Repairs Supervisor (Construction, Housing) MEAR48228

Repairs Supervisor (Construction, Housing) MEAR48228

Southwark

£38,000 per annum

Here at Mears Group our vision is to make a positive difference to the communities we serve.

We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives and our approach is based on the development of outstanding partnerships with employees, clients, tenants, customers, their families and the wider community.

With staff of all ages and walks of life, a job with Mears has a rewarding impact on the lives of others and your own life. With offices across the UK, a job at Mears could be just around the corner.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Repairs Supervisor to join our team based at Southwark.

Joining us as a Repairs Supervisor, you will supervise and manage the operation of a Housing Improvement works programme on a daily basis with the responsibility for a team of Operatives and Sub Contractors.

Within the role, you will control work whilst mentoring Operatives and Trainees. Monitoring the progress and completion of works from the Operatives and Sub Contractors, you will manage their use to ensure they comply with both Client and Company standards of work performance, customer service and procedures. Acting as a leader and focal point, you will ensure detail sign off of completed properties whilst coordinating the allocation of work. Candidates for this position will effectively organise and direct Operatives and Sub Contractors on the job to guarantee continuity and improve productivity at all times. The Repairs Supervisor will act as a liaison point on site for Branch Management and Client Clerk of Works alongside ensuring the protection of our resident’s properties.

With experience of working in a Social Housing environment, you will have knowledge of Housing improvements, measured term contracts and schedule of rates. The successful Repairs Supervisor will hold a Trade & City Guilds qualification coupled with experience of supervising Operatives and Sub Contractors. Candidates for this role will hold knowledge of the NHF 6.1 with the ability to code, ideally you will have experience of working in partnership with a Local Authority Client coupled with management experience in a similar environment. The Repairs Supervisor will hold an H&S qualification coupled with excellent negotiating skills, you will have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as within a team. Above all, we are looking for an individual with a clear customer focus and the motivation to thrive in our dynamic team.

Please refer to the full job description upon applying

Once you join the family, you'll have online access to a range of voluntary and flexible benefits, including...

• Training and development 
• Mears Advantage - Allowing you to save money on everything from weekly groceries, to your annual family holiday 
• Mears Assist - A confidential hotline open to all colleagues, providing support on a wide range of personal and work-related issues. 
• Long service and additional holiday leave - Colleagues who stay for a period of time at Mears are rewarded for their service. 
• Share Save and you Earn scheme - Buy shares within the business for three years, at a reduced price. Share in our success! 
• Seeing first-hand the impact you have on the lives of the people you support

Mears Group PLC and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunities Employers

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