Bricklayer [Bury]
2 days ago
Bury
Multiskilled Bricklayer - Responsive Repairs \n\n • Hourly Rate: £20.00 - £23.00\n, • Location: Bury\n, • Job Type: Contract (3 months with potential extension)\n, • Start Date: Immediate\n\n Bury Council is currently seeking an experienced Multiskilled Bricklayer to join our Responsive Repairs team. This role is crucial in carrying out high-quality bricklaying repairs and associated maintenance tasks across both occupied and void residential properties, ensuring all work is completed safely and efficiently. \n Day-to-day of the role: \n\n • \n Bricklaying & Masonry Work: \n \n • Perform bricklaying, blockwork, and masonry repairs.\n, • Repoint brickwork, chimneys, boundary walls, and structural masonry.\n, • Repair and rebuild damaged walls, retaining walls, steps, and other brick structures.\n, • Undertake minor groundwork and concrete reinstatement works.\n \n, • \n Multiskilled Repairs: \n \n • Conduct plaster patching and making good repairs.\n, • Carry out small rendering repairs and minor joinery works, including external door and frame adjustments.\n, • Replace air bricks and improve ventilation as required.\n, • Perform minor tiling, grouting, and basic exterior painting when required.\n, • Unblock and repair waste systems, gutters, downpipes, paving, and gully tops.\n, • Complete mould treatment works to reduce immediate risks.\n \n, • \n Customer Service & Digital Working: \n \n • Efficiently complete responsive repair work orders using a tablet for job updates, notes, photograph uploads, and material ordering.\n, • Provide professional communication and excellent customer service to tenants.\n, • Ensure properties are left clean, tidy, and safe after work completion.\n \n\n Required Skills & Qualifications: \n\n • Proven experience as a Bricklayer with multiskilled repair capabilities, preferably within responsive repairs, social housing, or property maintenance environments.\n, • Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively.\n, • Competence in using tablets and digital job management systems.\n, • Full UK Driving Licence with a maximum of 3 penalty points and own battery-powered tools.\n, • Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.\n, • Excellent communication and customer service skills.\n\n Health & Safety: \n\n • Adherence to RAMS and safe working procedures.\n, • Maintenance of asbestos awareness and safe manual handling practices.\n, • Compliance with vehicle and fleet policies and wearing appropriate PPE at all times.\n, • Prompt reporting of defects, hazards, and safety concerns.\n\n What We're Looking For: \n\n • Reliable and self-motivated individuals.\n, • Quality-focused with a "right first time" approach.\n, • Professional demeanor when working in tenants' homes.\n, • Team players who can also work independently.\n