Foreman

Nechells, Birmingham
RG Setsquare

We have an exciting opportunity here at Ian Williams, Plymouth, for a Working Foreman/ Foreperson (formerly known as Foreman/ Forewoman) to supervise our expanding and dynamic team, covering areas in Birmingham, covering Warwickshire, Nottingham and surrounding areas

Reporting to the Contract Manager. Must have social housing maintenance experience and they work in occupied homes, carrying out planned maintenance on behalf of their end client; housing associations/local authorities. This is temp to perm, starting asap.

We want to hear from people who are truly passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and the properties in which they live.

The benefits of working for Ian Williams Ltd:

• You will be paid weekly, with a guaranteed 39 hour working week, as well as annual pay reviews
• We provide you with the opportunity to earn more with weekly bonuses based on productivity
• Company van, fuel card and travel allowance
• Uniform and PPE provided, no charge
• 31 days paid holiday (including bank holidays), plus an additional 2 days after 5 years
• Your future is important to us, therefore we offer a pension contribution
• Life Insurance, covering you on and off-site, financed by Ian Williams
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice
• A range of other benefits including preferred supplier discounts and much more!

The Working Foreperson role:

• You will be providing detailed and accurate reports to the Contract Manager to ensure the works can be costed and ordered correctly
• You will be on-site setting up and monitoring sub-contractors and directly employed labour, ensuring the works are completed to the appropriate specified standards, including checking and signing off all works on completion
• The daily site management of team productivity, the regular reporting of this and job completion information communicated to the Contracts Manager
• Health and Safety reporting – you will complete on-site welfare checks, including monitoring safe ways of working, PPE, van, and tool/equipment inspections.

What will you bring as a Working Foreperson?

Essential to the role are

• Minimum NVQ level 3 assessment in Occupational Work Supervision or equivalent
• Experience of delivering Decarbonisation projects
• First Aid at Work
• SSSTS
• Sound knowledge of construction processes
• The ability to ‘lead by example’ and incentivise an experienced, directly employed, and subcontract trade workforce
• Full current UK Driving licence

Desirable skills are

• SMSTS
• Scaffold Inspection
• PASMA

If you are interested. Contact us on (phone number removed).

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.