Repairs Supervisor

Role: Repairs Supervisor Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire Salary: up to £37,400 + package Profile: You are responsible for monitoring and supervising works delivered by direct labour operatives and sub-contractors within Portsmouth's Housing and Corporate Assets stock. As the Repairs Supervisor you are accountable for ensuring you, and those that you manage, support and supervise, follow and comply with contract and company processes and procedures. Key Responsibilities: * Manage, measure and monitor operatives and sub-contractors to ensure works being completed are done in a safe manner, on time and of a high standard. * Ensure Operatives use their vehicles safely. * Be accountable for jobs you are managing. * Scope and survey works. * Recruit and induct operatives. * Carry out toolbox talks. * Liaise with tenants and treat them with respect, demonstrating a courteous manner and when necessary, escalating if the issue cannot be resolved. * Reinforce the health and safety culture through company practices and policies. Skills: * Be the technical expert for associated works, providing efficient and effective solutions where required. * Able to operate in a changing and evolving environment and enjoy the challenge. * Possess interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels in a professional manner being able to challenge and be challenged. * Proficient in MS Office to an intermediate level and able to use an IT system for job management understanding how it functions and interacts with other systems. * Be able to self-manage and be self-motivated, prioritising work and have a desire to solve problems and eliminate waste. * Be comfortable in dealing with all staff to motivate and direct them to assist you in improving the service. Knowledge: * Technical building knowledge of working methods, practices, procedures, processes, regulations, and legislation. * Have knowledge of the materials and methods used in the construction and building maintenance industry. Qualified: * Technical expertise, qualifications or apprenticeship in a trade skill. * IOSH Managing Safely. * Construction Skills Certificate Scheme Accreditation (Desirable). * Have a full driving licence. Experience: * 5 years’ experience of working in a Building Maintenance environment. * 2 years’ experience of working in Social Housing environment (preferred). * Exposure to a Maintenance Contract that has used the Systems Thinking Methodology and Principles to deliver the service (Desirable). * Demonstrated through your attitude and application that you are a natural leader in the field