Carpenter

Salary: £30,000 – £33,600 per year

Carpenter

Chiddingstone Causeway – Travel to other local sites required

Salary £30,000 – £33,600

Monday-Friday 7:30am- 3:30pm

Full time and Permanent

Role Purpose

The role as a Carpenter working as part the carpentry department in a in house maintenance team. The day to day and project work to include all aspects of carpentry maintenance and refurbishment projects of occupied and tenanted properties. The Carpenter is responsible for installations, maintenance, and repair, equipment, and fixtures. Ensuring that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Carpenter for a well established local company, you will be responsible for building, installing, and repairing structures, fixtures, door frames, window frames and other items using different types of materials. You will be part of the companies maintenance team working in cooperation with other trades and labourers to ensure that all specifications, legislation and policies are met, and to ensure efficient completion of any project within budget.

Key Skills and Knowledge

Prepare the layout of the project, estimate height, width, length, and other proportions.
Select materials, work with blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
Work with all aspects of carpentry materials.
Capable of using various power tools.
Check work along the way to ensure it’s up to standard and specifications.
Use levels, rules, plumb bobs, framing squares, and surveying equipment to ensure everything is level and secure.
Replace panes of glass, ceiling tiles, and doors.
Install partitions, doors – locks and furniture. Windows, architrave, skirting etc
Ability to follow established procedures and systems
Experience of carrying out general maintenance work
Knowledge and understanding of health and safety regulations
Flexible attitude to accommodate venue needs through morning, evening and weekend work
Ability to work under pressure
Self-motivated and also experienced in working within a team

Essential Skills:

Must have solid Carpentry experience
Certificates up to date
Full Clean UK driving license
H & S knowledge

Key Skills:

Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to deal with high work volumes and prioritise accordingly
Practical and can do approach and professional when communicating
Excellent time management and ability to multitask
Good work ethic with an energetic approach with flexibility and commitment