Flooring Inspector

Cockerill & Co; Preston; Presencial; GBP 30.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company van

Fuel card

Performance bonus

Pension and holiday entitlement

Descripción de la vacante

Cockerill & Co is recruiting for a Site Inspector to ensure high installation standards across developments in the North West and Manchester.

This field role involves about four days on site and one day in the office near Preston. It’s ideal for a time-served fitter who wants to stay in the trade but move off their knees, with duties including inspections, snag reporting and helper recruitment and development.

Formación

• Hands-on flooring background with fitter experience.
• Strong knowledge across main floor coverings.
• CSCS card and full UK driving licence.
• Good written English for reports.

Responsabilidades

• Inspect installations across carpet, LVT, vinyl and laminate on live sites.
• Check subfloor preparation and moisture readings before fitting.
• Sign off completed plots and manage snagging through to completion.
• Investigate defects and determine whether cause is subfloor, product or fit.
• Write clear inspection reports with photographs.
• Build good working relationships with site managers.

Conocimientos

Hands-on flooring

Time-served fitter

Product knowledge

Written English

CSCS card

Driving licence

Educación

NVQ Level 2 in floorcovering

Herramientas

Floorskills training

Ardex

F. Ball

Descripción del empleo

£30,000 to £36,000 basic DOE, plus van, fuel card and performance bonus

About the role

Cockerill & Co is recruiting on behalf of a well-established flooring contractor that supplies and fits for housebuilders across the North West and Manchester. They're looking for a Site Inspector to keep installation standards high across their developments.

This is a field role. You'll spend around four days a week out on site and one day in the office near Preston. It's ideal for a time-served fitter who's ready to come off their knees but wants to stay in the trade.

What you'll be doing

• Inspecting installations across carpet, LVT, vinyl and laminate on live housebuilder sites
• Checking subfloor preparation and moisture readings before fitting starts
• Signing off completed plots and managing snagging through to completion
• Investigating defects and working out whether the cause is the subfloor, the product or the fit
• Writing clear inspection reports with photographs
• Building good working relationships with site managers
• Monitoring fitter quality and helping recruit, induct and develop new fitters
• Keeping accurate records, including RAMS and site documentation

What you'll need

• A hands-on flooring background, ideally as a time-served fitter
• Strong product and installation knowledge across the main floor coverings
• Confidence to have straight conversations with fitters and site managers
• Good written English for reports
• CSCS card
• Full UK driving licence

Nice to have

• NVQ Level 2 in floorcovering or equivalent
• Subfloor preparation training (e.g. Floorskills, Ardex, F. Ball)
• New build or housebuilder experience
• SSSTS or SMSTS
• Contacts in the North West fitting community

What's on offer

• £30,000 to £36,000 basic depending on experience
• Company van and fuel card for business use
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension and holiday [confirm entitlement with client]

All applications treated in confidence.