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August 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Chargehand
Role: Chargehand
Salary: £17.63 per hour, plus merit rate of up to £4.73 per hour
Location: Bordon
We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced
Chargehand to join our team in Site Accommodation at Bordon.
As
Chargehand you will oversee and schedule the refurbishment, fit out and installation of Site Accommodation buildings through both direct work and supervision of the labour and resources available ensuring effective cost controls at all times.
As Chargehand you will:
* Scheduling of refurbishment works and reviewing delivery timescales with Depot Manager in line with client requirements to impact order winning.
* Stock management of materials, ensuring stock levels are replenished, with the use of second hand materials where appropriate, considering all implications to minimise fitting out and refurbishment costs.
* Responsibility for ensuring workmanship quality adheres to technical specifications in place and divisional quality standards
* Ensure compliance with all legislation, codes of practice, industry guidelines and/or Company Procedures/Policies relating to Health and Safety, inclusive of COSHH
* Assist in the movement of buildings and vehicles within the refurbishment yard and workshops, ensuring it is done in a safe manner.
Our ideal candidate:
* Practical operational experience within a construction environment
* Experience in leading, developing and motivating staff
* Forklift Licence (Counterbalance and Reach) is desirable
* Good at planning, organising, being able to solve problems, make clear decisions and have a customer focus
* Good level of numeracy/literacy
* UK Driving License is desirable
Benefits & Opportunities
* 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays and option to buy 5 days of annual leave
* Contributory Pension
* Merit rate of up to £4.73 per hour
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off. There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
Why Portakabin?
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes. Our solutions support a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, education, healthcare, transport, utilities, and construction
We're committed to sustainability, from reducing the environmental impact of our own operations, to designing energy-efficient buildings for our customers, and supporting the communities we serve through employee volunteering and charitable giving.
Today, more than 2,000 people work for Portakabin across ten European countries.
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on