Plumber

TN United Kingdom; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Plumber to join their Responsive Maintenance division in Walton-on-Thames. In this role, you will deliver essential maintenance services to social housing residents, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Your multi-trade experience will be invaluable as you undertake plumbing installations and repairs. This dynamic position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to problem-solve effectively. Join a company recognized for its commitment to sustainability and community, where you can make a real difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Multi-trade experience in plumbing and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reactive maintenance to residents.
• Undertake repair works and liaise with supervisors.

Skills

Plumbing

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Relevant Plumbing Qualification

Tools

PDA

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Wates has an opportunity for a Plumber to join our Wates team within our Responsive Maintenance division. You will be working out of our Walton on Thames office on one of our social housing contracts, delivering reactive maintenance to our residents.

Key Accountabilities will include:

1. Having an understanding of, and the ability to work to, industry-accepted Health and Safety standards.
2. Undertaking repair/renewal works to plumbing installations, and associated or minor maintenance tasks utilising your multi-trade experience.
3. Working alongside colleagues or contractors to complete complex orders.
4. Using PDA to receive instructions, and to feedback electronically details of works undertaken, or works to be undertaken.
5. Liaising with Supervisors/schedulers in a timely manner when works are unable to be completed on a first visit, providing detailed information to allow works to be programmed in.
6. Affording excellent customer service to residents, clients, and colleagues.

You must have a full UK driving licence.

We are looking for a professional Plumber who has multi-trade experience gained from working in a similar industry and environment. To be successful in the role, you must also be an excellent communicator with the ability to problem solve, multi-task, and work to tight deadlines.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building, and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners, and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

• BEST PROJECT - Inside Housing Development Awards
• WINNER - 2022 Construction News Awards
• GOLD AWARD - Investors in People 2022
• GOLD AWARD - Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
• TOP 50 EMPLOYERS - 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
• WINNER - 2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards