Plasterer

Your Housing Group; East Ham; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the North West is seeking a Plasterer for their Repairs and Maintenance Division. This role involves providing high-quality plastering repairs to customers in the area. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of NVQ Level 3 Trade Qualification and experience in various plastering techniques. The position offers a competitive salary of £31,500 per year, coupled with a comprehensive benefits package including an advanced healthcare plan and a pension scheme. Join a collaborative team dedicated to improving the living conditions of customers.

Benefits

Competitive salary

22 annual leave days plus 3 discretionary days

Contributory pension scheme

Advanced level healthcare cash plan

Discount scheme for various services

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving License (ideally no more than 6 points).
• Experience in plastering repair work.
• Collaborative team player and keen problem solver.
• Passionate about delivering a quality service.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality plastering repairs service to customers.
• Undertake and complete all aspects of plastering repair work.
• Travel to designated properties for repair tasks.

Skills

Patching

Skimming

Boarding

Two coat plaster work

Internal and external rendering

Coving and cornice

Insulation

Minor joinery works

Repointing

Basic health and safety knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 Trade Qualification or equivalent

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Plasterer to join Your Housing Groups Repairs and Maintenance Division in the Empty Homes Team, and provide a high quality Plastering repairs service to our customers throughout the North West and the surrounding areas.

Although we try to base our operatives closest to their home location it may still be required for you to travel to other locations due to business requirements.

Working for a Housing Association can be extremely rewarding, and we are lucky to have a hugely collaborative team of operatives, throughout all Trade professions, who work together to ensure that our customers are safe and warm in their homes.

If you would like to play a part in this talented and committed team, then it’s a great time to come and get involved as the team is growing and evolving, and we currently we have an additional requirement for a Plasterer to join our Empty Homes Team.

What will my working week look like?

You will live within your regional area of work and will ideally also be within a reasonable travelling distance of our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington to attend meetings and training courses when needed.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will be responsible for providing a quality repairs service to our customers, travelling to designated properties, undertaking, and completing all aspects of plastering repair work

As a member of our Damp and Mould maintenance and repairs team, you will carry out plastering and general repairs tasks on maintenance, major and minor construction works, on empty homes owned by Your Housing Group. You will be confident and capable, ensuring all work undertaken is completed with due regard for quality, productivity, and safety.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful as a Plasterer here at YHG, ideally…

• You will have a full UK Driving License (ideally no more than 6 points)
• You will be experienced in patching, skimming, boarding, 2 coat plaster work, internal and external rendering, coving and cornice and insulation.
• You may also be required from time to time to undertake minor joinery works, repointing and brickwork, often associated with plastering work
• You will have NVQ Level 3 Trade Qualification or equivalent recognised competency
• You will have basic health and safety knowledge in a repair’s environment

• A collaborative team player
• A keen problem solver
• Passionate about right first time and delivering a quality service

This role also offers genuine progression opportunities, many of our operatives go on to gain further qualifications or take up team leader, supervisory or secondment roles internally when they arise.

So, if this sounds like a role that you would be good at, working within a team environment you would enjoy, then we would love to hear from you!

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £31,500 for a 40-hour week, and 22 days annual leave, plus 3 discretionary days between Christmas & New Year, plus Bank Holidays but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by building over 100 new homes a year and continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties, tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. Fix360, play a huge part in delivering these services to our customers.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Additions

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 31st December 2025

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application.YHG1