Job Role – Painter and Decorator

Location – Bury St Edmunds and surrounding areas

Pay Rate – £145.00 per day (must have own van)

Our client, a subcontractor who deliver high quality services to clients in the social housing and local authority sector are seeking a painter / decorator to join their maintenance team on an ongoing basis.

Working hours are 8-5pm Monday to Friday.

The role

The role will involve working in void and occupied domestic properties mainly in and around the Norwich area. This will be painting and decorating kitchens, bathrooms and interiors while at the same time offering a high standard of customer service.

Role requirements

In order to be considered for the role you must have good skills in a variety of trades such as general painting, decorating mainly kitchen and bathroom areas.

– Asbestos Awareness & Manual Handling Certificates (we can provide access to free online courses)

– Minimum of 2 years professional painting experience       

– Have own tools (brushes & whites) and transport

– Experience of facilities or housing maintenance

– Preferably have experience of working in social housing or tenanted properties.

– Full driving licence & van required. 

Both self-employed and PAYE options are available. In return the client can offer competitive pay rates, paid mileage as well as ongoing work.

This position is temp-perm.

Overtime and longer hours available depending on demand. 

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC

• Working with one of East Anglia/South leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace who recruit for many of the region’s leading companies.
• In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier.
• Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
• Weekly pay – with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee.
• Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service).
• On-going assignments
• Free access to our HealthAssured scheme for you and your family.
• Access to Free online training.

If you wish to apply for this or other roles advertised by ARC please apply via the link or click on our company name and see all jobs advertised.

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Our client, a maintenance contractor providing maintenance services to 1000s of properties across Norfolk & Suffolk is looking for a full-time bathroom fitter (wet room experience a bonus but not essential) on a full-time permanent basis. As part of our planned works team, you will be responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of Bathroom refurbishments and installs including all associated works within both occupied and unoccupied properties.

The hours of work will be Monday to Friday. 8am – 5pm. 30 minutes lunch. Earlier finish on Fridays. The areas covered for the role are North Norfolk to Norwich. 

Duties:

• The installation of full bathrooms
• Basic carpentry
• Ceramic tiling
• Plumbing including level access showers

Candidates must have the following:

• Minimum of either full trade Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 within a relevant trade OR a proven track record to reflect appropriate trade experience with Bathroom modification.
• Ability to demonstrate technical skills in both core trade and associated trades.
• Ability to display excellent Customer Service skills both internally and externally, generating a positive working environment.
• A good knowledge of the general building and construction industry.
• Full Valid UK Manual Driving Licence.
• Good understanding and knowledge of basic Health and Safety.

Work vehicle and fuel card supplied. Contract: Long term self -employed or PAYE options available. Permanent contact for the right individual.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC

• Working with one of East Anglia/South leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace who recruit for many of the region’s leading companies.
• In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier.
• Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
• Weekly pay – with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee.
• Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service).
• On-going assignments
• Free access to our HealthAssured scheme for you and your family.
• Access to Free online training.

If you wish to apply for this role or need more details, please apply via the link and we will call you as soon as possible if your CV is successful. Alternatively feel free to call the ARC Maintenance team in our Norwich Office for more information. 

Vacancy Summary
Job Title: Contracts Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Grantham
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £45K – £60K plus package

Company, Project & benefits of a Contracts Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join a fantastic Maintenance contractor who specialise in Voids, Planned works and response works across Lincolnshire, they are looking to add a strong dynamic commercially driven contracts manager to their team. This role does offer a great deal of autonomy and is an opportunity for someone to come in and actually make a difference to what they are doing in the area.

Duties & Responsibilities of Contracts Manager: 

• Running the branch and contracts.
• Produce and analyse progress reports, updated costs and forecasts
• Ensure maintenance activities are prepared, agreed and delivered, on time & within Budget.
• Ensure site team compliance with Company commercial policies and procedures
• Ensure weekly review of progress, budget resources and forward planning are carried out, and look ahead programmes are in place
• You’ll provide confident and clear leadership and direction for the Repairs Delivery teams.
• You’ll steer the whole branch towards success from a strategic viewpoint, identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies.
• Focus on quality, customer service and deliver

Desirable Experience of a Contracts Manager:

• You need to be an approachable person, with the ability to listen, relate to and understand the issues faced by your teams. You’ll need to understand the importance of communication, and keeping your staff engaged and informed with interim and long-term change plans.
• You’ll have senior-level experience in directing and delivering customer service functions.

Application Process: If you would like more information on this position ofa Contracts manager or any other vacancy, please email your current CV through. This will be reviewed and a member of the Team will be in contact.

