Title: Multi-Trade Operative

Ely, Cambridgeshire, GB, CB6 3NW

Multi-Trade Operative

 

Ely - Cambridgeshire

 

£35,579 - £37,452 per year

 

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday

We have an opportunity for a Multi-Trade Operative to join our team based in Ely, Cambridgeshire, within a team of 19 other members of staff. The role will involve lone working, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with others as part of a wider team. The role primarily involves carrying out a range of day‑to‑day repairs, including leaking taps, fencing repairs, and kitchen uplifts. The successful candidate will be a forward‑thinking individual with a broad skill set across multiple trades, including plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, and general maintenance.

The role of Multi-Trade Operative will include:

• Carry out construction, fault fixing and maintenance duties in line with contract specifications
• Instillation of new kitchens, bathrooms, wet rooms, windows, doors and fencing
• Ensure tools and equipment are maintained in good condition and restocking these when needed
• Respond positively to complaints and breakdowns in service delivery, by resolving problems or set into motion the means of resolution, ensuring customers are kept informed
• Providing accurate and timely information on the progress of works that is easily understood by the customer

 

Skills and experiences:

• To ensure full compliance with Building Safety legislation, candidates applying for this role must be qualified to or undertaking NVQ Level 2 in a core subject (carpentry, electrical), Plumbing Level 3, Unvented - G3 Certificate and Water Regulations (WRAS). As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to bring with them the original certification verifying proof of their qualifications. Copies and CSCS cards will not be accepted
• Awareness of health and safety regulations and working legislation
• Skills in some of the following disciplines – carpentry, plumbing
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads, work to deadlines and plan ahead

About us

Our Benefits    

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme

• £35,579 per annum (rising to £37,452 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 20 July 2026

 

 

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -   http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

 

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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