Gas Supervisor in Ilford

We’re looking for a skilled and safety-conscious Gas Supervisor to join our team in Ilford, delivering high-quality gas servicing, repairs, and installations across our clients’ housing stock. Your role will be vital in ensuring that all gas appliances and systems are safe, compliant, and fit for continued use.

To supervise and manage on a day-to-day basis the gas service program, repair works and/or breakdowns/installations as required, you will be responsible for a team of Gas Operatives and Sub Contractors who will be carrying out a range of gas work to our clients' housing stock to ensure that gas appliances and installations which are worked on are safe for continued use, to safeguard the service users, members of the public, client’s personnel and Mears employees from any potential danger associated with gas.

Key Responsibilities:

• To monitor and control the work and drive the Health & Safety culture within both the team assigned and the gas team.
• To monitor progress and completion of works from the Operatives and Subcontractors through the MCM system to achieve the KPI requirements of the Client.
• Assist your team to provide a comprehensive gas maintenance and installation service within domestic premises, the work must be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations, standards and departmental procedures.
• The applicant must be gas qualified and hold current Domestic ACS certification or equivalent in the categories of work required and complete and maintain all paperwork and electronic data records relevant to the work carried out to ensure completion of the job is confirmed and a comprehensive and accurate history is available for audit purposes, which includes quality, H&S issues and for invoicing purposes.
• To work with other supervisors and other operational gas team members for the purpose of learning from each other to uplift the knowledge and skills of the team.
• To monitor engineers existing stock and the collection of materials as and when required to meet works orders, in accordance with standard operating procedures for purchasing and van stock control compliance.
• To carry out informal and formal meetings and training sessions to ensure up-to-date business and job knowledge, communication, skills and progression are maintained. This includes but is not limited to training, re-training, toolbox talks, 1:1’s, probation reviews etc.
• To participate in call out cover required to ensure contract compliance and service user satisfaction for emergency repairs.

Key Criteria:

• Qualified to City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Gas Installation and Maintenance.
• Hold valid ACS certification (e.g. CCN1, CENWAT, CKR1, HTR1).
• Line management experience.
• Good understanding of electrical safe isolation and basic wiring principles.
• Knowledge of current gas safety legislation and compliance standards.
• Experience working in social housing or local authority environments (preferred).
• Excellent communication skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safe working practices.
• Flexible and willing to travel across properties.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more.
• Family friendly policies.
• Company Vehicle and Fuel Card.
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21, have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points. Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity and Security checks before commencement of employment.