Multi Skilled Technician

We are looking for a experienced Multi Skilled Technician with a core trade in Carpentry with a broad multi skilled ability to join our team of talented people. Ideally you will also have FRA knowledge, or be willing to train in FRA in the future.

You will be located in the Okehampton or surrounding area to cover North Devon and will live no more than 30 minutes from the patch.

Purpose of the role:

- You will provide a high quality fault fixing and maintenance service at multiple sites throughout our portfolio.

- You will be included in our out of hours service, ensuring the safety of our customers at all times.
- You will act as an ambassador for LiveWest.

Have a core trade in Carpentry achieved by either a formal qualification, or qualified by experience.
- Have good general multi-skilled abilities.
- Have current FRA knowledge, or be willing to carry out the training
- Have a good level of literacy and numeracy.
- Be highly competent.
- Have a positive, can do attitude.
- Have exceptional customer service skills with the ability to engage customers and communicate with them effectively and confidently.
- Ideally have experience working in customers properties.
- Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and live within 30 minutes of the patch detailed above., Disability Confident
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LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.

As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.

Company vehicle and fuel card.
- Power tools.
- Full uniform and PPE.
- Defined Contribution pension scheme - employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
- Discretionary Bonus scheme.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
- Lifestyle discounts portal and internal supplier discounts offer great savings.
- Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £2,400 per annum).
- Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
- Family Friendly policies.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Car Benefit scheme.
- Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
- Volunteering days.