Multi-Skilled Gas Heating and Plumbing Engineer

1. In this role you will work as part of a team to deliver a professional and cost-effective service, maintaining and improving the homes of NCH Customers.
2. You’ll start on 25 days annual leave (+ Bank Holidays) which would increase to 30 days following 3 years’ service.
3. We offer many professional and personal development options such as paying for professional membership, sponsored study opportunities and career progression and development.

About the vacancy:

In this role you will work as part of a team to deliver a professional and cost-effective service, maintaining and improving the homes of NCH Customers. This includes:

• A commitment to provide a strong community focus to improve the lives of our customers/residents.
• Demonstrating the Company’s Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, and Customer Service standards in all activities.
• Ensuring that customer engagement and participation is at the heart of all activities.
• Ensuring the activities of the Company are conducted to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in accordance with all relevant legislation.

Specifically, the role will:

• Undertake heating work to include break downs and repairs for gas appliances, investigating and repairing gas leaks, servicing gas appliance, conduct gas pipe work, install gas carcass and other associated tasks.
• Undertake plumbing work to include leaking pipe work, blocked internal drains, overflows, hot water cylinders, toilet systems, stop taps, leaks, fitted taps and any other associated tasks.
• Conduct safety inspections and complete gas safety documents as required.
• Undertake multi-skilled ancillary tasks associated with the primary role objective, where and when required. Specifically, the multi-skilling elements of the role will be inclusive of but not limited to.
• Basic carpentry e.g., works would involve removing/refitting boxing, replacing bath panels, fitting ply to walls for radiators and replacing small sections of skirting.
• Basic tiling e.g., tile splashbacks, rake out and grout.
• Fitting electric showers, which will involve installing showers using compression fittings, chrome pipes and replacing isolation valves.
• Basic plastering, which will be limited to touch up’s and making good.
• To supervise, mentor, coach and develop apprentices and other members of staff.
• To ensure all repairs are completed within the specified time to a required standard and conform to the requirements of the current regulations and driver handbook.
• Drive an allocated works vehicle in line with the driver handbook, to pre-inspect, identify, and obtain the resources, materials and plant required to complete a repair to the required standard.
• Accurately record work time, materials and plant used to complete a repair ensuring maximisation of resources.
• Ensure the safe use and safe storage of any plant issued reporting any defects.
• Conduct daily safety checks of the allocated works vehicle and record the findings in the appropriate manner.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders across the business internally and externally.
• To always work in a safe and appropriate manner to meet the duties and responsibilities within the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the association.
• Additional, reasonable duties as required