Joiner

Role Overview

Reporting to the Construction Services Director and Contracts Manager, the Joiner will be responsible for completing a variety of carpentry and joinery tasks, depending on our customer requirements, ensuring that all works completed are done so, safely, on time, and to a world-class standard.

The Joiner will also be a flexible individual, with the ability to support the wider Construction Services and Major Project teams, with additional construction and maintenance duties such as multi-skilled trade work where necessary and skilled to do so.

Company van will be provided for work purposes.

Monday-Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm and Friday 8.00am-3.30pm (39 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying our joinery work of all aspects, including but not limited to; floors, windows, ceilings, doors, installations, fitted furniture, shelving, skirting, walls and accessories such as door handles, hooks, locks etc.
• Maintain a good understanding of materials; timber, ironmongery etc
• General maintenance and repairs to building fabric and associated equipment as necessary

• Liaise with and manage external contractors as an when appropriate to meet the needs of the business
• Appropriate waste management in conjunction with all tasks undertaken
• Communicating information to the client, wider team and management as appropriate
• Respond to changing circumstances and where necessary re-evaluate workloads in order to address emergency situations
• To complete all necessary risk assessments, work orders, requisitions, time and pay sheets and all invoices
• Communicate with customers, keeping them informed of daily activities
• Health & safety duties; ensuring that any property worked in or attended is operated in a safe and legally compliant manner at all times
• The safe use of all tools, plant and materials having due regard for own safety using Personal Protective Equipment provided and maintaining the safety of others
• Support the wider construction teams where necessary to successfully meet client needs, including; labouring, multi-skilled trade work, site cleaning and transport management

Requirements

As well as exhibiting the Sewell Behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Team Player and Customer Focused, with a mentality of Doing the Right Thing, the successful person will have the following:

Essential:

• Hold a full driving licence, valid in the UK
• Previous experience working in a construction based Joinery role
• Be trained in CITB/City & Guilds Level 2 or above in Carpentry & Joinery
• Have a positive and professional attitude
• Ability to work using own initiative but also as part of a close knit team
• Have a proactive attitude towards delivering construction works to a world-class standard
• Hold excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with tenant groups & subcontractors
• Possess good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
• Possess a positive approach to learning, development and progression
• Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked (some out of hours working may be required)
• Have working knowledge of current Health and Safety practice

Desirable:

• Be computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Previous supervisory skills
• Additional experience in alternative construction trades, i.e. plastering, painting & decorating

Sewell are equal opportunities employers, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as businesses, and in the delivery of our products and services. As safe employers, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• £15.17 per hours
• Bonus opportunity of up to £1,000 per year
• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 25 days/

• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absen
• Plus more in our flexible reward & benefits offer, further information available from our People Team, [email protected]