Trade Operative (North) / Gweithiwr Masnach (De)

About the role

Cambria has an exciting opportunity for a Trade Operative in North Wales, based in our Ewloe Office. Cambria are part of the Wales & West Housing Group, and proud to put residents at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to make a difference to people’s lives, homes and communities in which we work. Working at Cambria gives you a real chance to make that difference and a great sense of achievement from doing the right job with good products and delivering an excellent property maintenance service.

Responsibilities

As a Trade Operative you will be required to deliver a diverse range of property maintenance repairs and refurbishment work. This role involves a large degree of problem solving and suits an individual who enjoys thinking on their feet to complete a variety of maintenance related tasks. You should have experience of completing maintenance tasks such as:

• Bathroom Installs
• Kitchen Installs
• Basic Carpentry
• Basic Plumbing
• Floor Laying
• Window Repairs
• Plastering
• Other General Maintenance Tasks

Whilst the role will require lone working most of the time, there is opportunity for interaction between your colleagues and residents, and this relationship is something that Cambria and its employees both enjoy and are proud of.

Requirements

• Experience completing the maintenance tasks listed above
• Current valid full driving licence

Pay

The rate of pay for this role is £15.78 per hour for a basic 40-hour week (average earnings £32,822 per year). You will also participate in our 24/7 emergency call out service for which there is an additional payment.

Schedule

Basic 40-hour week. Participation in the 24/7 emergency call out service is compulsory for all employees, though colleagues are able to swap or cover each other’s scheduled call out dates for flexibility.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus an additional 8 bank holidays), increasing to 30 days with service
• Ability to buy and sell leave up to 5 days (pro rata), as well as time off for volunteering, health screening and more
• Comprehensive support in case of sickness with a generous sick pay scheme
• Support through an employee assistance and counselling service including financial support towards dental, optical & medical treatments as well as critical illness cover
• Choice of Defined Contribution or Defined Benefit pension, both including 3x salary death in service life insurance cover
• Annual pay and benefits review
• Additional payment for participation in out of hours service
• Tool purchase allowance following successfully passing probation
• Mobile phone & Tablet for work purposes
• Company vehicle for business use with fuel card

About Cambria

Established in 2010, Cambria undertake a wide range of housing maintenance works across Wales with offices in Cardiff, Ewloe and Newcastle Emlyn. Our work includes reactive repairs, planned kitchen and bathroom installations, empty property preparation, electrical testing and gas servicing. While wholly owned by Wales & West Housing Association, we are an independent company used to fulfil the maintenance and servicing needs of the Wales & West Housing Group. This gives us great security of work and consistent growth for the Group as a whole.

Values

We operate with strong values, meaning both you and the organisation will behave fairly, openly, responsibly, supportively and efficiently. All underlined by our vision of “Strong sustainable growth to make a difference to people’s lives, homes and communities.”