Fire Stopper

Title: Passive Fire Stopper

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 40 hours per week 

Location: All regions of London and outskirts

Persona: Mobile

Salary: £38,500 plus £4,000 marketplace supplement

Closing Date for completed applications: 8^th April at 9:00am

Interview Date:  10^th and 11^th April at our office in Sidcup.

 

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L&Q are looking for an experienced Passive Fire Stopper to join the fire management repairs team within the Property Services. This team is responsible for carrying out repairs following on from our internal and external FRAs.

 The role provides a customer-focused Fire Management Repairs and Maintenance service across L&Q’s properties and communal areas whilst putting safety first.

 The role will report to a Fire Maintenance Supervisor and to carry out, works as instructed. Whilst meeting L&Q's corporate targets of financial strength.

 Candidates will ideally have experience within a reactive fire role from a social housing background. They will be able to carry out several tasks including, but not limited to, passive fire-stopping, finishing, and decoration.

 This role requires a keen attention to detail.  Awareness of Ablative batt, fire-rated plasterboard, and intumescent sealants.

 Our Operatives are supplied with an L&Q van (business use only), uniform & PPE equipment. You will begin the day from your home address where you will travel to jobs which are distributed to your PDA (hand-held device). 

 If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!

 We are a multi-site organisation, so some roles may require occasional travel between offices, but expenses will be covered.

 Our commitments:

 At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them.  This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

 In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 28 days holiday rising to 31 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.

 We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.  Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing.  In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

 We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.  We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

 We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

 L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 110,000 homes, primarily across London the South East and the North West of England.

 As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy. 

 Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.