Multi/Floorlayer

The Vacancy

🌟 Multi-Skilled Floorlayer – WPS Responsive Team (Croydon)

We’re looking for a talented and versatile Multi-Skilled Floorlayer to join our WPS Responsive team in Croydon. This is a hands-on role suited to someone with strong experience in domestic flooring, particularly within social housing, responsive repairs, or maintenance environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Installing a wide range of flooring types including vinyl, carpet tiles, and safety flooring
• Preparing subfloors using screed, plywood, and latex compounds
• Completing flooring repairs and replacements in occupied and void properties
• Ensuring all works meet high quality standards and comply with health & safety regulations
• Providing excellent customer service while liaising with tenants and clients to minimise disruption

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a floorlayer—ideally within social housing or responsive repairs
• NVQ Level 2 in Floorcovering Occupations or equivalent (preferred)
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• A full UK driving licence
• Willingness to undertake a Basic DBS check at offer stage

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard 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.