Craft Operative - Carpenter

To effectively work on own initiative and within a small team of operatives completing disabled adaptions work for tenants homes so that they maintain a decent quality of life and allow them to continue to live more comfortably, and independently in their homes for as long as possible.

Candidates will need to possess competence and skills and experience in the craft trade to carry out duties in conjunction with adaptions work for the Disabled Adaptions service to council owned properties.

Physical activities including lifting, bending, climbing, walking etc connected with building works.
Following instructions given by Maintenance & Contracts management team, attending pre planned appointments promptly, multi-skilling, planning and organising daily work, accepting responsibility for technical decisions whilst on site, organising and managing materials required, reading, keeping records, handing in job records daily, and following administrative procedures as directed.
Driving vehicles and operating plant and equipment associated with building maintenance and new construction. Keeping vehicles and plant clean and in good working order and reporting defects daily.
Working to a high-quality standard ensuring high quality workmanship and maintaining an acceptable level of productivity commensurate with earnings.
The use of new IT technology as required ensuring the delivery of goals and objectives as set within contract specification.
Carry out duties, which require possession of a reasonable standard of numeracy and literacy (as the job requires the employee to complete time sheets and claim forms, keeping records and to fulfil statutory checks as required). Ability to adapt to changing working environments and work patterns as deemed necessary to meet strategic goals of the service area.
Represent Maintenance & Contracts in a manner conducive with the standards expected, including the carrying of an identity card and wearing of the uniform supplied. Communication with customers, Maintenance & Contracts management team and members of the public in a polite manner placing the highest possible emphasis on customer care. Encouraging customer involvement and feedback.
Responsible for maintaining health, safety and welfare of self, other employees and members of the public ensuring adherence to safe working practices and environmental procedures. Including attendance of team meetings to discuss operational issues and Health and Safety updates (Toolbox talks).

You will be educated to GCSE standard or equivalent in English and Maths and possess a City & Guilds Craft/advanced Certificate, along with relevant experience within the trade areas., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Hours of work are 37 hours per week, 08:00 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 - 16:00 Friday and you will be based at Gipping House, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich. A vehicle is provided for work purposes solely and will remain at the depot outside of work hours.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking for work and leisure, public transport discounts, free swimming and gym membership, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.