Plasterer
Location: Birmingham
Contract: Full Time Permanent
Salary up to £37,000 per annum, plus, company van & fuel card
42.5 hours per week (8-5 Monday- Friday)
About the role:
We're looking for a skilled and reliable Plasterer to join our Birmingham Voids team, helping to bring empty social housing properties back up to a high standard before new tenants move in.
This is a hands-on role focused on carrying out a range of plastering repairs and refurbishment works within vacant properties. From patch repairs and full room re-skims to making good following electrical, plumbing and general maintenance works, you'll play an important role in ensuring homes are safe, presentable and ready for occupation.
Working as part of a dedicated voids team, you'll be responsible for delivering quality workmanship, meeting turnaround targets and maintaining high standards across Birmingham's housing stock. We're looking for someone with strong plastering experience, a keen eye for detail and a commitment to getting the job done right first time.
Duties:
- Carry out plastering repairs and refurbishment works within void properties
- Complete patch repairs to walls and ceilings following maintenance and refurbishment works
- Prepare surfaces and apply bonding, plaster, skimming and rendering as required
- Repair damaged walls and ceilings, including full-room and full-property re-plastering
- Apply smooth finishes ready for decoration and handover
- Make good around windows, doors, sockets, pipework and newly installed fixtures
- Work alongside other trades to ensure properties meet lettable standards
- Identify and rectify plastering defects as part of the void refurbishment process
- Maintain a clean, safe and organised working environment within vacant properties
- Ensure all work complies with health and safety regulations and company standards
- Record completed works, materials used and job updates using handheld devices or job sheets
- Identify and report any additional repairs or property defects requiring attention
- Support the achievement of void turnaround and property handover targets
- Maintain tools, equipment and company vehicle in good working order
- Deliver high-quality workmanship with a right-first-time approach
- Adhere to all company policies, procedures and health and safety requirements
Role Criteria:
- Proven experience as a Plasterer within domestic maintenance, refurbishment or void property works
- Experience carrying out patch repairs, full skims, boarding and plastering to a high standard
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to work independently and manage workloads to achieve void turnaround targets
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering quality finishes first time
- Good knowledge of building repairs, refurbishment works and lettable standards
- Understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record completed works
- Flexible approach with the ability to work collaboratively alongside other trades
- Commitment to delivering high standards of workmanship and customer service
Benefits we can offer you.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
- Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
- Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.
- Family friendly policies
- Company Van, Fuel Card, and Uniform
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Francesca Swan ([email protected])If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
Skills Required
- Proven experience as a plasterer in domestic maintenance, refurbishment, or void property works
- Experience with patch repairs, full skims, boarding, and high-quality plastering
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to work independently and manage workloads to meet turnaround targets
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality finishes
- Knowledge of building repairs, refurbishment works, and lettable standards
- Understanding of health and safety regulations and safe working practices
- Ability to use handheld devices or job management systems to record work
- Flexible approach and ability to collaborate with other trades
- Commitment to high workmanship and customer service standards
- Entitlement to work in the UK
- Must be over 21, have held a driving licence for more than three months, and have fewer than nine points to drive a company vehicle
Mears Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mears Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Mears Group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional days, plus paid volunteering time, signal a comparatively generous time-off offering. Flexible working available in many roles further supports practical time-off and balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Retail discounts, Cycle to Work, an employee assistance line, volunteering days, and company family events add tangible non-cash value. Access to training and UK‑recognised qualifications reinforces the broader wellbeing and development offering.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — A stated commitment to pay at or above the Real Living Wage and the publication of pay-related reports indicate governance and baseline fairness focus. Independent snapshots also suggest many roles meet living‑wage thresholds.
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What We Do
Mears Group is a market-leading housing and care company that provides bespoke services to our clients. We provide and manage 11,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has 6,500 employees and a footprint across the country
