Site Carpentry Technician

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience plus up to 6% bonus

Working Location: Lichfield

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Closing Date: 31st January 2025
 

Due to the nature of this role, a DBS check will be required and administered by NHBC.

What we offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme
• Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
• Life Assurance (x4 salary)
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
• 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
• 2 days volunteer leave
• Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
• Payroll Giving, this allows you to make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions

What you’ll be doing

• Preparing and ordering materials and equipment within agreed budgetary requirements to ensure continuity of learning. Such examples are: delivery related materials such as equipment, PPE and consumables.
• Assisting the senior trainer in tuition delivery, helping learners with materials and engaging with lesson plans and aiding the development of such. You will be involved in planning structures to be built by learners.
• Independently teaching in the absence of the senior trainer. You will deliver a mix of practical training and shared best practice from your experience in housebuilding.
• Constructing and presenting example structures in line with tuition delivery for learners.
• Responsibility for updating progress records of apprentices using the online reporting portal.

The ideal candidate will have

• Experience in site carpentry operations, including setting out, 1^st fix , 2^nd fix and roofing operations
• Proven record of practicing trade within a housebuilding environment
• Experience of working in an environment to ensure safeguarding of apprentices
• Be able to read and interpret construction drawings
• Complete progress trackers and associated paperwork to a standard required by ESFA/Ofsted

Education and Qualifications

• Carpentry related qualification at Level 2, or equivalent
• First Aid at Work (or ability to achieve)
• Full driving licence required

Why you should join us

At NHBC we are proud to be unique. No other organisation in our sector combines the variety of services and scale that we offer. As the market leader, our name is synonymous with new home warranty and insurance. Our people are driven by our core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners.

We are a modern, lifestyle and family friendly employer who are in a period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working. We need passionate, talented and driven people to join us on this journey.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly. We don’t promise we can offer you exactly what you want, but we are always happy to talk flexible working.

Your future with us

We have lots of fantastic examples across our business of people who are building their career with us. We are huge advocates of internal mobility and work hard to retain our best talent. We offer exceptional personal development and career progression opportunities. If you’re ambitious, driven and hard-working you will succeed with us. We’ll support you with full training, ongoing development, and the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications and professional memberships.

Our inclusive culture

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages everyone to bring their true selves to work. We fundamentally believe in the rights of all our employees and customers to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, free from discrimination. We have active employee networks that support our colleagues and their allies, creating safe spaces for open conversations and the sharing of ideas.

If you need any adjustments or additional support with your application, please let us know at Recruitment@nhbc.co.uk