Habitation Technician

Location: Widnes
Salary: £36,250
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Expiry Date: 24/07/2026 23:59

Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an experienced Habitation Technician to work across our vibrant organisation.

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Duration: Permanent

What You’ll Do:

  • Carry out repairs safely and to a high standard across your core trade and additional trades, particularly painting and plastering
  • Manage your van, tools and materials to ensure jobs are completed efficiently and right first time
  • Meet productivity and performance targets, monitoring your own results and customer satisfaction
  • Identify and report issues in customers’ homes, including safeguarding and compliance concerns
  • Deliver multi-trade repairs in both occupied and empty properties
  • Provide a professional, customer-focused service when working with residents and third parties
  • Use systems and technology provided to manage work effectively (training provided)
  • Work flexibly, including participation in agreed rotas to meet customer needs

What You’ll Need:

  • Experience across multiple trades, particularly painting and plastering, with additional skills desirable (e.g. plumbing, joinery, brickwork or flooring)
  • NVQ (or equivalent) in a core trade with a solid understanding of related trades
  • Strong communication and customer service skills, with the ability to handle challenging situations
  • Ability to follow processes, problem-solve and identify when to escalate issues
  • Good understanding of health and safety practices
  • Basic IT skills (including Teams) or willingness to learn

What You’ll Get:

  • 30 day holiday entitlement (increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service), plus bank holidays
  • Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
  • Competitive salary
  • Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Flexible and Hybrid working
  • Supported training and development opportunities
  • Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
  • Competitive Pension Scheme

If you want to work in a role that makes a real impact on improving people’s lives and you know you’d be a great fit, please apply today!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

An innovative housing provider, with customers at the heart of everything we do.

We're an award-winning housing association, with over 7,000 homes across Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, and now expanding geographically across the North West. 

We're known for our innovative approach - strengthening our reputation as a landlord of choice in the borough and beyond.

Daz, Neighbourhood
Allocations Manager

I have worked for Halton Housing since 2005, and it feels like family to me. The organisation has been very supportive both professionally and personally, and this relationship has brought out the best of me.

Mark, Marketing &
Communications Officer

Halton Housing is a great place to work. Our approach to flexible and agile working is unmatched by anywhere else I have worked. The office is a vibrant and brilliant space to work from. Halton is constantly looking at new ways to innovate and improve how we do things for our customers.

Ria, Graduate Development
Project Manager

From the start of the recruitment process at Halton Housing for my graduate scheme right through to completing the course 2 months earlier to starting maternity, I have felt valued and respected. It made me look forward to every Monday Morning. I enjoy telling external stakeholders I work for Halton Housing.