Based out of our Portsmouth office, you’ll be working across South Hampshire and surrounding areas. This is a full time, permanent role, working 39 hours per week delivering high-quality repairs and maintenance works across our social housing properties.  

You’ll participate in the emergency on-call rota as required. 

As a multi-trade operative, you’ll carry out a variety of repairs to our occupied properties. Using your specialist skills, expertise and initiative to carry out your job to a high standard. You’ll attend all jobs as arranged with the customer, making sure jobs are completed ‘right first time’.   

This role will involve some light admin duties and the use of an electronic handheld device.  

Key Responsibilities will include: 

Delivering multi-trade tasks such as: 

• Carpentry - doors, skirting, architraves, locks, windows, kitchen units 
• Plumbing - tap replacements, unblocking sinks, WC repairs, leak detection 
• Plastering and Making Good - patch repairs to walls and ceilings 
• Tiling and Decorating - restoring finishes to a high standard 
• General Maintenance - fencing, gates, flooring, minor roofing, external repairs 
• Use handheld devices to manage job tickets and update progress 
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and building regulations 
• Maintain professional communication with customers and colleagues 
• Manage van stock, tools, and materials effectively 
• Participate in emergency call-out rota when required 

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies.

We’re a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.

If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We’ll be happy to help. 

The multi-trade operative will be qualified to City & Guilds NVQ level 2 or equivalent in a trade discipline (we’ll also take your experience into consideration). You’ll have proven experience in a multi-trade or general maintenance role and be competent in at least two core trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, plastering, painting). 

You’ll have strong customer service skills, and experience working in occupied homes with professionalism. Adherence to safety and safeguarding policies is essential. 
We do our best to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. However, due to the nature of this position, the job holder must be capable of:  

• Working at heights  
• Manual handling and lifting heavy and bulky items  
• A high degree of mobility, which will include walking/lifting/loading and unloading vehicles 

A full, clean current driving licence (held for at least 1 year) is needed so you can drive one of our vans when necessary. Offers are subject to satisfactory driving licence checks and DBS check