Plumber

ENGINEERINGUK; Whatton-in-the-Vale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Plumber to join their team at a correctional facility. This role involves ensuring the highest safety standards while performing essential maintenance tasks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in plumbing, with relevant qualifications and experience in a commercial environment. The position offers a structured career development path, generous benefits, and the chance to make a positive impact in a vital sector. If you are passionate about your craft and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Career Development

Generous Pension Scheme

Minimum 24 Days Holiday

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Online Voucher Portal for Discounts

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK driving licence and access to a personal vehicle.
• Experience in plumbing maintenance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all maintenance work is compliant with health and safety standards.
• Conduct routine and non-routine plumbing maintenance.

Skills

Plumbing Maintenance

Health and Safety Standards

Fault Finding

Risk Assessment

Legionella Control

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing and Heating

NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing

Tools

Light Plant Operation

Job description

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Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Plumber to join our Ministry of Justice (MoJ) account in HMP Whatton, this role is based on-site.

There is a need to work some weekends on a rota basis and with an additional allowance of 15% of basic salary.

At Amey, we're supporting our justice client, His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) by providing them with safe, clean and efficient prisons. By using our facilities management expertise, we help keep 60 secure premises across England and Wales running smoothly.

Plumber plays an important part in ensuring the planned and reactive maintenance work within the prisons is carried out in a safe, compliant and timely manner.

The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, across 7 days as a weekend shift pattern is in place, covering 1 in 3 weekends.

You will be responsible for:

• Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.
• Ensure statutory works are carried out on time and that work is compliant.
• Routine and non-routine maintenance.
• Fault finding and identification of life expired equipment.
• Check, repair, and make good faults and life expired equipment.
• Inspections, water sampling, and risk assessment.
• Mains water supply repairs.
• Minimise wastage and continually improve processes.
• Monitoring of the BMS System.
• This role may include working at height and in all weather conditions.
• Support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
• Handle all other reasonable requests as determined by your line manager.

What makes this role unique is you will ensure all works are carried out to the highest safety standards and to the agreed method statements. Prison Security Clearance will be required (Amey will support you through this process).

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A full UK driving licence and have access to a personal vehicle.
• Appropriate Trade qualification (Level 3)
• Experience in operating light plant

Ideally you will be qualified to NVQ level 3 in Plumbing and Heating with experience in plumbing maintenance, however we may consider applications if you have NVQ level 2.

In addition to this, it would be desirable if you have Legionella Control (L8) and experience in a commercial environment to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program:

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today - We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.