Plumber

We have a new opportunity for a qualified and experienced Plumber to work across our portfolio of Care Homes and Supported Housing properties in South London. We are a private care home and Supported Housing provider established for over 30 years.

As a member of the wider Maintenance Team you will be required to deliver an exceptional customer service experience to our residents covering a range of plumbing and heating engineer works. A large proportion of our plumbing and maintenance works are responding to reported issues quickly to assess the situation and provide a solution.

What you can expect:

Hours: 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £39,100 per annum

The opportunity to increase earnings for emergency call outs required out of hours, as this is a 24 hour service.

Responsibilities of the Plumber role:

To meet the needs and expectations of our residents, keeping the premises maintained to a high standard of repair and presentation throughout by:

Undertaking planned and responsive plumbing and general maintenance and improvement works - fixing taps, showers, ball valves, gate valves and stop cocks.

Heating and hot water maintenance - checking 2 ports, 3 ports, mixing valves, heating and HWS pumps, CWS tanks, TRV's and radiators.

Trouble shoot heating and hot water systems (replace pumps, blending valves, zone valves)

Fault finding and leak investigations (drainage issues, chlorinate water tanks)

Repair boilers and heating controls

Heating and hot water pipework - installing/replacing new pipework, fixing leaks and draining down and refilling systems on hot and cold.

Work in partnership with the maintenance team

About you:

You must be able to achieve the highest standard of customer service, be able to work under pressure, possess a flexible approach and be prepared to travel around the portfolio throughout South London.

NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing/hot water cylinders or equivalent is essential as well as 2 years' experience.

Any experience on commercial boilers will be a huge advantage

Your own basic plumbing tools

Gas Safety Registered - Desirable

Flexible to travel

Full UK driving licence and car/van is required - mileage and expenses will be re-imbursed.

You will be required to complete a criminal record check (DBS check) which is a standard part of our recruitment procedure for working with vulnerable adults.

What we offer in return for your hard work:

28 Days holiday including bank holidays

Free on-site parking\

Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £500 for every person you refer

DBS certificate paid by Excelcare\

Contributory pension

Working with a collaborative team

Terms and conditions apply

If you are interested in this position and would like to find out more, please apply online. We look forward to hearing from you.