Roofer Multi

Due to continued successful growth, we have an excellent permanent opportunity to join our Fortem team working with Amplius Housing group as a Roofer. The Roofer will be responsible for most aspects of property maintenance and repairs to Social Housing Properties covering a patch across Birmingham. Our office is based in Walsall, so travel is essential. Core Hours are Monday-Friday start on site at 8.00am-4.30pm and comes with Company Van & Fuel card and excellent benefits package.

As a Roofer you will be ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision. The Roofer takes ownership of work, aiming for successful turnarounds times, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters, whilst being courteous and professional on site.

Fortem’s successful contract with Amplius supports nearly 15,000 properties, This includes Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Complex Works and FRA work streams with additional Planned Works and Preventative Maintenance as well.

Duties and

Responsibilities include:

• The 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.

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 (less than 6 points) No recent driving bans
• Must be able to pass basic DBS check

Desirable:

• Past experience in a Responsive Repairs role
• Social Housing experience

• Competitive Annual Salary
• We provide a company Van and Fuel card for work purposes
• Eligible for bonus up to 5% per annum
• 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 and Fortem Advance schemes available for career progression
• 24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1
• Private pension employer contribution 3-6% of your base salary into your pension pot
• Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare insurance and eye care vouchers
• Cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider shopping discounts & more

Established in 2002, Fortem provides specialist property solutions for the social housing sector. Tailored to keep homes running smoothly, Fortem prides itself on working with Social Landlords to provide a warm, safe and decent place for people to live and call home. Fortem operates exclusively within the Social Housing Sector, employing customised systems, procedures, and methodologies to assist landlords in fulfilling their distinct requirements and complying with regulations.

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