The Craft Foreman is a key role within the Limerick City & County Council Housing Department. Limerick City & County Council owns and maintains approximately 6,000 social houses at present. The Craft Foreman’s role is critical to the efficient supervision and management of the maintenance of the Council’s housing stock.
Applicants will be required to perform such duties and carry out such instructions as may be given from time to time by the Senior Engineer or other nominated persons. Applicants must be capable of carrying out such duties as may be assigned or altered from time to time.
The Craft Foreman will be required to work as a manager of an overall housing maintenance team. This will involve co-ordinating works for Craftworkers of various disciplines and General Operatives, leading a team of up to 12 staff members. The Craft Foreman will report to the relevant Engineer or their nominee in the Housing Department, or such person as may be assigned from time to time by Limerick City & County Council.
The role of Craft Foreman will involve significant interaction with the Council’s tenants and therefore, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this role.
Completed application forms must be e-mailed to recruitment@limerick.ie. Please send your application from an e-mail address that you will review regularly as communication during the assessment/selection period will only be through that email address. Please also ensure that you regularly review your spam/junk email folder as occasionally your email service provider may direct emails to that folder.