Joiners - Northern Ireland Housing Executive - Newtownabbey
Join the team at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Newtownabbey as a Joiner and play a key role in delivering essential maintenance and repair work across housing properties. This is an excellent opportunity to carry out a range of joinery tasks while contributing to the upkeep of safe, well-maintained homes within a public sector environment.
About the role:
- £14.35 - £16.90 per hour
- Cloughfern Avenue, Newtownabbey
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
- 37 hours a week
- Holidays: 35 days pro rata
- Duration: Temporary, ongoing
- Please note closing date for this vacancy is by 19th February 2026 - however you can register your interest for other upcoming vacancies by applying today
What you'll be doing in this role:
- Fitting kitchens to required specification
- Repair, renew and maintain Internal / External doors, door frames, windows and associated ironmongery
- Repair, renew and maintain all types of flooring, floor tiles and wall tiles including levelling compound
- Repair, renew, maintain bath panels, skirting, plywood ducting etc
- Repair, renew and maintain all types of fencing / gates and associated works
- Form-work and joist / roof trusses, slating and tiling and flat roof construction etc
- Repairs to all types of guttering / downpipes and roof line works
- Painting and staining as required
What you'll need for this role:
- Have successfully completed an apprenticeship in Joinery (either time served or skills based)
- 2 years’ post Apprenticeship Joinery experience*
- Competent in core trade with ability to complete a range of tasks without input from other operatives
- Can demonstrate sound practical knowledge and understanding of current Health and Safety requirements and legislation in a maintenance/repair environment.
- Full current driving licence (C1 desirable). A form of transport will be provided to enable the post holder to carry out their duties.
- Flexible to provide an emergency call out service on evenings and weekends - rota basis.
- As part of the reference checking and vetting process for this position you will be requested to undertake a Basic AccessNI Disclosure. Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Wendy on 028 7032 6600 to find out more.
Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.