Building Maintenance Assistant

Building Maintenance Assistant

Hours: 36 hours per week. Permanent contract 

Location: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford.

Salary: £24,317.66 to £27,103.05 per annum + Essential car user allowance of up to £1,239 per annum

Are you a hands-on problem solver with a knack for fixing things? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same? If so, we want you to be a part of our agile, customer focused team.

The Role:

At Wrekin Housing Group we take pride in providing top-notch safe homes that the people of our community so deserve. As a Building Maintenance Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in upholding our standards of excellence.

We are looking for someone who is customer focused with people skills and enjoys working with elderly people and people who need support. You will be assisting with minor plumbing, carpentry and finishes along with areas of health and safety.

If you don’t have the right level of experience, don’t worry, we will train, coach, and mentor you to become the best version of yourself.

Benefits and rewards:

• All PPE provided along with full workwear in company livery
• Competitive salary plus car allowance
• Annual leave starting at 22 days per annum increasing with service to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Health care options
• Life Assurance
• Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Discounted gym memberships, and discount schemes for shopping with national retailers, supermarkets, holiday and hospitality brands
• Wrekin Reviive (furniture) staff discount – 30%
• Subsidised canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Volunteering days

Core responsibilities:

• Building safety compliance
• Minor repairs, maintenance and decoration
• Contractor management
• Vacant house preparation
• Responsible for the upkeep of the building and compliance
• Flexibility to cover other locations as required
• Availability of own vehicle on site.

About us:

The Wrekin Housing Group is at the forefront of making a difference to people’s lives. As a socially minded business, we provide 13,000 homes for affordable and social rent across Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, and Staffordshire. We have ambitious plans to grow up to 16,000 homes by 2025 and we are also an innovative and well recognised provider of care.

Alongside our growth plans we are embarking on a fundamental transformation programme to modernise how we interact with our customers, engage communities and support partners. Everyone matters at Wrekin so we are investing in our people and the systems they use to improve quality and choice across the organisation.

Our Inclusive Culture

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. All applications are considered on the requirements of the role regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief or background. Please refer to our Equal Opportunities Policy below for further information.

 How to Apply:

If you would like to join our team, please click the apply now button above as we would love to receive an application from you.