Working Foreman/Supervisor

Working Foreman

Gillingham - Kent

Full Time, Permanent 42.5 Hours per week.

Salary up to £34,680 + Company Van and fuel card.

With 30 years of delivering market-leading repairs, refurbishment, fire safety and building maintenance services, Mears is trusted to deliver in excess of 6,000 housing repairs daily to a portfolio of more than 1,000,000 homes nationwide.

About the role:

As a working foreman, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations on-site, ensuring that projects are completed efficiently and safely. You’ll also be supporting the supervisor by managing a small team, coordinating tasks, and ensuring that everyone is working effectively

• Overseeing the work of laborers and subcontractors to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and safely
• Maintaining health and safety standards on-site, ensuring all workers adhere to regulations
• Assigning tasks to team members based on their skills and expertise
• Acting as a liaison between management and workers, ensuring clear communication of project goals and updates
• Managing orders and deliveries of materials and equipment, and ensuring they are used effectively
• Addressing any issues or disputes that arise on-site, and finding solutions to keep the project on track
• Providing guidance and training to junior team members to help them improve their skills
• Creating work schedules and ensuring that deadlines are met

Role Criteria:

• SOR Experience
• Damp and Mould Experience
• H&B experience
• Previous experience in Social Housing essential
• Provide own hand tools

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.

Benefits we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Van, Fuel Card and Uniform

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At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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