Supervisor

Wates Group; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading development and property maintenance company in Walton-on-Thames is seeking an experienced Supervisor to lead a team of operatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong supervisory background in repairs and maintenance, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of multiple trades, including plumbing and carpentry. This role offers competitive benefits, career development, and requires an SSSTS certification. A full UK driving license is essential.

Benefits

Company vehicle or allowance

Pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• SSSTS certification (essential).
• Proven experience in supervising repairs and maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of multiple trades.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a team ensuring productivity and quality.
• Monitoring health and safety compliance.
• Managing complaint cases from report to resolution.

Skills

SSSTS certification

Experience in supervising repairs and maintenance

Knowledge of plumbing, electrical, carpentry

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Join Our Team – Supervisor (Walton-on-Thames)

We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Supervisor to lead a team of 10 multi-trade operatives delivering responsive maintenance services across our properties in Walton-on-Thames. If you have a strong background in managing diverse trades and ensuring high standards of service and safety, this could be your next great opportunity.

🔧 Your Role Will Include :

• Supervising a team of 10 operatives across various trades, ensuring productivity and quality of work.
• Monitoring and enforcing health and safety compliance across all job sites.
• Allocating operatives to jobs and ensuring timely attendance and completion.
• Managing complaint cases from initial report through to resolution and completion.
• Liaising with tenants, internal teams, and contractors to maintain service excellence.
• Supporting scheduling, resource planning, and performance tracking.

📋 What We’re Looking For :

• SSSTS certification (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) – essential.
• Proven experience in supervising repairs and maintenance in a social housing or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of multiple trades including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and general building.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• A full UK driving licence.

🎁 What You’ll Get :

• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for career development and training.
• Competitive benefits including a company vehicle or allowance, pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises :

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.