Multi-skilled Trades Operative

  • Braxfield Recruitment Limited
  • Guildford, Surrey
  • Jan 12, 2026
Contractor Real Estate

Job Description

Interim Multi-skilled Trades Operative

Day Rate: £180 £220 a day dependant on experience

Location: Guildford Area

Braxfield Recruitment are working alongside a leading Housing Provider to recruit a Multi-skilled Trades Operative, ideally with a core plumbing or carpentry background, to join their team.

The Role

As an Interim Multi-Skilled Operative, you will be responsible for carrying out a variety of day-to-day repairs and maintenance works across the property portfolio, ensuring properties are maintained to a safe and habitable standard.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering responsive and planned maintenance works across occupied and void properties
  • Undertaking a range of multi-trade tasks, with a primary focus on plumbing or carpentry
  • Carrying out repairs such as first and second fix plumbing, bathroom/kitchen repairs, doors, locks, flooring, and general carpentry
  • Diagnosing faults and completing works efficiently on a right-first-time basis
  • Ensuring all works are completed in line with health & safety requirements
  • Providing a customer-focused service when working in tenants homes
  • Accurately completing job records and reports

Ideal Candidate:

To be considered for this interim role, you will ideally have:

  • A recognised trade background in plumbing or carpentry
  • Proven experience working as a multi-skilled operative within a social housing environment
  • The ability to carry out a range of secondary trade repairs to a good standard
  • Strong knowledge of health & safety and safe working practices
  • A full UK driving licence (essential)
  • Good communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach

Relevant trade qualifications (e.g. NVQ / City & Guilds) are highly desirable.

If you are an experienced Multi-skilled trades operative with a core background in plumbing or carpentry and that is currently or will soon be available, please submit your CV and a member of the Braxfield team will be in contact to discuss the Maintenance Surveyor role in more detail.