Painting Foreperson

At Ian Williams, our Reading Painting team now have an exciting opportunity for a Working Foreperson (formerly known as Foreman/Forewoman) to undertake the responsibility of organising, supervising, and providing continuous support to a team of Painters based in Reading and surrounding areas.

Our teams deliver essential internal and external decorating projects within residential, commercial and educational settings across the local and surrounding areas. We welcome talking to ‘hands on’ Forepersons (formerly known as Foreman/ Forewoman) who enjoy leading by example and can successfully encourage and motivate a direct trade workforce. 

The benefits of working for Ian Williams Ltd:

• You will be paid weekly, with a guaranteed 39 hour working week, as well as annual pay reviews.
• We provide you with the opportunity to earn more with weekly bonuses based on productivity 
• Company Van and Fuel Card
• Uniform and PPE provided, no charge
• 30 days paid holiday (including bank holidays)
• Your future is important to us, therefore we offer a pension contribution
• Life Insurance, covering you on and off-site, financed by Ian Williams
• Access to the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to support your health and wellbeing, including free legal and financial advice.
• A range of other benefits including preferred supplier discounts and much more!

Your duties and responsibilities will include: 

• Working on the tools,  whilst maintaining the supervision of a directly employed trades team, the site and labour allocation within residential properties, as well as commercial and educational settings on occasion too.

• The daily management of team productivity, the regular reporting of this and job completion information communicated to the Contracts Manager 

• Health and Safety reporting – you will complete on-site welfare checks including monitoring safe ways of working, PPE, van, and tool/equipment inspections 

• The delivery of regular toolbox talks 

• Pre work inspections, setups and post inspections of works completed 

Expectations of the Working Foreperson: 

• We welcome applications from experienced Painters, who have a proven track record managing projects

• Qualified to a minimum NVQ 2 level or equivalent in a core trade.

• Experience of supervising sites/projects successfully within a painting or similar setting would be advantageous  

• Excellent customer service and communication skills 

• Possession of a full current UK Driving licence, which is essential to undertake the Working Foreperson role 

About Ian Williams Ltd

Discover more about us by reviewing our website, and also through our social media platforms, along with Indeed and Glassdoor.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a criminal records check.  As an organisation assessing applicants’ suitability for positions which are included in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order using criminal record checks processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), we comply fully with the code of practice and undertake to treat all applicants for positions fairly.

Ian Williams is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Ian Williams—it is the foundation of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all other characteristics that make us different. 

We reserve the right to shortlist prior to the closing date.

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We are delighted to have strong relationships with our preferred agencies, therefore we politely request no agencies engage with us in regards to this position.