Plumber
- Ryde
- £36,145.29
- 27 days ago
Mountjoy Ltd is contracted to the Isle of Wight Council, Vectis Housing Association, Wetherspoons, RNLI and other clients to provide the day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance to various buildings across the Isle of Wight.
We are seeking a conscientious and enthusiastic Plumber, to work as part of a team, with a can-do attitude and highly flexible approach to support in the delivery of high-quality repairs and maintenance works to domestic and commercial properties.
The individual must maintain a professional appearance and attitude and be always polite and courteous. The trades persons must have relevant qualifications with broad commercial and domestic experience in their core trade. It is a further requirement that all operatives must pass an enhanced DBS check
A wide variety of plumbing repairs and planned work in occupied and unoccupied residential properties, corporate and civic buildings, being comfortable with utilising press fittings and limiting solder joins. The work will include; bathroom refurb, pipework renewal for heating upgrades and at times disabled adaptations. Also, with the ability to carry out ceramic wall tiling, and carpentry works e.g bath frames and panels.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Diagnose and rectify faults within core trade related repair requests.
• To ensure that the quality of work meets the highest possible standards at all times.
• Support all trades to deliver a professional and safe maintenance and repairs service.
• Respond swiftly to all emergency situations and resolve them efficiently.
• Keep the customer/office up to date with progress.
• Undertake all work efficiently and cost effectively, minimising non-productive time wherever Possible.
•Apply applicable Health & Safety rules in all you do, using risk assessments, method statements and PPE when needed.
• Maintain tools, plant and equipment in a safe, clean and workable condition.
• Using your PDA to maintain accurate records of works undertaken with photographic evidence as necessary, reporting any difficulties encountered to your Supervisor or the Resource Controller.
• Ask your Supervisor for assistance when required.
• Be willing to work out of hours to the requirements of the client and participate on the call out rota.
• To always maintain your company vehicle in a clean and tidy condition and report any defects to the Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Be an inclusive part of the team
• Embrace the Mountjoy ethos of “Integrity, built-in - doing the right thing even when no one is looking”.
SKILLS REQUIRED
• Able to use the phone or PDA to communicate effectively, explaining yourself clearly and concisely understanding what information you need or need to provide
• Be comfortable in dealing with residents, and representatives of corporate properties.
• Remain professional at all times.
• Understand the need to complete outstanding pieces of work and deal with work, completely and in one go.
• Have an organised approach to meet the demands of Mountjoy in an effective and timely manner.
• Be a team player ensuring lessons learnt, and good practices are shared amongst the team for future benefit of the service.
• Be proactive in identifying your development needs and doing something to overcome them.
• Have a practical approach to health and safety, ensuring that you and others are safe at all times.
• A problem solver and be able to work out what is a proportionate and necessary repair, learning from your previous experiences.
• Be able to self-manage and be self-motivated, prioritizing and programming work in the most efficient manner.
• Be able to use knowledge and judgement to make the right decisions and find effective solutions to problems.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
• NVQ level 2-3 in Plumbing or equivalent.
• Have a full driving licence.
• An Enhanced DBS check is required before commencement of role
EXPERIENCE
• 3 or more years working in Building, Maintenance and Educational environment is preferred but not essential.
OUR COMPANY BENEFITS
34 days annual leave rising to 36 days with length of service (including bank holidays)
We offer a flexible scheme to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave per year
Company sick pay after 12 months length of service
Life Insurance Octopus Electric Dreams Car Scheme to enable staff to drive a new electric car - paid for through salary sacrifice
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted Gym Membership
Employee recognition scheme
Length of Service Rewards
Defined contribution Pension Scheme of 8% (3% Employer and 5% Employee)
Access to our free Health, Wellbeing & Support Platform
You will be issued your own company vehicle and fuel card
Full uniform and safety equipment is provided
Access to a tool loan for all trade staff
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