Vacancy Summary

Job Title:  Voids Administrator

Job Type: Temp – perm

Location:  Dereham

Start Date: ASAP

Salary:  £22,672.00

Company, Project & benefits of Administrato: 

Our client a large reputable social housing contractor providing maintenance and repair services to thousands of properties across the East is seeking a Voids Administrator to join their team.

Duties & Responsibilities of Administrator: 

• To facilitate a prompt and efficient repairs and maintenance service to our Customers
• Understand, embrace and apply the company culture of continuous improvement 

• Receive works orders from Repairs and Voids Managers in relation to void properties
• Liaise with other Commercial Administrators in identifying other works required as well as inputting relevant safety certificates on to a database.
• Receive works orders from our customers via the telephone/email or any social platform (live chat/my account)
• Identify works to be carried out against scope of service.
• Understanding priorities and diagnosis of jobs, to allow for efficiency.
• Enter and configure data using the software system and other company standard software packages including responsive and voids works
• Confidence to respectfully challenge as appropriate to effectively carry out your role
• Refer immediately upwards any item that cannot be completed satisfactorily within your responsibility
• Work to the priorities, deadlines and performance targets set by management; personally contribute to the achievement of the high-performance levels set
• Promote in a professional and positive way the role of the Operations Centre within company as well as the role of company within the sector in which we operate; be committed to and assist in the achievement of the business plan and objectives set by the company. 
• Undertake any written work, phone call handling, clerical and administrative tasks related to the role
• Any other tasks that are reasonable and appropriate to the role and to the work of the Operations Centre. 
• Take personal responsibility for own health, safety and welfare and that of colleagues in the workplace
• Take personal responsibility for seeking value for money opportunities to get service right first time
•  Understand and use measures to enable continuous improvement
• To take personal responsibility for demonstrating the aims of the Group’s Equality and Diversity objectives
• Ensure that I.T Security and Data Protection Legislation is always adhered to.

 Desirable Experience of Administrator:

• Dealing with customers/ the public face to face and by phone
• Competent with computers and a standard range of software
• Specific customer service role
• Some Knowledge or experience in a property maintenance and/or technical environment

 Qualifications & Skills of an Administrator

• Good Standard English & Maths
• Good understanding of Microsoft Packages – Excel / SharePoint/PowerBi
• Organised
• Good Listener
• Self-Motivated
• Team Player
• Diligent
• Accountability
• Confidence to question and challenge
• Forward Thinking
• Excellent customer service skills

 BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC

• Working with one of East Anglia’s leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace, recruiting for many of the region’s leading companies.
• In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier.
• Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
• Weekly pay – with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee.
• Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service).
• On-going assignments.
• Free access to our Health Assured scheme for you and your family.
• Access to Free online training.

Application Process: If you would like more information on this position of an Administrator or any other vacancy, please email your current CV through. This will be reviewed and a member of the Team will be in contact.

Vacancy Summary

Job Title:  Working Foreman

Job Type: Construction Refurb Maintenance

Location:  Norfolk

Start Date: ASAP

Salary:  £30,000 – £35,000 plus van and fuel card

Company, Project & benefits of Working Foreman

We have an exciting opportunity for a Working Foreman to join a fantastic client, they are recruiting for an experienced working supervisor to oversee the running of insurance and pub maintenance programme across Norfolk and surrounding areas, Duties would be to pre survey site audit and repairs and manage the operatives on site efficiently and in a professional manner.

Duties & Responsibilities of  Working Foreman : 

• Supporting the senior management in the needs of the business
• Maintain and monitor excellent standards of work and client satisfaction
• Arranging materials to site as required
• Surveying of properties

Desirable Experience of  Working Foreman):

• CSCS card
• Experience in supervising / managing a workforce

Qualifications & Skills of Working Foreman

• SSSTS or SMSTS (preferred but not essential)
• First Aid
• Asbestos awareness – Training can be supplied
• Experience of working in Social Housing
• Driving license – no more than 3 points

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR ARC

• Working with one of East Anglia’s leading Recruitment agencies with 16 years within the marketplace, recruiting for many of the region’s leading companies.
• In a recent survey 96% of our clients stated ARC are their preferred agency labour supplier.
• Paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
• Umbrella, CIS or PAYE 
• Weekly pay – with a 1 hour pay resolution guarantee.
• Pension contribution (after 3 months continuous service).
• On-going assignments.
• Free access to our Health Assured scheme for you and your family.
• Access to Free online training.

Application Process: If you would like more information on this position of Working Foreman or any other vacancy, please email your current CV through. This will be reviewed and a member of the Team will be in contact.