If you’re a qualified plumber with experience in housing maintenance, who enjoys varied work and takes pride in delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service, this is a great opportunity to make a real difference to our homes and communities.
About the Role
As a Multi-Skilled Plumber, you’ll deliver a responsive and high-quality repairs and maintenance service across WCHG properties. Plumbing will be your core trade, but you’ll also carry out a range of associated multi-skilled works to support efficient service delivery and ensure jobs are completed right first time.
You’ll work independently and alongside other trades, engaging directly with tenants, working safely in occupied homes, and ensuring properties are left clean, secure and in good condition.
What You’ll Be Doing
• Carrying out plumbing repairs, installations and maintenance in tenants’ homes and on construction sites
• Completing planned and reactive works, including kitchens, bathrooms, damp and mould treatments
• Undertaking associated multi-skilled repairs when required
• Using hand tools, power tools and specialist equipment safely and effectively
• Assessing jobs, planning work and requesting materials and parts
• Communicating clearly with customers and delivering a professional, customer-focused service
• Completing all job documentation accurately and on time
• Working to agreed targets, service standards and timescales
• Following all health & safety procedures and safe systems of work
• Participating in out-of-hours emergency cover when required
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Plumbing
• Experience of multi-skilled housing maintenance and/or reactive repairs
• Experience working in a building or construction environment
• Strong technical knowledge of plumbing skills, materials, tools and safety procedures
• Proven customer-focused approach with the ability to build and maintain good customer relationships
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including accurate completion of work documentation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work to targets and deadlines
• Full UK driving licence
• Willingness to work at heights, in confined spaces and in varying work conditions
• Flexibility to participate in emergency and out-of-hours work
Desirable:
• Experience working within social housing
• Willingness to undertake additional training linked to the trade and role
Application Deadline - Sunday 17th May
Please note the above date is subject to change, and the advert may be closed early dependent on applications received. If you are interested in applying, don't wait!
Why join us?
As an Investors in People Health & Wellbeing recognised employer we offer a wide range of benefits such as;
* 25 days Annual Leave, rising to 30 with length of service and subject to approval the option to buy and sell additional annual leave*
* Enhanced leave options for Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave*
* Enhanced Pension scheme contributions
* Our Health Care Plan gives you money back for dental, optical, therapy costs and more
* Subsidised Healthy Living benefits i.e. gym membership or yoga classes
* Subsidised Leisure Learning benefits i.e. finance towards driving lessons or learning a new language
* Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme*
* Volunteering days in the local community
* We offer a Salary Sacrifice Pension option*
*Subject to eligibility criteria
About Us
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our customers and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice, where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. WCHG operates anonymous recruitment selection practices. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.
Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our customers and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities
Salary description
£38115.00 - £38115.00 per year