Job Title: Plasterer
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000
Working Hours: 40
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday
Location: Arlington, London
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
The difference you will make as a Plasterer.
You will work as part of a local team undertaking a high standard of plastering repairs and refurbishment activities to Riverside properties. Delivering best in class customer service and satisfying all safety, quality and cost control standards.
About you
We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly. The successful candidate will have experience of plastering in a trade environment. You will also have good written and verbal communication skills together with numeracy skills and the ability to follow standard operating procedures.
Why Riverside?
One Housing is part of Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
- Competitive pay & generous pension
- 28 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits
Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Role Profile
- You will have a certified core trade in support of completing repair/refurbishment works on time and to a high standard in accordance with agreed standard operating procedures.
- Take ownership in undertaking construction, fault finding and maintenance repairs aiming for a first time completion whilst remaining within budget and time parameters.
- Ensure that the customer experience is central to all activities by adopting a professional manner when communicating with service users, clients, and both internal/external stakeholders This includes but is not limited to appearance, company ID, condition of vehicles and maintaining a high standard of Health & Safety requirements. It may be necessary where requested to obtain customer feedback on completion of works.
- Process all activities in association with tasks/works electronically utilising a hand held device (PDA). This includes, but not limited to, worksheets, timesheets, photographic evidence of works before / during / after, van stock replenishment, booking of annual leave, vehicle inspections, safeguarding issues, risk assessments and method statements.
- Keep all supplied company assets in a good condition in line with the company policies and report to your Supervisor/Manager where damages occur.
- Utilise existing stock or collect materials as and when required to meet works order requirements, in accordance with standard operating procedures for purchasing and van stock control compliance.
- Attend informal and formal meetings and training sessions as required.
- Participate in call out cover if and when required to ensure contract compliance & service user satisfaction for emergency repairs.
Person specification
Essential:
•City & Guilds or equivalent in Plastering trade discipline.
•Experience in Plastering trade environment.
•Good written & verbal communication skills. Numeracy skills. Able to understand & follow standard operating procedures. Able to use a PDA following training.
•Full, current driving licence, able to work alone or as part of team, demonstrates company values e.g. customer first.
Desirable:
•Qualified in more than 1 trade from the following selection:
•Bricklaying, Carpentry & Joinery, Damp Proof Coursing, Glazier, Painting & Decorating, Plumbing, Tiling.
•Post trade qualified in core trade and additional preferred trade/s.
•Good written & verbal communication skills. Numeracy skills. Able to understand & follow standard operating procedures. Able to use a PDA including taking before, during and after photos of work carried.
•Full, current driving licence, able to work alone or as part of team, demonstrates company values e.g. customer first.
Riverside is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit social housing and regeneration organisations, owning or managing around 75,000 homes from Irvine to Kent. We are a leading provider of supported housing services, particularly for those affected by homelessness, and our track record of transforming lives and revitalising neighbourhoods dates back over 90 years. We have plans to build over 15,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
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