Job Description
About the role
Are you hands-on, detail-focused, and passionate about safety? Step into a crucial role that protects lives and buildings – we're hiring a Fire Door Operative to help us lead the way in compliance and quality.
The role of the Fire Door Operative will be to carry out a wide range of high-quality repairs to fire doors utilising a range of craft trade skills. As well as this, the post holder will be required to inspect the condition of fire doors in communal areas, as well as fire door of homes which access these areas, to diagnose faults and rectify them in a prompt and appropriate manner. To attend emergency calls and either complete a repair or take steps to temporarily make the building or building component safe and secure.
Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:
Can carry out a wide range of high-quality repairs to fire doors utilising a range of craft trade skills. The range and skills required are described in the separate Trade Competencies Document attached.
To diagnose faults and rectify them in a prompt and appropriate manner.
To develop and maintain effective long term communication channels with a range of differing groups of people, including external agencies
Ensure full compliance with fire safety regulations and industry best practices
Work with a skilled, supportive team in a role that truly matters
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.
With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.
What we can offer you:
- Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
- Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
- The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
- Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
- Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Cycle to Work scheme
- The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
- We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
- It's fun to work here- we have dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
- Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
- We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:
If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our application form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Paul Bray, Fire Safety Manager on 07742067949 or Nige Hill, Fire Remediation Manager on 07876397063.
This post is not suitable for job share.
Shortlisting Date: 10th June 2025
Interview Date: Week Commencing 23rd June 2025
If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.
We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.