Quality Control Inspector

Bassetlaw District Council; Carlton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Bassetlaw District Council is seeking a part-time Quality Control Inspector to join the Housing Repairs & Maintenance team. You will survey and assess repair issues in customers’ homes, manage cases from inspection to completion, and help ensure work meets safety and timescale requirements.

The successful candidate will have experience in reactive maintenance, knowledge of housing regulations, and a commitment to customer care, integrity and continuous service improvement, working 18.5 hours per

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a reactive maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of housing and property regulations and legislation.
• The ability to act with integrity, accountability and sound judgement.
• An innovative approach that supports continuous service improvement.
• Excellent customer care skills, with a clear commitment to putting customers at the centre of your work.

Responsibilities

• Survey and assess repair issues in customers’ homes.
• Oversee repair cases from inspection to completion.
• Prepare work schedules and specifications; raise orders.
• Monitor progress and ensure safety, housing standards and timescales.
• Support management of current repairs and plan for upcoming repairs under Awaab’s law timescales.

Skills

Reactive maintenance experience

Housing regulations knowledge

Integrity and judgement

Service improvement

Customer care

Job description

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Quality Control Inspector

Job details

• Salary £34,811 - £37,563
• Contractual hours 18.5
• Basis Part time
• Region Midlands
• Job category/type Repairs and Maintenance
• Date posted 25/09/2026
• Job reference REQ000695
• Attachments Quality Control Inspector Job Description.docx
• Attachments Quality Control Inspector Person Spec.docx

Job description

Quality Control Inspector

Department: Housing Repairs & Maintenance

Salary: Grade 6, £34,811–£37,563 pro rata

Hours: Part time, 18.5 hours per week

Working pattern: Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays

About the Role

We are looking for a self-motivated individual to play a key role in the Council’s Housing service. In this role, you will survey and assess a range of repair issues in customers’ homes, including general building works, damp, condensation and mould, and repairs linked to current and forthcoming Awaab’s law. You will oversee repair cases from inspection and diagnosis through to completion. Responsibilities include preparing work schedules and specifications, raising orders, monitoring progress, ensuring remedial work meets safety, housing-standard and timescale requirements, and conducting post-completion inspections. You will also support the management of all current Awaab’s repairs and help prepare for upcoming repair requirements, ensuring cases are prioritised, tracked and progressed within Awaab’s law timescales.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience of working in a reactive maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of housing and property regulations and legislation.
• The ability to act with integrity, accountability and sound judgement.
• An innovative approach that supports continuous service improvement.
• Excellent customer care skills, with a clear commitment to putting customers at the centre of your work.

Further Information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steve Wild, Quality and Performance Co-ordinator, on [phone].

Employee Benefits

We offer a generous employee benefits package, including 26–32 days’ holiday (pro rata), plus bank holidays, a free healthcare cash plan, flexitime and much more.

You can read about all our employee benefits here.

Equality and Diversity

We value the diversity of our people and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment processes are fair and carefully considered at every stage, helping to ensure that everyone is treated equally. Please see the job description and person specification attached before applying.

Closing date: 18 October 2026 Interview date: 30 October 2026