Multi Trade Operative - Joinery
| Posting date: | 10 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Novus Property Solutions |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Multi Trade Joiner
Location: Sites based, covering two sites in Manchester and Preston.
Standard Hours Monday- Friday 39 hours plus out of hours on call as required.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Multi Trade Joiner to join Novus Property Solutions, Repairs division, providing high-quality repairs and replacement services within educational sites within Manchester and Preston.
Working on live refurbishment projects including minor works and repairs in both academic and non academic areas, your role will be varied, and customer focused, surrounded by like-minded teammates who work together to ensure an excellent service. This role will support you, value your skills, give you stability, whilst keeping your work interesting and meaningful.
What’s in it for you?
Stable, long-term work on an ongoing social housing contract on repairs contracts– no chasing work
Competitive salary, weekly paid, plus paid call-out (1 in 6/7 weeks)
Work-life balance with standard Monday–Friday hours (39 per week) and organised workloads.
23 days holiday + bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave.
Company fleet van and fuel card, so no wear and tear on your own vehicle.
Pension scheme to support your future.
Tools provided - to support you in carrying out the day to day tasks
Training and development – relevant to your role if required.
Supportive planning team who schedule your jobs to reduce travel time and help your day run smoothly.
Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £1000
Additional benefits, including:
Discounted healthcare scheme
High street & lifestyle discounts (including Tastecard)
One paid volunteering day per year
Length of service awards
Most importantly, you’ll be working in a role where your work genuinely makes a difference. You’ll help people feel safe and comfortable in their own homes, while being part of a respectful, inclusive, and professional team that values doing the job properly.
An outline of your responsibilities and experience
Applications are welcome from experienced candidates that have a Multi Trade Joinery background, joinery experience essential.
The works include the all aspects of building joinery repairs/replacements and some plumbing works
Multi trade skills in plumbing, tiling, patch plastering and painting are desirable
Working in a live education environment on academic and non academic refurbishments.
Working from job tickets or a handheld device on a daily basis linked to a live shared system.
Trusted to manage your own day and workload effectively
Always delivering an outstanding service to customers with the understanding that you are working within a occupied building where the day to day doesn’t stop, we need to work around the customers requirements.
Following Novus’ exemplary Health and Safety policies and standards
NVQ Level 2/3 Joinery
Full UK driving license is required.
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutionsis a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
Location: Sites based, covering two sites in Manchester and Preston.
Standard Hours Monday- Friday 39 hours plus out of hours on call as required.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Multi Trade Joiner to join Novus Property Solutions, Repairs division, providing high-quality repairs and replacement services within educational sites within Manchester and Preston.
Working on live refurbishment projects including minor works and repairs in both academic and non academic areas, your role will be varied, and customer focused, surrounded by like-minded teammates who work together to ensure an excellent service. This role will support you, value your skills, give you stability, whilst keeping your work interesting and meaningful.
What’s in it for you?
Stable, long-term work on an ongoing social housing contract on repairs contracts– no chasing work
Competitive salary, weekly paid, plus paid call-out (1 in 6/7 weeks)
Work-life balance with standard Monday–Friday hours (39 per week) and organised workloads.
23 days holiday + bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell annual leave.
Company fleet van and fuel card, so no wear and tear on your own vehicle.
Pension scheme to support your future.
Tools provided - to support you in carrying out the day to day tasks
Training and development – relevant to your role if required.
Supportive planning team who schedule your jobs to reduce travel time and help your day run smoothly.
Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £1000
Additional benefits, including:
Discounted healthcare scheme
High street & lifestyle discounts (including Tastecard)
One paid volunteering day per year
Length of service awards
Most importantly, you’ll be working in a role where your work genuinely makes a difference. You’ll help people feel safe and comfortable in their own homes, while being part of a respectful, inclusive, and professional team that values doing the job properly.
An outline of your responsibilities and experience
Applications are welcome from experienced candidates that have a Multi Trade Joinery background, joinery experience essential.
The works include the all aspects of building joinery repairs/replacements and some plumbing works
Multi trade skills in plumbing, tiling, patch plastering and painting are desirable
Working in a live education environment on academic and non academic refurbishments.
Working from job tickets or a handheld device on a daily basis linked to a live shared system.
Trusted to manage your own day and workload effectively
Always delivering an outstanding service to customers with the understanding that you are working within a occupied building where the day to day doesn’t stop, we need to work around the customers requirements.
Following Novus’ exemplary Health and Safety policies and standards
NVQ Level 2/3 Joinery
Full UK driving license is required.
A little bit about us
Novus Property Solutionsis a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 129-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
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