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Trainee Preservation Technician

  1. Operations / Technical Services
  2. Full-time

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Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom

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Trainee Preservation Technician - Peter Cox

We are currently recruiting for a Trainee Preservation Technician to join our North West & North Wales branch to help service our customers in and around North East Wales. The applicant should ideally have served their apprenticeship in joinery or have multi skills experience in the building industry.

Permanent, full-time role

Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm

Basic salary of £23,250 with approx OTE of £30,000 + company van + fuel card

The role of a Preservation Technician

As a Preservation Technician, you’ll be servicing our customers across the North East Wales in a company van and therefore you need a UK driving licence to become one of our team. Travel further afield may also be required, subject to workload.

What will you be doing?

● You will strip and replace timber floors, door frames, architraves, windows and doors

● You will hack-off plaster, prior to installing damp proof courses or install cavity drainage membrane

● You will be required to carry out timber treatments such as woodworm sprays and fungal decay work

● Our specialist technicians also carry out basement waterproofing work, and structural defects repairs, such as wall tie installation and crack-stitching

● There can be elements of minimal working away from home as and when required by business needs

Requirements:

We would love you to have:

● Preservation joinery experience preferred

● An apprenticeship background, City and Guilds or NVQ qualifications would be advantageous

● Experience working as a Joiner, Carpenter or a Preservation Technician preferred

● Full UK Manual Driving Licence for at least 2 years with no more than 6 penalty points

● A can-do attitude, and able to use your own initiative in tricky situations

● Great communication and customer service skills with a keen, enthusiastic and friendly approach

Benefits:

● A competitive package of salary plus bonus, with realistic OTE £30,000 per annum

● Company van, fuel card, uniform and tools

● Monthly bonus scheme

● Sales lead commission

● Grading promotions that increase your basic salary based on your annual performance for the first three years

● RI Rewards (cashback and discounts on multiple retailers)

● The opportunity to work within a diverse, fast-paced, and growing company

Whether you are a newly qualified Joiner and Carpenter or an experienced Joiner and Carpenter, we want to hear from you!

Peter Cox, part of the Rentokil Initial group, are one of the UK’s market leaders in damp proofing, waterproofing, timber preservation and wall stabilisation.

We are a government accredited learning organisation; we deliver the best training, qualifications and opportunities to our people. This means that as soon as you walk in the door, we spend time making sure you are an expert in your field. There will be opportunities to broaden your skill set through a host of courses provided internally. Fancy a promotion in the future? The skills you learn can ready you for managerial positions!

If you’ve read this far, you must click apply! We can’t wait to hear from you.

Rentokil Initial are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse working environment. To find out how we process your data view our careers privacy policy here.

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