Plumbing​/Drainage Assistants

Position: Plumbing/ Drainage Assistants
Plumbing/ Drainage Assistant(Try to use a generic job title to encourage more applications!)
£33,000 - £36,000
Dartford/ Gravesend, Kent
Full time Permanent 50 hours per week

Do you hold a Full UK Driving Licence?

Are you looking to build a career in Plumbing/Drainage?

Attega Group is working on behalf of our client as their in-house recruitment provider.

We are currently recruiting for a Plumbing/Drainage assistant to join their team.

The main purpose of this Plumbing/Drainage Assistant role is to assistant the Lead Plumbing/Drainage operative with quoted works and remedial teams.

In return, our client is offering a salary of up to £36,000 P/A, depending on experience.

This role is full-time and permanent.

Reporting to the Operations Manager your responsibilities will include:

• assist the lead operative undertaking internal and external investigation works, above ground and below ground descales with use of HPWJ and mechanical coring/ milling equipment.
• Learning how to operating electrical mechanical coring equipment and Picote milling machines for internal drainage clearance works.
• Become competent in operating HPWJ equipment
• Capable of investigating and tracing external underground drainage systems on commercial and industrial sites.
• Strong attention to detail and a customer focused attitude.
• Must be a self-motivated individual and it is important that you have excellent people, communication and customer service skills.
• Leak tracing and investigation on above ground water services
• Repairing leaks on water services in service voids and risers.
• Removing and replacing small bore waste pipe on pot wash sinks, basins, urinals etc
• Replacing mixer taps, wash down taps and spray guns
• Replacing toilet float lines and stack pipework
• Removing and Installing cast iron soil pipework
• Supporting drainage operatives with internal drain descales.
• Capable of identifying configuration and design issues within internal drainage systems.
• Competent in undertaking CCTV survey inspections where you will be responsible for identifying defects, pipe condition, design issues and misconnections within underground and above ground drainage systems.
• Using CCTV equipment to support leak investigation.
• Taking water samples to confirm source of leaks.

The ideal candidate:
Willingness to learn
Full UK Driving Licence
Happy to assist on nights and possible stay away works
Plumbing/ Drainage experience or understanding

For more information on our Plumbing/ Drainage Assistants role, please contact Tom in the Attega Group offices today!