Job Description

The Role

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent opportunity to join our Fortem team as a Roofer working permanently with our partners at Town & Country Housing Repairs in our Responsive Repairs & Maintenance team The Roofer will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties covering a patch that stretches across East Kent including Canterbury, Minster, Deal, Dover, Folkestone, Hythe, Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, New Romney and surrounding areas (Therefore travel is essential) Core Hours are Monday-Friday 8.00am-5.00pm As Roofer you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision; taking 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

Town & Country Housing Repairs is in a joint venture contract with Fortem Solutions to deliver Repairs and Maintenance, Voids and, recently, Retrofit services to almost 9000 houses. The business plan outlines it has the potential to double in both size and value, leading to growth and development opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Roofer role involves carrying out predominantly reactive maintenance, repairing and renewing sections on a wide variety of different roof types, (residential and communal), i.e. slate tile repairs, flat roof / torch on repairs & general roof maintenance. You will also repair and renew guttering, work on scaffolds and carry out scaffold inspections. You will ensure all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision, carry out fault diagnosis and communicating additional works required back to your Supervisor/Line Managers to ensure all follow-on works have been captured, leaving the resident assured. 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: PASMA trained and experience of carrying out scaffold inspections (training will be provided if you do not have this) Good knowledge of H&S and working at height Certificate or NVQ in Roofing, or equivalent experience will be considered Full UK Driving licence (max 5 points) Desirable: o Past experience in a Responsive Repairs role Social Housing experience

Benefits

o We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card o 21 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off(30 days total) o Pay review every year o 26 weeks full pay maternity leave o 8 weeks full pay paternity leave o Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee o Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System' o Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, 24/7 Digital GP service, Personal Accident Insurance and Free eye test voucher annually

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. Please apply with your updated CV or contact us at the Recruitment team.

Job Reference: FOR04067