Repairs Supervisor

The Vacancy

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Repairs Supervisor to lead our responsive maintenance operations across social housing properties in Croydon. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in day-to-day repairs, voids, and planned maintenance.

🔍 Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise a team of operatives delivering responsive repairs and void refurbishments.
• Ensure works are completed safely, on time, and to a high standard.
• Monitor productivity, quality, and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Liaise with tenants, housing officers, and contractors to resolve issues and maintain satisfaction.
• Support scheduling, resource planning, and reporting.

✅ Requirements:

• SSSTS qualification (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) – essential.
• Experience in social housing repairs, including day-to-day maintenance and voids.
• Strong knowledge of trades including kitchens, bathrooms, electrics, and general building works.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

💡 What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunities for career development and training.
• Company vehicle or allowance, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.

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.