Repairs Supervisor

Your new company

A well-established social housing provider is seeking an experienced Repairs Supervisor to join their Repairs and Maintenance service on a temporary contract. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering a responsive repairs service, leading a team of operatives and ensuring residents receive a high-quality customer experience.

Your new role

As a Repairs Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing a team of maintenance operatives, ensuring repairs and maintenance works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard. You will lead on workforce planning, performance management, health and safety compliance, productivity and customer satisfaction. Working closely with operational teams, you will monitor KPIs, manage work in progress, oversee quality standards and support continuous service improvement. The role will also involve conducting site visits, handling complaints effectively, supporting recruitment and onboarding activities, and participating in an out-of-hours emergency rota.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience supervising or managing repairs, maintenance or trades teams.
• Strong knowledge of building maintenance, construction practices and housing repairs.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation, building regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience working within a high-volume, customer-focused environment.
• A recognised construction-related or supervisory qualification, or significant equivalent experience.
• Proven experience of performance management, coaching and developing teams.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

What you'll get in return

• Temporary contract opportunity.
• Competitive pay of up to £31 per hour.
• Opportunity to work with a respected social housing provider.
• Chance to make a direct impact on service delivery and tenant satisfaction.
• Supportive team environment with the opportunity to enhance your leadership and operational management experience.
• Varied and fast-paced role within a busy repairs and maintenance service.

What you need to do now

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