Annual salary: up to £37,913.40. Location: Rainham (Essex). Contract: Permanent, Full-time. 42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday-Friday). Salary up to £37,913.40 per annum, plus a company van and fuel card.
We’re currently seeking a skilled and reliable Carpenter to join our team, supporting a busy responsive repairs contract in Rainham. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll be responsible for delivering high‑quality carpentry repairs and maintenance in occupied social housing properties, helping ensure residents’ homes are safe, functional, and well maintained.
Role Responsibilities
- Carry out day‑to‑day carpentry repairs in occupied properties as part of a responsive maintenance service
- Replace and repair internal doors, frames, handles, locks, and hinges
- Fit and adjust kitchen units, worktops, cupboard doors, and pelmets
- Install or replace skirting boards, architraves, and other decorative joinery
- Repair or replace timber flooring, stair components, and handrails where required
- Make good following repairs, including basic patch plastering or tiling as needed
- Ensure all work is completed to a high standard and in line with health and safety regulations
- Accurately record job details, materials used, and completion notes using handheld devices or job sheets
- Work professionally and respectfully in residents’ homes, maintaining a clean and safe working environment
- Identify and report any additional works, safeguarding concerns, or property issues beyond the scope of the job
- Always adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures
- Provide high levels of customer care
Role Criteria
- Proven experience in domestic repairs and maintenance in a carpentry position
- Experience in the duties outlined above
- Full UK manual driving licence
- Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
- Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent customer service skills, with experience working in occupied homes
- Good understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record work
- Provide your own basic tools
- Willing to work alone and as part of a team
Benefits We Can Offer You
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Annual Mears Fun Day – a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work
- Volunteering Leave – Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
- Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts of up to 10% on weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share Save scheme and more
- Family friendly policies
- Company van, fuel card, and uniform
- Entitlement to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship offered)
- Background, identity and security checks before commencement of employment
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Olivia Elias (olivia.elias@mearsgroup.co.uk)
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This role is open for applications.
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