Plumber/Multi

Wates Group; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Wates Group is seeking a Plumber/Multi-Trader for their Responsive Maintenance division in Skelmersdale. The role involves delivering reactive maintenance to social housing residents, ensuring high standards of service and safety. Candidates must have NVQ Level 2 in plumbing and a full driving license.

Qualifications

• Professional Plumber with multi-trade experience.
• Excellent communicator with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake repair/renewal works to plumbing installations.
• Provide excellent customer service to residents and clients.
• Liaise with Supervisors/schedulers regarding work progress.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

NVQ Level 2 in plumbing

Job description

The Vacancy

Here at Wates, we have an opportunity for a Plumber/Multi-Trader to join our team within our Responsive Maintenance division. You will be working out of our Skelmersdale office on one of our long-standing social housing contracts, delivering reactive maintenance to our residents.

Due to the nature of this role, you need to have a full driving license and be educated to a minimum NVQ Level 2 in plumbing.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Having an understanding of, and the ability to work to, industry-accepted Health and Safety standards.
• Undertaking repair/renewal works to plumbing installations, and associated or minor maintenance tasks utilising your multi-trade experience.
• Working alongside colleagues or contractors to complete complex orders.
• Using PDA to receive instructions, and to feedback electronically details of works undertaken, or works to be undertaken.
• 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.
• Affording excellent customer service to residents, clients, and colleagues.

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.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

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 recognized 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

• Inside Housing Development Awards - Best Project
• 2022 Construction News Awards - Winner
• Investors in People 2022 - Gold Award
• Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards - Gold Award
• 2022 Top 50 Employers for Women - Top 50 Employers