Working Foreperson

At Ian Williams, our North London Painting team now have an exciting opportunity for a Working Foreperson (formerly known as Foreman/Forewoman) to undertake the responsibility of organising, supervising, and providing continuous support to a team of Painters based in Watford and surrounding areas.
Our teams deliver essential internal and external decorating projects within residential, commercial and educational settings across the local and surrounding areas. We welcome talking to ‘hands on’ Forepersons (formerly known as Foreman/ Forewoman) who enjoy leading by example and can successfully encourage and motivate a direct trade workforce.
The benefits of working for Ian Williams Ltd:
Please be aware you will be paid weekly, guaranteed 39 hour working week, ensuring we offer stability in your finances, and we also complete annual pay reviews
We provide you with the opportunity to earn more with weekly bonuses based on productivity
Company van and fuel card provided
Uniform and PPE provided, no charge
30 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
Life Insurance, covering you on and off-site, financed by Ian Williams
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
Working on the tools,  whilst maintaining the supervision of a directly employed trades team, the site and labour allocation within residential properties, as well as commercial and educational settings on occasion too.
The daily management of team productivity, the regular reporting of this and job completion information communicated to the Contracts Manager
Health and Safety reporting – you will complete on-site welfare checks including monitoring safe ways of working, PPE, van, and tool/equipment inspections
The delivery of regular toolbox talks
Pre work inspections, setups and post inspections of works completed
Expectations of the Working Foreperson:
We welcome applications from experienced Painters, who have a proven track record managing projects
Qualified to a minimum NVQ 2 level or equivalent in a core trade, desirable but not essential.
Experience of supervising sites/projects successfully within a painting or similar setting would be advantageous
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Possession of a full current UK Driving licence, which is essential to undertake the Working Foreperson role
Additional benefits include:
Pension contributions
Industry sick pay
Regular training and performance reviews, allowing for the opportunity to develop within your role, and progress within the business
Funding towards job relevant qualifications
Preferred company supplier trade discounts
If you think you think you have what it takes to become our next Working Foreperson then click “Apply” now!
About Ian Williams
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We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date based on application volumes.
Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity and all other characteristics that make us different. 
Please be aware, Ian Williams job title is Foreperson. However, for search engine functions, the role can also be searched as Foreman. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not use the title of Foreman.