Mears Group
Plasterer

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Annual salary: up to £37,000.00
Plasterer
Location: Birmingham
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Salary: up to £37,000 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
Hours: 42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday- Friday)
About the role:
We're looking for a skilled and reliable Plasterer to join our Birmingham Voids team, helping to bring empty social housing properties back up to a high standard before new tenants move in.
This is a hands-on role focused on carrying out a range of plastering repairs and refurbishment works within vacant properties. From patch repairs and full room re-skims to making good following electrical, plumbing and general maintenance works, you'll play an important role in ensuring homes are safe, presentable and ready for occupation.
Working as part of a dedicated voids team, you'll be responsible for delivering quality workmanship, meeting turnaround targets and maintaining high standards across Birmingham's housing stock. We're looking for someone with strong plastering experience, a keen eye for detail and a commitment to getting the job done right first time.
Duties:
- Carry out plastering repairs and refurbishment works within void properties
- Complete patch repairs to walls and ceilings following maintenance and refurbishment works
- Prepare surfaces and apply bonding, plaster, skimming and rendering as required
- Repair damaged walls and ceilings, including full-room and full-property re-plastering
- Apply smooth finishes ready for decoration and handover
- Make good around windows, doors, sockets, pipework and newly installed fixtures
- Work alongside other trades to ensure properties meet lettable standards
- Identify and rectify plastering defects as part of the void refurbishment process
- Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment within vacant properties
- Ensure all work complies with health and safety regulations and company standards
- Record completed works, materials used and job updates using handheld devices or job sheets
- Identify and report any additional repairs or property defects requiring attention
- Support the achievement of void turnaround and property handover targets
- Maintain tools, equipment and company vehicle in good working order
- Deliver high-quality workmanship with a right-first-time approach
- Adhere to all company policies, procedures and health and safety requirements
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Role Criteria:
- Proven experience as a Plasterer within domestic maintenance, refurbishment or void property works
- Experience carrying out patch repairs, full skims, boarding and plastering to a high standard
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to work independently and manage workloads to achieve void turnaround targets
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering quality finishes first time
- Good knowledge of building repairs, refurbishment works and lettable standards
- Understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record completed works
- Flexible approach with the ability to work collaboratively alongside other trades
- Commitment to delivering high standards of workmanship and customer service
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


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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 (francesca.swan@mearsgroup.co.uk)
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