Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: TD4 £33,488.23
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (2 posts available) (Monday to Thursday, 4 day week off every Friday)
Location: Bankhead Central Depot, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .
Job Details
To provide all aspects of internal and external plastering and rendering works to our domestic and non-domestic properties. This will also include major projects and new build work ensuring that all such works are carried out in a manner that positively contributes to a high quality, responsive and cost-effective service which meets service and customer expectations.
The range of buildings our work is carried out on includes domestic housing, sheltered housing, care homes, offices, libraries, theatres and conference centres, sports complexes, leisure centres and swimming pools, community centres, schools, nurseries, fire stations, police stations and new build sites. These range from single storey buildings to multi storey and from standard construction methods to more bespoke and more complex constructed building.
To carry out internal plastering duties to floor, ceiling and wall finishes as per instruction and specification e.g. skim coat, three coat systems, ames taping, textured finishes and specialist finishes including general demolition to surfaces in preparation for finishes. Ceramic and quarry tiling. External rendering as per instruction or specification.
To carry out all forms of maintenance and renewal work to a wide range of materials and components beyond small repairs and maintenance appropriate to trade and remove and disposing of original materials in accordance with approved procedures.
To work with and compliment other trades during maintenance / alterations and stock improvements works, in particular Joiner and Electrician across all areas of work so as to provide a seamless support during key stages of works which improve the efficiency and general progress of works to be done.
The Person
Applicants should have the ability to undertake the following:
- Ability to work on your own with minimum supervision.
- Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines and respond positively when under pressure.
- Ability to interpret instructions from job tickets for material requirements etc.
- Health & Safety awareness and understanding appropriate to role.
- Ability to work from ladder and scaffold systems, access and platforms.
- City & Guilds Certificate or equivalent SVQ level 3 in Plastering.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
We particularly encourage applications from women, who are currently underrepresented within this type of work .
Further Information
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- Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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For further information please contact: Barry Goodlad - [email protected]
