Title: Maintenance Technician Plasterer
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £41,000 per annum
Grade: DM Tech 05
Location: South (Southwark & Lambeth)
Persona: Mobile Working (van provided) contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident homes with ad hoc office attendance as required
Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford
Closing date for applications: Friday 5th June at 9am
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
With effect from February 2026, L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.
Role profile - Maintenance Technician Plasterer.doc
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Join our Repairs Team at L&Q:
We are looking for an experienced Multi trade Plasterer to work within our Responsive Repairs covering our north east region housing stock on a permanent basis. The areas covered will include: Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Havering
Our plasterers responsibilities will include carrying out a wide range of plastering maintenance repairs and Decorating. Delivering quality workmanship within your specific trades and without close supervision. They must be a confident painter and decorator and ideally will be skilled in others trades to supplement their plastering, painting, and decorating skills.
Our Plasterers carry out patch repairs and larger plastering repairs. We are looking for people with experience in plasterer boarding, bond set, finishing and rendering.
You will be given an L&Q van for business use. It is essential to have a driving license to carry out this role and you must have your own hand tools (Power tools are provided).
We will expect you to have effective communication skills, have experience of working in a building and/or housing maintenance environment including a knowledge of a varied housing stock.
Customer satisfaction is of the upmost importance to L&Q and as a first line of contact to our residents we expect you to have outstanding customer service and ability to deliver a right first-time service. Limiting follow ons and increasing satisfaction.
Our in-house maintenance team core hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm in
general.
To be considered for this role candidates will require/be:
· Sound working trade qualification, knowledge and experience
· Experience gained within a Maintenance environment
· Able to deliver excellent customer service
· Right first-time approach
· Health and Safety Conscious
· Previous experience in a similar role
· Dual trade skills
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us
Salary description
£41000.00 - £41000.00 per year