Painting Foreperson / Working Foreperson


Company:	Ian Williams Ltd
Salary:	£39,992 - £44,048
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	RG14 2PZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

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 operating in the 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.

At Ian Williams, we offer more than just a job:

Competitive guaranteed basic salary of £39,992.00 for a 39 hour working week

On target earnings up to £44,048.00 with bonus

Company Van plus fuel card

Uniform and PPE provided, no charge

Plus paid holidays, Pension contributions, Life Insurance

Free legal and financial advice, plus free counselling via Lighthouse Charity

Our tradespeople don’t just join us, they stay with us. We don’t just talk career development, we live it. Find out more by reading “Life at Ian Williams” below.

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

Additional benefits include:

Pension contributions

Industry sick pay

Regular training and performance reviews, allowing for the opportunity to develop within your role, and progress within the business

Funding towards job relevant qualifications

Preferred company supplier trade discounts

Life at Ian Williams

Working at Ian Williams means stability, safety and the chance to go further with us. Our employees benefit from long-term secured work, due to our contracts, a guaranteed 39 hour paid week and consistent opportunities to boost earnings.

We strive to create a strong safety culture, recognised by the ROSPA Presidential Award, which gives us a stay culture.

Our Trades community has an average length of service of 4.5 years. You’ll be joining a company where your skills are valued, your hard work is rewarded, and we’ll support your development both on and off the tools. We are proud our Tradespeople have grown into Business and General Managers. Don’t apply for a job, apply for a career!

Can’t find the job you are looking for right now? Express your interest on our Careers page, and join our talent community.

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.

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