Repairs Supervisor

Due to continued successful growth, We have a new permanent opportunity to join our Fortem team at Orbit Housing as a Trade Supervisor for our West Midlands patch.

The Supervisor will join the Disrepair and D&M team based in Stratford Upon Avon, Coventry, Rugby and surrounding areas. We are seeking strong leaders who understand Social Housing and can demonstrate achieving productivity from their team of trades whilst maintaining good staff retention and development.

The Supervisor will be responsible for leading our trade employees for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties We pay a competitive salary + MEA at £4,000 or provide a Company Van+ annual staff bonus up to 10% with excellent benefits package.

Fortem Solutions are a very successful Nationwide business specialising in the Social Housing sector for over 20 years. We provide Repairs & Maintenance, Planned, Retrofit, Capital Works and Decarbonisation work streams within Local Authorities and Housing Associations and are part of the Willmott Dixon Group.

Fortem’s contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 properties across Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple work streams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing.

We are currently rated as 4.5 on Glassdoor and 93% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Our supervisors work from our Stratford upon Avon based office Monday – Friday 8.00am- 4.30pm with regular site visits across the patch so travel is essential

Ensure the works management system is kept up to date includes Job details, dates, comments, SOR codes

Manage the diaries of Trades from all Trade disciplines

Review diaries of operatives to maximise efficiency and productivity

Support with Management of sub-contractors.

Processing of any certification including WTN as required.

Raising of purchase orders/subcontract orders if required.

Keeping the client & management up to date on progress of the work.

Record detail accurately on our systems and associated administration to ensure real time information is available on all works

Ensuring you are escalating issues & providing updates, which require Management intervention or review.

Ensuring good health and safety practices are adhered to across your trade team

Essential Criteria Previous Housing Repairs or Void maintenance experience at Supervisory level

Commercial awareness & Good understanding of building maintenance

Able to mentor and lead a busy to successful results

Attention to detail Computer literate – Word, Excel and various databases

Strong written and verbal communication

Exceptional organisation and planning skills

Common sense approach

Target driven and ability to work to strict deadlines

Ability to engage people and build strong working relationships

Strong problem solving and analytical capability

Resilience and ability to work well under pressure

Competitive salary with profit related bonus paid every March up to 10% per annum Motor Expenditure Allowance (£4,000 per annum) or Company Van available instead

Option to opt into Salary sacrifice car lease
25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off (34 days total)26 weeks full pay maternity leave8 weeks full pay paternity leave

Annual pay reviews

Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms

Up to £3,000 colleague referral feeVast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System
24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1

Private Pension with Employer contribution of 3-6%, Life Insurance and direct access Private healthcare and dental care Cycle to work scheme Retail and mobile phone provider discounts

Fortem are Social Housing property experts. It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three work streams – Repairs & Maintenance, Capital Works and Retrofit. Our mission is to raise the bar in Social Housing and help our clients provide safe, warm and decent homes for…