Kitchen & Bathroom Fitter

Due to successful growth in our business, we have an exciting permanent opportunity to join Fortem Solutions as a Kitchen & Bathroom Fitter within the planned works team. You will be doing full rip out and re installing new kitchens for our social housing contract based in Salisbury, Bournemouth and the surrounding areas, so travel is essential. Working Monday-Friday 8.00am- 4.30pm with Company Van, Fuel card and Tools provided

The Customer

Our contract with Stonewater is long term with the option to extend the partnership again. On our contract we cover over 7,500 houses in 4 different areas of the South-West, from Taunton and Yeovil, over to Bristol and Swindon and down to Salisbury and Bournemouth. We currently deliver Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and an Electrical Service program. We pride ourselves on our great customer service and our senior leadership team has years of experience within this sector which can help you develop your learning and knowledge base.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role will involve installation of kitchens and bathrooms for a planned program of works for Social Housing properties, ensuring all pieces of work undertaken are completed to a high standard with the minimum of supervision. You will take ownership of the installation of the kitchens, along with the rest of the team, making sure to operate within the company Health and Safety guidelines and remain up to date with technical and legal requirements of your skill area.

What You Will Need

The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Essential: NVQ/qualifications in relation to relevant trade (Carpentry or Plumbing) or equivalent, however anyone qualified by experience will also be considered
• Full, driving licence (max 5 points)
• Desirable: Social housing experience

Fortem embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.

• Company van and fuel card for work purposes
• PPE provided
• Eligible for bonus up to 5%
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (34 days total)
• Pay review every year
• 26 weeks full pay maternity leave
• 8 weeks full pay paternity leave
• Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee
• Private pension
• Life Insurance
• Private healthcare and dental care
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Retail and mobile phone provider discounts
• Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms
• Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System

Who We Are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.