Job Description

Annual salary: up to £35,431.23

Plasterer

Location: North Lanarkshire

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am – 4.30pm

Salary: £35,431.23 per annum + company van and fuel card

Mears Group is a leading provider of housing and care services within the UK. We are committed to making a positive difference to the communities we serve by providing excellent services, improving homes and creating better places to live. We put our customers first and are proud of the positive impact our teams make every day.

We are looking for an experienced Plasterer to join our team in Coatbridge, supporting the delivery of high-quality repairs and maintenance services across occupied residential properties. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a customer focused environment, helping to maintain and improve homes across the region.

As part of a local team, you will undertake a variety of plastering repair and refurbishment works, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You will play an important role in delivering excellent customer service while maintaining quality and cost control standards. As a Plasterer, you will be responsible for carrying out repairs, maintenance and refurbishment activities within occupied properties. You will work independently, managing your workload effectively while ensuring all work is completed in line with company procedures and health and safety standards.

Role Responsibilities

• Repairs in occupied properties
• General plaster work
• Partition building
• Strapping and plating
• Plaster finish works
• Rough casting
• Complete repair and refurbishment works to agreed standards and timescales
• Carry out fault finding and maintenance repairs with a focus on first time completion
• Maintain excellent customer service standards with service users and stakeholders
• Use handheld technology to manage work activities, records and compliance requirements
• Maintain company vehicles, equipment and materials in accordance with company procedures
• Attend training sessions and meetings as required
• Participate in emergency call out cover when required

Role Criteria

• Proven plastering experience
• Experience in rough casting
• Multi trade experience and knowledge of additional trades
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to work independently in occupied properties
• Strong commitment to customer service, quality and health and safety standards

Benefits we can offer you.

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• 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 – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
• Occupational health support
• Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
• We have a range of internal forums that Aline with our company core values and beliefs including Mears Men, Women’s Heath, Pride at Mears, R.E.A.C.H, Women Operative support, Armed Forces, Women in Leadership, Diversity
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme with Peoples Pension, 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution
• Commercial vehicle and fuel card

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.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a Background, Identity, Security clearance & BPSS check. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford (beth.dunford@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.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.