Gas Engineer / Plumber in Bilston

Contact email: barrie.kesson@wheatleyhomes-east.com

Location: Bilston

Organisation: Wheatley Homes East

Hours: Full time

Contact phone: 07824133226

Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as a Gas Engineer/Plumber.

Our Repairs team, based at our Bilston workshop,delivers repairs, maintenance and investment services for customers in Wheatley Homes East properties, as well as for people living in Wheatley’s other subsidiaries in the east of Scotland.

About the role

We now have a great opportunity to join our team as a Gas Engineer/Plumber.

You will be responsible for providing a professional plumbing and gas service which meets legislative and building regulation compliance. This role will also require assisting with multi-trade tasks as and when required.

Who are we looking for?

We want candidates who take pride in their work and who always strive to go above and beyond for our customers. We are looking for someone who will help us achieve our targets for response times, right first time and customer satisfaction.

You will have:

• City & Guilds qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant trade;
• current Gas Safe registration and ACS qualifications including a minimum of
  • CCN1, CENWAT, HTR1, CKR1 and CPA;
• G3 – Domestic Unvented Hot Water;
• experience using combustion analysers and interpreting the results;
• strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across domestic heating systems;
• good understanding of gas safety legislation and compliance requirements;
• experience in carrying out plumbing works and repairs;
• experience working in occupied homes, ideally within a social housing environment;
• confidence using digital job management and mobile working technology; and
• a full, clean UK driving licence.

A basic disclosure check is required for this role. Experience of working in social housing and occupied properties is desirable.

Depending on the work pattern, you will be required to participate in our out of hours on-call service.

The benefits we offer

We offer a sector-leading benefits package.

The successful candidate will receive:

• a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
• access to a contributory pension scheme;
• excellent leave entitlements;
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
• contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
• access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
• 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.

At Wheatley, we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams, we want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential.

We celebrate our differences, recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve and would welcome applications from any underrepresented groups.

We want all our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@wheatley-group.com

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