Wetpour Installer / Screeder

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd; Forncett St Peter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Wetpour Installer / Screeder to join a specialist play and sports surfacing team delivering outdoor projects across the UK. The role requires hands-on wetpour experience and the ability to travel and stay away when needed.

You will work with the installation team on site, handle material prep, mixing granules and binder, screeding and finishing to required depths, and help maintain safety and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Hands-on wetpour or rubber safety-surfacing experience.
• Strong screeding, trowelling, levelling and finishing ability.
• Current CSCS card and valid digger and dumper tickets.
• Willingness to travel nationally and stay away when projects require it.
• Reliable and able to work in a small travelling team.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Wetpour Installation Team Leader across the UK.
• Prepare materials, tools, edges and work areas before installation.
• Mix rubber granules and binder and support the pour sequence.
• Screed, level and hand-trowel wetpour to depth and finish.
• Create neat joins, edges, patterns and marked-out areas.
• Support base checks, ground preparation and site setup, including operating a digger or dumper.
• Help keep projects organised, safe and finished to a high standard.

Skills

Wetpour installation

Screeding

Trowelling

Levelling

Finishing

Groundworks experience

Tools

CSCS card

Digger tickets

Dumper tickets

Job description

Job title: Wetpour Installer / Screeder

Location: South of Solihull, West Midlands

Salary: £32,000 to £38,000, with £36,000 to £40,000 available for someone bringing strong groundworks and site preparation experience.

Job type: Permanent, PAYE

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established specialist in play and sports surfacing who are offering a genuine long-term opportunity to join a practical, experienced team delivering high-quality outdoor projects across the UK.

Candidates may currently be working under titles such as Wetpour Installer, Wetpour Screeder, Playground Wetpour Installer, Rubber Safety Surfacing Installer, Safety Surfacing Installer, Playground Surfacing Installer, Sports Surfacing Installer, Wetpour Troweller, Rubber Crumb Installer, EPDM Installer, SBR Installer or Surfacing Operative.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work alongside the Wetpour Installation Team Leader and the wider installation team on projects across the UK.
• Prepare materials, tools, edges and work areas before installation begins.
• Mix rubber granules and binder and support the pour sequence.
• Screed, level and hand-trowel wetpour to the required depth and finish.
• Create neat joins, edges, coloured sections, patterns and marked-out areas.
• Support base checks, ground preparation and site set-up, including operating a digger or dumper where required.
• Help keep projects organised, safe and finished to a high standard.

RequirementsEssential Requirements

• Proven hands-on wetpour, rubber safety-surfacing or closely related specialist-surfacing experience.
• Strong screeding, trowelling, levelling and finishing ability.
• Current CSCS card and relevant current digger and dumper tickets, with practical operating experience.
• A practical, reliable approach and ability to work well in a small travelling team.
• Willingness to travel countrywide and stay away when projects require it.
• Willingness to complete the appropriate Enhanced DBS check because the work includes school sites.

Useful Additional Experience

• Groundworks, drainage, base preparation, landscaping, resin-bound, polymeric, MUGA, playground or sports-surfacing experience.
• A full UK driving licence is useful but not essential.

Benefits

Package and working pattern

Monday to Friday. Full‑time, permanent PAYE. Flexibility is required to travel across the UK and stay away from home for all or part of the working week when projects require it. Candidates must also be able to travel to the wider Solihull area for team, vehicle and warehouse requirements. The exact premises will be shared with suitable candidates.

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Paid hotel accommodation and a daily subsistence allowance when staying away.
• For longer stays, Airbnb or similar self-contained accommodation may be arranged, with a kitchen, living room and bedroom.