Multi-Skilled Operative (Carpenter Joiner bias)

Our Building Maintenance team based in Hurst Green, Surrey, are looking for candidates who have experience and capability providing a wide range of property maintenance tasks, including carpentry and joinery skills. Example of tasks for this multi-skilled role can include large project work e.g. kitchen fitting and bathroom installs as well as general property reactive repairs such as plumbing, decorating, plastering and brickwork.

The role comes complete with a van for use during working hours in addition to corporate uniform and any specialist equipment or power tools required for the role.

An option to out-of-hours emergency response rota is operated within the department, which attracts additional paid allowances.

General working is Monday – Friday 37hrs per week between 0800 and 1600

Salary £34,072.00

About the role:

The Building Maintenance team is responsible for operating a responsive repairs service for the Council’s housing stock and other Council property. Our range of service delivery includes reactive and planned repairs for occupied homes, void properties and commercial/public buildings. This is an important service provided by the Council, demanding a high standard of workmanship. We need candidates able to problem solve and work unsupervised on their own initiative, with a good understanding of health and safety as well as great customer focus.

Who we’re looking for:

• You’ll need a proven track record of working across a broad range of maintenance jobs within a professional capacity, in addition to carpentry/joiner skills.
• Previous experience of kitchen and bathroom installs would be an advantage, or other comprehensive plumbing works.
• You should be capable of assessing/estimating cost of works to be undertaken and order materials from drawings/works orders.
• Knowledge of health and safety considerations and practices relevant to this role
• Good geographic and community knowledge and experience of the Tandridge District area

What we offer

When you join us your expertise, skills and experience will be valued, and your career development will be our priority.

We are committed to creating a collaborative and innovative environment which empowers you to thrive. You will be part of a friendly, supportive One Team culture with the chance to make a real difference.

We use Viva Engage to keep you connected and engaged and we hold regular face to face meetings, such as Chief Executive briefings to keep you in the loop.

We are conveniently located in Hurst Green and have on-site parking.

In addition to the stated pay, we offer membership and contributions towards the Local Government Pension Scheme, flexible working (giving you the opportunity to work from home for up to three days a week), flexi-time, payment of a relevant professional subscription and access to a discounted health scheme.

Please visit our website for more information about working for us www.tandridge.gov.uk/jobs and download our Working for Tandridge guide.

Diversity statement

At Tandridge District Council, we pride ourselves on maintaining an inclusive workplace, ensuring equality, fairness, and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do and good practice is embedded in the Council’s culture and services.

We welcome applications from all sectors of our community, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and all groups protected under the Equality Act.

Tandridge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Want to know more?

If this sounds like your kind of challenge and you want to be part of our friendly and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like to know more, please read the Role Profile and Specification initially. You can additionally get in touch with our Building Maintenance Supervisor, Daniel Groves, for an informal discussion by e-mailing your phone number and daytime availability to DGroves@tandridge.gov.uk

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey is part of the government’s plans for local government reorganisation. This means the current two tier system, where services are split between Surrey County Council and district and borough councils like Tandridge, will be replaced with larger councils, which handle all local services.

Although this may lead to some uncertainty for anyone considering a role with us, this process will take several years and during that time we still need to provide services.

When local government is reorganised, most staff will transfer to the new council which may offer additional opportunities for career development and variety as part of a larger organisation. The majority of the roles we currently have will still be needed whether that is for planning, housing, recycling and waste, finance, IT, HR etc