Job Description

Annual salary: up to £41,300.00

Chargehand

Ealing

Full Time Permanent. 42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday to Friday)

Salary up to £41,300 per annum.

Pyramid Plus South, a joint venture partnership between A2Dominion and Mears Property Services, provides repairs and maintenance, compliance, planned replacements and fire risk assessment works. We successfully complete over 35,000 repairs, 1,000 voids and fit 600 kitchens and bathrooms annually to 23,500 homes. With a wide range of upcoming projects, there are exciting times ahead as we continue to grow!

Chargehand Duties:

• Lead and coordinate a small team of operatives while continuing to undertake your own trade duties as required.
• Support the Supervisor with the day-to-day running of the repairs and voids service, including providing cover when required.
• Help coordinate workloads and monitor diaries to ensure jobs are allocated according to the appropriate skills and timescales.
• Provide practical and technical support to operatives and help resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Check job variations and support the monitoring of completed works, quality and health and safety standards.
• Work closely with Supervisors, contractors, planners and the administration team to help keep works progressing.
• Support the recruitment of new operatives, including participating in interviews and liaising with the recruitment team where required.
• Support the induction and onboarding of new operatives.

Role Criteria:

• Experience working in building maintenance and repairs, ideally within social housing.
• Previous trade experience, preferably with multi-trade knowledge or experience.
• Experience of leading, coordinating or supervising operatives, for example as a Chargehand, Foreman or similar.
• Good customer service and problem-solving skills, with confidence working in residents’ homes.
• The ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Confidence using IT for day-to-day work, including email, Microsoft Office, Teams and mobile/PDA systems.
• A full UK driving licence.

Nice to have

• SSSTS (Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme) qualification or equivalent.

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

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.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Laura Bourne (laura.bourne@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

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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