Job Description

We are looking for a hardworking, motivated plasterer.

Opportunity to work for an exciting department who will be relocating to a new carbon neutral depot within the next two years. A Council that invests in new build council properties, new and different types of housing stock to work on.

About you

We would expect you to have relevant experience in a similar role, to be qualified to City & Guilds standard or relevant craft qualification.

You will be required to submit accurate weekly timesheets, be a good team player, have an ability to always deal with our customers in a polite and respectful manner. In this role you will be required to carry out manual tasks such as considerable lifting, bending, climbing, and walking.

Effectively work on own initiative or within a team of operatives carrying out plastering works as required. You will need to be fully competent in all elements of plastering to enable you to assist with the repair, renewal, and maintenance of council owned properties in an efficient, effective and customer focused manner.

A full UK driving licence is required for this post. 

Hours of work are 8am – 4.30pm Monday to Thursday with 1 hr lunch then 8am-3.30pm on Friday with 30-minute lunch.

You will be based from Gipping House, Ipswich IP2 0UH. You may be allocated an electric fleet vehicle if so, these are to remain at Gipping House overnight. You will be allocated your work on a mobile tablet device. Covering all areas of Ipswich Town IP1, IP2, IP3 & 4.

Opportunity to work in a hard-working team with a variety of tasks, no two days are the same.

Hard working team ethic, with a team of colleagues who all support each other.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information about this role please contact Steve Melbourne on 01473 432094 or via email Steve.melbourne@ipswich.gov.uk

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role:

Job Description and Person Specification

The assessment interview process will be carried out remotely via Skype for Business, Microsoft teams or in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.