At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in planning day-to-day repairs and ensuring efficient service delivery.
- Company: Join Derby Homes, a respected organisation managing over 12,500 properties.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working hours, local government pension, and health initiatives.
- Other info: We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while supporting your community.
- Qualifications: Strong organisational skills and a proactive attitude are essential.
The predicted salary is between 37280 - 39152 £ per year.
Derby Homes are an organisation owned by Derby City Council who manage and maintain approximately 12,500 properties in Derby employing over 600 members of staff. The diverse workforce covers office based and mobile workers including housing management teams, specialist support workers and a repairs and maintenance team.
You will be part of a team that helps complete over 40,000 repairs a year, coordinating across the different teams within Repairs & Maintenance and the wider organisations. Help us keep Derby Homes' repairs service moving and make every appointment count.
We're looking for an organised, confident and proactive Works Supervisor to lead our Day-to-Day Repairs Planning team. You'll be at the heart of a busy repairs service, supporting and motivating the team to make the best use of our operatives, plan workloads effectively and make sure the right person gets to the right job at the right time. From managing changing priorities and resolving problems to monitoring performance and improving the way we work, you'll play a key role in delivering an efficient, responsive repairs service and a great experience for our customers.
If you're passionate and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and are looking for an opportunity where your contribution is valued, this could be the position for you. A flexible approach to working hours is important.
Derby Homes has a national reputation for its excellent services which we know are down to our valued workforce. In return for their hard work we strive to be an employer of choice. We have a range of excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working, work life balance, local government pension scheme, employee health initiatives and green travel options.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are also proud to have Derbyshire LGBT+ Rainbow Partnership Accreditation and encourage applications from candidates of all genders.
We are a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job. We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
The closing date for this vacancy is 06/09/2026 at midnight. Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted. If you have been selected for interview you will hear from us prior to the interview date.
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