Repairs Supervisor – Social Housing | Van & Fuel

18 Recruitment Limited; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Competitive salary

Company van provided

Fuel card provided

Paid holiday entitlement

Job summary

18 Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Repairs Supervisor to lead a team of operatives delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance and void works across a social housing portfolio. You will ensure high standards, safety, and excellent customer service to residents.

You'll supervise multi-trade operatives and subcontractors, manage workloads, review RAMS, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous service improvement. Relevant qualifications and a clean UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Repairs Supervisor in social housing repairs and maintenance.
• Strong knowledge across carpentry, plumbing, plastering, decorating, roofing and general building maintenance.
• Experience managing operatives, subcontractors, and maintenance teams.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, RAMS, and compliance requirements.
• Strong organisational, communication and people management skills.
• Full clean UK driving licence and DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a team of multi-trade operatives, subcontractors, and engineers.
• Manage day-to-day responsive repairs, planned maintenance, and void refurbishment programmes.
• Allocate workloads and monitor productivity to meet SLAs and KPIs.
• Conduct pre-inspections, WIP inspections, and post-work quality inspections.
• Ensure repairs are completed right first time to a high standard.
• Monitor operative performance, productivity, attendance and training needs.
• Provide technical guidance across trades and ensure safety compliance.
• Review RAMS and ensure adherence to H&S policies.
• Liaise with residents, clients, subcontractors, and internal departments.

Skills

Repairs Supervisor

Multi-trade knowledge

People management

KPI monitoring

Education

CSCS Card

SSSTS/SMSTS/IOSH

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

18 Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Repairs Supervisor to lead a team of operatives delivering responsive repairs, planned maintenance and void works across a social housing portfolio. You will ensure high standards, safety, and excellent customer service to residents.

You'll supervise multi-trade operatives and subcontractors, manage workloads, review RAMS, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous service improvement. Relevant qualifications and a clean UK driving licence are required.