Painter/decorator/multitrade - Trades & Operatives

**What's involved with this role**:
**Job Ref: Islington RQ1261198**

**_A DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role_**

**_This post requires a clean UK driving licence_**

A Painter/Decorator/Multitrade - Trades & Operatives is required on a temporary basis for approximately 2-3 months.

You should have a recognised C&G Apprentice trained in Painting NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience, along with experience of delivering high quality Painting in domestic properties using a range of portable power tools and equipment.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To carry out Painting works and relevant trade duties as instructed by the Supervisor on Responsive, Planned, Empty Homes, High Value Repairs or Capital Repairs to an excellent standard upon completion.
- To plan and organise workload to maximise productive time and ensure the best service to customers. This includes dealing with urgent and emergency repairs and ensuring, as far as practicable, that all appointments and targets are met.
- To promptly inform a scheduler planner/supervisor of any unanticipated problems or delays that might impact on appointments for that day, so that work can be rescheduled.
- To provide regular updates and information to supervisors/scheduler planner team and other colleagues to assist with ordering of materials, planning and scheduling of work.
- To report any follow on or related repair works identified with the customer where these cannot be completed during the visit, providing sufficient detail to ensure an accurate ‘further works’ order is raised on the system.
- To maintain and contribute to the control of the imprest stock and other company property held on any assigned company vehicle. To ensure the security, care and appropriate use of stock, tools, materials, plant, and equipment and any other items issued.
- To organise materials, tools, and equipment required to complete planned work and to arrange for imprest stock to be replenished as needed and notify the Supervisor of any difficulties.
- To identify and submit requests for non stock items to ensure that any non-standard jobs are completed in a timely manner and notify the Supervisor of any difficulties.
- To keep accurate records of materials used against a given job on the mobile device provided, only using manual documentation when systems are down.
- To use the PDA (or other electronic devise as provided) to keep various records accurately, order materials, order follow on and new repair works and complete accurate paper records only where the use of a PDA is not applicable.

**To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.**

**_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity._**

**Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items**:
**Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.**

**Qualifications**:

- Recognised C&G Apprentice trained in Painting NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.
- Multi-skills training to a minimum of NVQ3 or a willingness to be trained when employed
- This post requires a clean UK driving licence

**Skills & experience**:

- Experience of delivering high quality Painting in domestic properties using a range of portable power tools and equipment
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate in writing in order to maintain records of materials used, complete job sheets and requisitions, use PDA’s, and follow written instructions, procedures and policies
- Demonstrates a willingness to work flexibly in the interests of the service with a demonstrable ability to respond positively to new ideas and changes in working practices and procedures
- Demonstrates a willingness to work flexibly in the interests of the service with a demonstrable ability to respond positively to new ideas and changes in working practices and procedures
- Demonstrates the ability to verbally communicate with customers and colleagues, with the ability to answer customer queries clearly and concisely and maintaining constructive, effective working relationships with colleagues.

Am **Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please