Cladding Fitter / Completion Technician

Our vision is simple - TopHat was founded to deliver beautiful homes, sustainably. We use advanced manufacturing and the latest technology to deliver ultra-low carbon homes, whilst keeping costs as low as possible. We manufacture homes in a controlled environment, removing uncertainties, improving quality and reducing costs. We have extensive experience of delivering projects in different ways to ensure that our customers get the solutions they need.

Working as part of the onsite completion team, this role will be key to ensuring our product is delivered on time to the correct quality standard and that the process of completion satisfies clients' expectations. The location of this role requires flexibility. You will normally be working away from home, based only at Factory 1 when no site work is required. Travel time to locations more than one hour from your home or temporary address will be covered in working time. Any travel time above 1 hour will be paid at your basic rate of pay.

You will work on our deployment sites completing “zip up activities” on modules from the factory to ensure that they meet the correct standards of completion and quality before handing over to our customers. You will be required to work in a safe way, ensuring adherence to all health and safety standards on site and ensuring that all interactions with relevant partners are professional (TopHat Staff, contractors, customers, and visitors).

Main Purpose of Role

The purpose of the role is to support deployment activities and ensure all modules are sited and zipped up correctly, making sure any final works required are done to the specifications of the client and all modules are ready for client handover. The work can be both inside the modules and externally. The work environment is a construction site. You may be asked to assist in other ad-hoc tasks on site as required, to ensure the timely delivery of homes to our customers. The ability to work dynamically on site to address any problems encountered will be key.

Key Responsibilities and Authority

• Being an excellent communicator with your factory/site colleagues and others on site to understand the works you are required to do.
• Completing tasks to the trained SOPS ensuring high quality and processes.
• Using hand-held tools to make adjustments to materials as required.
• Operating pneumatic and electrical plant and equipment, including hand tools.
• Cladding panels with sheet materials using semi-automated framing equipment and hand tools.
• Making wall panels using semi-automated framing equipment and hand tools.
• Fitting of doors/windows and other materials as required.
• Working towards deadlines; additional hours may be required from time to time.
• To follow, contribute and promote TopHat Health and Safety, Environmental Quality Systems.
• Any other duties as deemed necessary to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications - Essential

• GCSE Maths & English grade C or equivalent

Qualifications - Desirable

• CSCS Card

Skills and Experience - Essential

• Solid judgment and problem-solving skills
• Able to perform well in a team environment
• Possess a strong work ethic and sense of urgency – getting things done.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, attention to detail/accuracy is a must
• Demonstrates high level of initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Friendly/professional to stakeholders.
• Ability to demonstrate TopHat values.

Skills and Experience - Desirable

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with a construction/trade environment
• Experience of fitting out modules with TopHat cladding system

What we can offer you

• Starting salary of £38k rising to £40k after successfully passing probation
• Aviva Health Insurance
• Group Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Subsidised Canteen (Derby site only)
• Enhanced Group Pension Scheme, matching up to 6%