Plasterer
Location: Dover
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Salary up to £15.37 per hour, plus, company van & fuel card
42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday- Friday)
About the role
We are recruiting a Plasterer to work on a voids contract in Dover. The role involves carrying out plastering repairs and finishes in occupied social housing properties.
Duties include patch repairs, full wall skims, ceiling works, and making good following other trades. The role requires working in void properties, maintaining professional conduct, attention to detail, and keeping work areas clean and tidy.
Applicants should have experience in domestic plastering, be able to work independently, and complete repairs to an acceptable standard first time.
Duties:
- Carry out plastering repairs in Void properties
- Complete patch and full room repairs to walls and ceilings following leaks, electrical work, or other trades
- Preparing surfaces and applying plaster, bonding, boarding, rendering, and skimming
- Repairing damaged walls and ceilings, including patchwork and full re-plastering
- Apply full skims to walls and ceilings where required
- Make good around door frames, windows, sockets, and pipework
- Prepare surfaces to ensure a smooth and durable finish
- Mix and apply plaster using appropriate tools and techniques
- Maintain a clean and tidy work area, protecting residents’ belongings and flooring
- Ensure all work complies with health and safety regulations and company standards
- Record job details, materials used, and completion notes using handheld devices or job sheets
- Working in professional and courteous manner
- Identify and report any additional works, safeguarding concerns, or property issues
- Provide high levels of customer care at all times
- Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures
Role Criteria:
- Proven experience in domestic repairs and maintenance in a plasterer position
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to work independently and manage workload effectively
- Previous experience in the above duties
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record work
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
- Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform
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 Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Francesca Swan ([email protected])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.
