Supervisor

The Vacancy

Here at Wates, we have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor to join our Planned Maintenance team in the South Derbyshire area on a FIXED TERM CONTRACT until the end of the year.

Planned works to include, kitchens, bathrooms, roof replacements and electrical works.

As the supervisor you will be leading from the front, overseeing the quality control and working closely with operatives in accordance with Health and Safety. This is to ensure good working practices of planned works are met within Public and Private sectors.

As the role is a mix between sites and office we are looking for you to have a clean driving license to enable you to get around

Key Accountabilities will be to ensure

• Working closely with the team and allocate work on a daily basis

• Attend pre-inspection works and advise operatives on job specifics

• Attend post-inspection works and inspect operatives’ workmanship

• Ensure large Multi-trade jobs are booked in by the scheduling team and are checked to clarify what trades and timeframes are required and if a pre-inspection is needed

• Deal and respond effectively for variation requests highlighted by the operative adhering to the appropriate client rules and procedures

 

In order to be considered for this role you must have a SSSTS as a minimum (ideally SMTS but not a dealbreaker) come from a social housing background in either planned or reactive works. We are ideally looking for you to have developed your trade in kitchens, bathrooms, roofing or electrics.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.