Job Description

The Role

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent permanent opportunity to join our Fortem team at Orbit Housing as a Floor Fitter in our Responsive Repairs team. The Floor fitter will be responsible for laying various types of flooring in Social Housing Properties including Cap and Cove for wet rooms. You will be covering a patch based around Stratford Upon Avon and surrounding areas so travel is essential. Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-4.30pm As Floor Layer you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision. You will take ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being Courteous and professional around the tenants

The Customer

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 workstreams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing. We're proud to say we're the most recent winners of branch of the year here at Fortem, one of the reasons being our excellent internal progression opportunities due to growth within the contract

Duties and Responsibilities

The role involves carrying out Flooring maintenance, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of Supervision. It is essential as a Floorer you are able to lay vinyl flooring, have cap and cove experience / knowledge of wet rooms. You will take ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs whilst remaining within budget and time parameters. You will also operate within company Health and Safety guidelines and remain up to date with technical and legal requirements of your skill areas.

What you will need

Essential criteria: NVQ/City & Guilds qualifications or equivalent / OR Qualified by experience will be considered Vinyl floor laying experience Cap and cove/ Knowledge of wet rooms Full UK driving license (Max 5 points) Desirable: Social Housing experience

Benefits

We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card Eligible for bonus up to 5% 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off(34 days total) Pay review every year 26 weeks full pay maternity leave 8 weeks full pay paternity leave Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System' Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who we are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers.We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job Reference: FOR04081