Working Foreperson

Your new company 
Hays are delighted to be working with a specialist joinery and interior fit-out company who provide their bespoke services to the retail, commercial, hospitality and residential sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Based in the North Down area, your new company has over 30 years of experience in shopfitting and the manufacturing of bespoke joinery, which is produced right in their own in-house workshop. This experience means you, along with your new team, can deliver the very high standard of quality & finish that your clients expect, on time and on budget. Sporting a portfolio of fit out schemes across the commercial & office, hospitality, pharmacy, and retail sectors, they will be commencing a range of fit out schemes both as main contractor and joinery subcontractor in the coming weeks.

Your new role 
Your new role will see you based on several specialist fit out schemes throughout Northern Ireland, overseeing a full package of joinery and other dry trades. As such, experience on similar projects, or indeed a strong background in a fit out or joinery-oriented role is preferable.You will be expected to oversee and manage all programme and labour on site and acting as a direct point of contact between workers on the ground and the contracts manager.
With plenty of work in the pipeline in NI, the successful candidate can be assured of long-term work at home, with no need for excessive travel to fulfil your duties.

What you'll need to succeed 
In order to fulfil the role to its full requirements, you must have proven experience working as a Working Foreperson on fast-paced fit out projects, particularly within Leisure & Commercial sectors. Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills are a must, with the ability to motivate the site team to meet project completion within time and budget. You will be Health & Safety focused with first-class planning and organisational skills. A strong level of communication is required in order to deliver concise progress reports to the senior operational team and client. You must hold a valid CSR (Site Supervisor), CSCS or SMSTS certification, ideally coming from a joinery/carpentry trade background.

What you'll get in return 
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a progressive company with a busy orderbook on a local project based in NI, with no requirement to travel. This successful candidate will be rewarded with an attractive hourly rate and potential for longer term works upon successful completion of the initial contract.

What you need to do now 
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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