Assistant Technician – Plumbing

As an Assistant Technician
- Plumbing, you will support the maintenance of essential building services across Harrods' iconic Knightsbridge estate, helping deliver an exceptional environment for customers, brands and colleagues while developing your career within a specialist engineering team. You will work alongside a diverse facilities and engineering team who will help support your development in other disciplines where needed. The team is fully committed for your development at Harrods and will provide additional training and support in the role.

As an Assistant Technician
- Plumbing, you will support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of plumbing and water systems across the Harrods Knightsbridge estate. Working alongside experienced engineers and technicians, you will assist with both planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, helping to ensure essential building services remain fully operational. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with at least a year's plumbing experience who is looking to further develop their technical skills within a large and complex engineering environment.

This role operates on a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.

• Supporting planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across plumbing and water systems.
• Assisting with the diagnosis and repair of leaks, blockages, pressure issues and faulty plumbing components.
• Carrying out minor installations, replacements and alterations to pipework, fixtures and fittings.
• Supporting water hygiene and safety activities, including temperature monitoring, flushing regimes and basic remedial works.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records and working in line with health, safety and compliance procedures.

You will have hands-on plumbing experience and be looking to develop your career within a large-scale, fast-paced engineering environment. You'll be proactive, safety-conscious and take pride in delivering high-quality maintenance work, while building your technical skills alongside experienced engineers.

• Minimum 1 year of practical plumbing experience within a commercial, facilities management or building services environment.
• A recognised plumbing qualification such as NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive plumbing repairs.
• Good understanding of plumbing systems, including pipework, drainage, valves, pumps and sanitary systems.
• Strong awareness of health & safety practices and safe systems of work.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team within a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.

• Experience using maintenance management systems.
• Exposure to large, complex commercial or retail environments.

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe.

Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you.

As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.

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