Supervisor

Location: Milton Keynes

Contract: Permanent, 42.5 hours per week

Salary: £37,597.46 per annum, company van and fuel card

Mears Group is one of the UK's leading housing and care providers, committed to making a positive difference to the communities we serve. We work in partnership with local authorities, housing providers and other organisations to deliver services that improve homes, support communities and enhance the lives of our customers.

About the Role:

As a Supervisor, you will be responsible for the operational supervision of contract activities, ensuring maximum productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction through effective planning and resource utilisation.

• Supervise and monitor work delivery, progression and completion through regular site visits
• Ensure works are appropriately resourced, delivered to quality standards, completed on time and within budget
• Compile management reports on operational activities, initiatives and performance
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, company procedures and quality standards
• Promote best practice and adherence to legislation, codes of practice and safe systems of work
• Place customer experience at the centre of all activities and stakeholder interactions
• Manage employee performance, coaching and development
• Support training and development activities for individuals and teams
• Monitor and maintain company assets including vehicles, materials, tools, plant hire, uniform and PPE
• Ensure company assets are maintained in accordance with policies and procedures
• Support company initiatives, policies and work instructions at all times
• Provide cover for other supervisors as required
• Attend company and client meetings and training sessions when required

Key Criteria:

• SMSTS qualification
• Supervisory experience within a similar operation
• Experience managing, monitoring, recording and reporting health and safety compliance
• Experience within social housing
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• City & Guilds qualification or equivalent trade qualification
• Asbestos Awareness qualification
• First Aid at Work Certificate
• Fire Marshal Certificate
• Scaffolding Inspection Certificate

Benefits:

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Refer a friend scheme (total award £1000)
• Share saver scheme
• Eye test vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service)
• Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors)
• Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blair Drummond Safari Park, M&Ds Theme park, fully paid for including lunch
• Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Excellent training and development opportunities and 25 days holiday entitlement along with bank holidays.

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.

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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.