the role, please review the role profile:
If you are interested in joining us and would like to apply for this position, please apply with an up-to-date CV.
A basic DBS check is required for this role; this will be paid for by The Guinness Partnership.
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Benefits
• Holidays We offer 25
27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days). • Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions. • Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping. • Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility • Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death • Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade • VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work • Access to the Finance wellbeing portal • Professional subscription annual payment • Travel season ticket loan • Car lease scheme TPBN1_UKTJ
- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Skilled Trades
