Joiner

Role overview

This full-time permanent Joiner position is based in Coatbridge and supports housing properties across North Lanarkshire. You will work as part of a local team carrying out high-quality carpentry and joinery repairs while maintaining strong standards of safety, quality, cost control, and customer service.

Working pattern and pay

The role offers an annual salary of up to £35,431.13, along with a company van and a benefits package. Working hours are 40 per week, Monday to Friday, from 08:00 to 16:30. You will also need to take part in an on-call rota, currently 1 in 5 weeks, with an extra allowance paid for this.

Main duties

• Complete all required joinery tasks on housing properties.
• Carry out routine repairs, urgent fixes, lock replacements, and window boarding.
• Deliver a consistently high level of customer care.
• Undertake kitchen repairs and partial kitchen installations.
• Support general repair and maintenance work within social housing.

Candidate profile

• Hands-on experience in carpentry and joinery.
• A full UK driving licence.
• City & Guilds qualification, or an equivalent trade qualification, in carpentry and joinery.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Good numerical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and people skills.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures.
• Comfort using a PDA after training.

Benefits and extra information

• Extra payment for the on-call rota.
• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays.
• Annual staff Fun Day organised as a company thank-you event.
• Paid volunteering leave to support community activity.
• Employee discounts through the rewards platform, including savings on weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, the share save scheme, and more.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Company van, fuel card, and uniform provided.

Eligibility and compliance

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available. To drive a company vehicle, candidates must be over 21, have held a licence for more than 3 months, and have fewer than 9 penalty points. The role is also subject to the required DBS and/or security checks before employment starts.

About the employer

The organisation has ongoing investment in the North Lanarkshire community and focuses on delivering excellent services to residents while creating community and training benefits in a sustainable way. Its wider mission is to improve homes, improve communities, and improve lives through ethical, transparent, and purpose-led practices. The company is also committed to diversity, inclusion, disability confidence, support for the Armed Forces Covenant, veterans, and social mobility.

Additional notes

Interested candidates can contact Vickie Rudge for further discussion about the application. Applicants may also choose to share background information during the application stages to support social mobility reporting; this is optional and does not affect eligibility.