JOB DESCRIPTION

Our Repairs and Maintenance teams play an important role in delivering our vision of providing great homes and great service. They offer vital support, ensuring that our homes are safe, warm, and dry, and where everything works; Places where our residents are proud to live.
We are looking for a Working Supervisor to join our team in Chesterfield on a full-time, permanent basis.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are a customer-focused organisation, so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You will not only be an experienced Working Supervisor, but you will also have great customer service skills.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Competence within plumbing and carpentry trades.
• Various secondary trade skills and experience outside of primary trade.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems, seeking any advice required.
• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment within agreed performance targets.
• Ability to correctly complete the relevant certifications, reports, or other documentation. Recognised competency in Carpentry or Plumbing.
• Ability to accurately interpret technical data and instructions.
• Good understanding of H&S within the built environment.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate organisational and team management skills.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Desirable:

• Experience of working as part of an operational team delivering front-line services.
• Team leader management within building maintenance.

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.
This position will require a basic DBS check, which will be paid for by The Guinness Partnership.

ABOUT US

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our residents’ homes are safe and maintained to a high standard.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Job Identification
12592
Job Category
Repairs and Maintenance
Posting Date
08/14/2025, 03:24 AM
Apply Before
08/26/2025, 06:00 AM
Locations

Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire & Nottingham
Assignment Category
Full-Time
Salary
£40,824
Recruitment Advisor
Debbie Hoult debbie.hoult@guuinness.org.uk 0161 219 7491

You will manage an area-based team of tradespeople and contractors to ensure that all works are delivered safely and to a quality-based standard, compliant with building legislation. You will need to make sure that works are delivered to agreed-upon timescales and all objectives are met. You will support the Service Manager by providing updates on progress issues.