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Job description

As Maintenance Technician, you will work alongside our Response Assets team by carrying our minor repairs to assist us in providing great homes for our tenants. Duties will include joinery, basic plumbing, tiling, groundwork, and basic DIY repairs/tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain our properties by carrying out arrange of general minor repairs to our properties, including gardening, cleaning if necessary.
• Carry out void inspections/minor repairs/ clearance of vacant properties and redecoration of properties and ensure all work arising is promptly undertaken.
• Assist with manual checks in all our locations e.g. check communal heating system is operating efficiently and there is adequate fuel, replacing defective light bulbs, tubes and fuses as necessary. Also checking water temperatures on hot and cold.
• Repairing and replacing locks for vacant and tenanted properties.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• A minimum of 3 years recent experience in a similar trade role e.g. DIY / Painting / Carpentry / Joinery.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and good practice in relation to handyperson/building maintenance duties.

Desirable Skills

• Hold a valid CSR card.
• Previous training in a relevant course e.g. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT), health and safety, fire awareness, joinery etc
• Previous experience working within a Social Housing maintenance environment.