Plumber; AWDO-P15289

Plumber

Join a collaborative maintenance team delivering responsive plumbing and heating repairs across care and supported housing properties in South London. An NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing / hot water cylinders or equivalent is essential.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you:
Plumbing Technician, Plumbing Engineer, Plumbing and Heating Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Building Maintenance Operative, Property Maintenance Technician, Plumbing Maintenance Engineer

SALARY: £39,100 per annum + call-outs + Benefits

LOCATION:

Working across South London

JOB TYPE:
Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm; emergency call-outs are required out of hours as part of a 24-hour service, with additional earnings available

A varied opportunity awaits a practical tradesperson who enjoys solving problems and delivering a dependable service to residents.

The Plumber will handle planned and responsive plumbing, heating and hot water maintenance across a portfolio of occupied properties.

Working with the wider maintenance team, the Plumber will assess reported issues, fault-find and deliver effective repairs while maintaining high standards of presentation and customer service.

Supported by a collaborative team, the Plumber will contribute to reliable services across South London and respond to emergency call-outs when required.

Your duties as the Plumber include:

• Planned and Responsive Maintenance:
  Undertake plumbing and general maintenance and improvement works, including taps, showers, ball valves, gate valves and stopcocks
• Heating and Hot Water Maintenance:
  Check two-port and three-port valves, mixing valves, heating and HWS pumps, CWS tanks, TRVs and radiators
• System Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose heating and hot water systems and replace pumps, blending valves and zone valves
• Fault Finding and Leak Investigations:
  Investigate leaks and drainage issues and chlorinate water tanks
• Boiler and Controls Repairs:
  Repair boilers and heating controls
• Pipework Installation and Repairs:
  Install and replace heating and hot water pipework, repair leaks, and drain down and refill hot and cold systems
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work in partnership with the wider maintenance team

• NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing / hot water cylinders or equivalent
• Previous plumbing experience
• Strong customer service skills, able to work under pressure and take a flexible approach
• Ability and willingness to travel across the South London property portfolio
• Own basic plumbing tools
• Full UK driving licence and own car or van; mileage and expenses are reimbursed

• Experience working with commercial boilers
• Gas Safety Registered

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Free on-site parking, subject to terms and conditions
• Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £500 for every person referred
• DBS certificate paid, subject to terms and conditions
• Contributory pension
• Working with a collaborative team

This role requires a DBS Check