Vacancy: Labourer / Driver

• Reference: 510089

• Work Type: Full time

• Locations: Torfaen

• Area: Customer & Community

• Categories: Codi Group: Property Maintenance, Codi Group: Repairs

• Applications Closing Date: 23 Aug 2026

• Salary: £27,976

About the role

You'll be an integral part of our team, working closely with approx. 2-3 multi- skilled colleagues on each property, in a team of 9. Your work ensures that our void properties are in top condition and ready for new tenants. From garden maintenance, kitchen rip outs, managing materials by collecting and delivering supplies from partners like Jewson's, cleaning, clearance work, and delivering items such as kitchen units to different sites.  Your driving skills will also be essential in transporting materials, completing tip runs, and fitting key safes, enabling the team to work efficiently. Your work ensures our team can efficiently prepare properties for new tenants and help make our properties feel like home.

Skills and experience needed

Hardworking: A varied and hands-on job where no two days are the same. We're looking for someone who is dedicated and ready to tackle physical tasks of varying sizes.

Versatile in maintenance tasks: Experience with grass cutting, tree and hedge pruning, fitting/ removing key safes, and general property clearances.

Reliable and Efficient: Keep the team running smoothly by managing logistics and materials.

A team player: Able to work closely with colleagues and support the team.

Professional: You will represent Codi repairs on the front lines, interacting with tenants and ensuring high standards of work and professionalism.

Driving: A full UK driving licence is essential for this role, this may be for an Automatic or Manual. An Automatic tipper van is provided for the role, it does also include a fuel card.

Our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. At Codi, you will share these values and be motivated to work in an environment that is driven by them. 

Pay and benefits

Time off and Flexibility   

• The base is Cwmbran, covering a geographical area of South East Wales.

• Working days are Monday to Friday days or you can work compressed hours on a 9 day fortnight.

• 26 days holiday, plus Bank holidays. Rising to 31 days with an extra day for each full year of service.

• Maternity & Adoption Leave: 20 weeks   

• Paternity Leave: 3 weeks  

Money and Pensions  

• The salary is £27,976 for a 40 hours per week permanent role.

• Pension Choices: Defined Contribution (DC) Scheme with matched contributions up to 10%. Or, Defined Benefit (DB) 1/80th of final salary for every year of service. 

• The successful candidate will need a basic DBS check in place, which we pay for.

• Saving scheme with competitive interest rate  

• Give As You Earn scheme for tax efficient charity donations  

• The option to be either weekly or monthly paid.   

• Uniform and tools provided

• 3 x Life Cover linked to pension membership  

Your Wellbeing  

• Monday to Friday working, plus the option of compressed hours on a 9‑day fortnight, giving you extra time back for you.

• Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years.  

• Eyecare: Up to £100 reimbursement towards eye tests and glasses.   

• Free counselling, coaching, wellbeing team, and OH service to all colleagues  

• Annual Health Check   

• Health Cash Plan  

Getting Around  

• Work Van and fuel card

• Cycle to Work Scheme  

Your Development  

• Continuous professional training and development  

• Leadership development programmes  

• Career coaching  

Perks & Recognition  

• Long Service Awards  

• Colleague Discount platform.

👉 To explore the full range of benefits, perks and rewards, visit: Careers - Codi

FREDIE 

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us and we encourage you to apply now.  

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact talent@codigroup.co.uk or 0300 373 5262 

How do you apply?  

If you have the skills and experience required, please follow the prompts to apply now.  We just need an up-to-date CV, short/ focused cover letter along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you.

Selected candidates will be invited to attend an in person interview involving competency based questions.

Interviews will take place on 1st and 2nd September in our Cwmbran Trades office.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact group.talent@codigroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262

Who are Codi?

Codi is a not-for-profit with a big heart. As Wales’ largest provider of housing, care, and support, our ambition is  to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other. With 3000 passionate colleagues, our name says it all: ‘Codi’ means rise in Welsh. It reflects who we are, where we come from, and our ambition to lift expectations, lift communities, and lift each other.

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