Craftsperson - Multi Trade Fitter/Plumber

University of Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified Maintenance Craftsperson to perform planned and reactive maintenance across its campuses. The role requires NVQ 3 or equivalent in Building Services Engineering and proficiency in plumbing or heating systems. This full-time position offers 36.25 hours per week with competitive salary ranging from £29,740 to £36,446 per annum. Various employee benefits, including significant holiday allowance and skill development support, are also provided.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus 5 additional university closure days

Employee Assistance Programme

Supplier discounts and travel reward schemes

Professional development support

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Qualified NVQ 3 in an appropriate building services engineering discipline.
• Experience working within a plumbing maintenance environment.
• A full, current driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance to University Buildings.
• Liaise with customers and other departments for efficient work.
• Complete pre and post task documentation.

Skills

Experience in Plumbing

Understanding of Heating Systems

Mechanical Systems Knowledge

Customer Liaison Skills

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in Building Services Engineering

NVQ 2 with relevant experience

Job description

The Estates and Facilities Department at the University of Nottingham provides strategic and operational services support to the University infrastructure, buildings and landholdings. We are a large and diverse department employing approximately 1250 people and provide a wide range of services across our U.K sites.

A qualified and experienced Maintenance Craftsperson is required to work within the Estates Department at either University Park, Jubilee Campus or the Medical School at the Queens Medical Centre undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to University Buildings. You will liaise with customers and other University departments to ensure work is carried out in an efficient and cost effective manner; completing pre and post task documentation to ensure records of work are maintained and accurate.

Candidates should be qualified NVQ 3 or equivalent in an appropriate building services engineering discipline such as Heating Engineering, Plumbing and fitting with mechanical systems (knowledge and experience) or be qualified to NVQ 2 or equivalent with relevant experience in Plumbing or Heating and have experience of working within a mechanical services/plumbing maintenance environment. You should also have a thorough understanding of the operation and repair of heating and ventilation systems. As this role requires the post holder to drive between university sites a full, current driving licence is also essential for this role.

Further information on the duties for the post and the experience and qualifications required can be found on the attached job role profile.

What’s in it for you

• Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications to further your career ambitions that may lead to different career paths and career progression.
• An excellent holiday allowance of 27 days, plus 5 additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
• Staff Networks, events and activities and state of the art sports facilities.
• A permanent post for 52 weeks of the year
• The tools you need to do a great job.
• Uniform provided

Hours are full time, 36.25 hours per week, worked 5 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Monday to Friday) Flexibility will be required. Job share arrangements may be considered.

For informal inquiries, please contact David Butler: [e-mail]. Please note that applications sent directly to this e-mail will not be considered.

All of our vacancies are available to view at:

www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx

Further details:

We are proud to be Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.

£29,740 to £36,446 per annum pro-rata. Posts will initially be offered at the minimum salary point with progression to the higher salary point achieved through an annual incremental pay rise