Plumber

Croydon Source: WhatJobs

£39,100 per annum

Location: On site / Croydon, UK

Job type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: Facilities Management | Maintenance

Annual Fixed Salary: £

We have a new opportunity for a qualified and experienced Plumber to work across our portfolio of Care Homes and Supported Housing properties in South London. We are a private care home and Supported Housing provider established for over 30 years.

As a member of the wider Maintenance Team you will be required to deliver an exceptional customer service experience to our residents covering a range of plumbing and heating engineer works. A large proportion of our plumbing and maintenance works are responding to reported issues quickly to assess the situation and provide a solution.

What you can expect:

Hours: Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm
Salary: £39,100 per annum
The opportunity to increase earnings for emergency call outs required out of hours, as this is a 24 hour service.

Responsibilities of the Plumber role:

To meet the needs and expectations of our residents, keeping the premises maintained to a high standard of repair and presentation throughout by:

Undertaking planned and responsive plumbing and general maintenance and improvement works – fixing taps, showers, ball valves, gate valves and stop cocks.
Heating and hot water maintenance – checking 2 ports, 3 ports, mixing valves, heating and HWS pumps, CWS tanks, TRV’s and radiators.
Fault finding and leak investigations (drainage issues, chlorinate water tanks)
Repair boilers and heating controls
Heating and hot water pipework – installing/replacing new pipework, fixing leaks and draining down and refilling systems on hot and cold.
Work in partnership with the maintenance team

About you:

You must be able to achieve the highest standard of customer service, be able to work under pressure, possess a flexible approach and be prepared to travel around the portfolio throughout South London.
NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing/ hot water cylinders or equivalent is essential as well as 2 years’ experience .
Any experience on commercial boilers will be a huge advantage
Your own basic plumbing tools
Gas Safety Registered – Desirable
Flexible to travel
Full UK driving licence and car/van is required – mileage and expenses will be re-imbursed.
You will be required to complete a criminal record check (DBS check) which is a standard part of our recruitment procedure for working with vulnerable adults.