Painter / Multi trader

The Vacancy

Fixed‑Term, 12 Months

Here at Wates, we are proud to support the communities we serve and we’re pleased to offer a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Multitrade Operative / Painter to join our Responsive Maintenance Team in the Barnsley area.

This is an excellent chance to play a key role in delivering high‑quality repairs and painting works within social housing properties, ensuring residents receive a safe, efficient and customer‑focused service every time.

About The Role

Working as part of our busy Responsive Maintenance team, you will undertake a variety of painting, decorating, and minor multi‑trade repairs to achieve a first‑time fix wherever possible. You’ll take pride in producing quality workmanship and representing Wates in a professional and customer‑focused manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out high‑quality interior and exterior painting and decorating, ensuring excellent finish and preparation standards.
• Undertake minor multi‑trade repairs where required, such as patch plastering, basic joinery, sealing, or small remedial works, in line with responsive maintenance needs.

Complete all allocated jobs using a PDA, including recording materials used and updates on progress.

Work both independently and collaboratively with other operatives to complete works efficiently.

Deliver a professional and respectful customer experience at every visit.

Adhere to Wates Health & Safety Professional Standards and safeguarding commitments at all times.

Maintain productivity and high‑quality workmanship across all tasks.

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• NVQ Level 2 (essential) — preferably in Painting & Decorating or a related trade.
• Proven experience in a social housing responsive repairs environment.
• Strong painting and decorating skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to undertake basic multi‑trade tasks confidently.
• A problem‑solving mindset and the ability to work to deadlines.
• A full UK driving licence (company van provided for business use) .
  
  

What We Offer

You’ll be joining a supportive, friendly team within one of the UK’s leading providers of social housing maintenance services. As part of Wates, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary

Corporate benefits including pension and health & wellbeing programmes

Excellent learning and development opportunities

A company vehicle for business use

The chance to progress your career within a respected national organisation

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet

– protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Work for Wates

Wates Group is one of the largest, and most successful family-owned private construction, development, and property services companies in the UK. We are building a place to work where everyone belongs, by one small act of inclusion at a time. We celebrate difference and welcome diversity.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.

The Wates Group are committed to three ambitious environmental targets for 2025: Zero Waste, and Zero Carbon, from our operations and Positive Nature Enhancement. Wates are pushing to take a leading role in reducing our industry’s environmental impact.