Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative – Leicester

Area Covered: Leicester
Hours: 40 per week, permanent contract
Earnings: £34,600+ basic with performance-related uplift

A long-established housing maintenance provider is expanding its adaptations team and is seeking a Multi Skilled Operative with strong practical experience across plumbing and carpentry disciplines. The role focuses on improving occupied homes through repair, refurbishment and specialist adaptation works.

What You’ll Receive

• Company van for work travel
• 23 days paid leave plus statutory holidays
• Pension contribution scheme
• Access to healthcare support services and wellbeing resources
• Ongoing trade upskilling and funded training

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Working within residential properties, you will undertake a varied workload including:

– Installing complete bathroom and shower facilities
– Plumbing works from rough-in through to final connection
– Heating radiator changes with system refill
– Internal building repairs such as flooring, stud walls, stair components and ceiling sections
– Carpentry including doors, skirtings, pipe enclosures and safety rails
– Surface repairs including patch plastering
– Tiling and decorative finishing

Ideal Background

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• A recognised trade qualification (NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent)
• Practical experience across multi-skilled maintenance or refurbishment
• Strong plumbing or joinery core trade
• Previous adaptation or accessible bathroom projects (advantageous)
• Confidence working in lived-in homes
• Full driving licence

Desirable but not essential: CSCS, asbestos awareness, own hand tools.

The Opportunity

This role offers stability, varied projects, and the chance to build a long-term career within a supportive maintenance environment that prioritises quality workmanship and community impact.