Plasterer

The Vacancy

🛠️ Plasterer – Walton-on-Thames (Responsive Maintenance)

Join the WPS Team – Make a Difference in Social Housing

WPS has an exciting opportunity for a skilled Plasterer to join our Responsive Maintenance division, operating from our Walton-on-Thames base. You’ll be delivering high‑quality reactive maintenance services to our valued residents as part of a social housing contract.

🔧 What You’ll Be Doing • Carrying out plastering repairs, skimming, patching, rendering, and renewal works across a range of properties.
• Ensuring all plastering work is completed to a high standard of finish and durability.
• Advising your Supervisor when additional specialist trades are required.
• Working independently or as part of a team with other operatives.
• Completing daily work sheets detailing tasks, time, and materials used.
• Maintaining productivity and ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.

🚗 Requirements • Full UK driving licence is essential.
• NVQ Level 2 in Plastering or a similar trade qualification.
• Proven experience in domestic plastering within maintenance or repair environments.
• Ability to deliver high-quality workmanship consistently.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Customer‑focused attitude with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

💬 Why Join WPS?
At WPS, we’re committed to building communities and improving lives. You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that values your skillset and encourages your professional growth.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us deliver the high-quality maintenance services our communities deserve.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.