Plumber in Ipswich

Join us as a Plumber and become the friendly, skilled face of Acis out in our communities. Every day you'll be making homes safer, warmer and better for our customers—whether you're tackling emergency repairs, planned works or full property renovations. If you take pride in quality craftsmanship, enjoy working independently and love knowing your work genuinely improves people's lives, this role gives you the chance to make a real impact where it matters most.

As a Plumber, a typical day might include:

• Undertaking all types of plumbing repairs including taps, WCs and wastes, basic tiling duties identified within Acis housing stock and any other properties as instructed.
• Works may involve both emergency and scheduled responsive repairs as well as more extensive renovation works to properties.
• Arranging the provision of materials and plant, either directly or under supervision to attain an efficient, effective and productive return on expenditure.
• Ensuring that the correct materials are available to complete the work at the required quality standard.
• Liaising with tenants and your line manager concerning the timing and progress of work being undertaken.
• Ensuring the safe handling and storage of all plant and equipment, including regular checks for road-worthiness on vehicles for which you are responsible.
• Carrying out work activities in line with current Approved Codes of Practice and in accordance with Building Regulations.
• Personally carrying out and working to localised risk assessments as your individual work task requires.
• Being customer focused in attitude with regard to service expectations and delivery, showing flexibility in working hours as the job demands.
• Ensuring that the Code of Conduct for the repairs and maintenance service is fully complied with.
• Completing further training and qualifications as the job role and changing legislation demands.
• Empathy with the aims and values of Acis Group and to the provision of high quality services to Acis customers.
• Providing and maintaining a full tool kit to enable all reasonable duties to be undertaken as the post dictates.
• Being responsible for the proper handling, care, security and maintenance of equipment, plant, materials and vehicles.
• Working in a safe manner in respect of adherence to health and safety regulations with regard to the safety of yourself, other workers, customers and the general public.
• Using ladders and step ladders where needed to effect a repair.
• Working from scaffold access, or hydraulic platforms, as work tasks dictate.
• Lifting of materials and component parts, tool kits, ladders, power tools.
• Fitting of materials and component parts in confined spaces often in awkward postures.
• Lone working with the public and in tenants' homes, including working at height and in empty properties.

The must haves:

• You will have NVQ Level 2 in a specific trade i.e. Plumbing or equivalent with the ability to undertake other various trade work.
• A full Driving Licence.
• You will have several years' experience of repairs and maintenance work within both void and tenanted properties.
• You will have a sound understanding of the construction industry in particular the building trade including issues surrounding legislation, Health and Safety, manual handling, working at heights etc.
• A good knowledge and experience of working within social housing.
• You will have the ability to plan ahead to ensure that all jobs can be completed on time, first time.
• You have the knowledge and are qualified to undertake asbestos removal (non-licensed) or willing to be trained.
• Resilience.

Working in social housing is a challenging but rewarding career, you'll be helping to bring real change to our customer's lives. Being part of the Acis team, you'll get: Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave every year plus.