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Thrive Oldham are recruiting for a Plumber in the Bury area.
Take part in the out of hours call service rota.
Multi skills would be advantageous to be capable of patch plastering, tiling and minor joinery works.
All social housing.
Preferred experience having done it in social housing before.
ALL on site, no office attendance needed. All paperwork will be done provided tablet.
Must be a driver with a clean licence, vehicle will be provided. All power tools provided.
Purpose and Objectives of Post:
To carry out all aspects of multi skilled plumbing work relating to repairs, maintenance and refurbishment, including responsive and planned repairs, empty homes reinstatement, disrepair, damp and capital investment on council homes and public buildings and any other buildings managed by or worked on by Bury Council.
In addition, carry out the agreed skills defined in multi skilling agreement to provide the best quality of service delivery and customer care in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
Accountable to: Head of Direct Works, Repairs Manager
Immediately Responsible to: Repairs Supervisor
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Undertake all plumbing and relevant multi skilled works on to any buildings managed by or worked on by Bury Council, or any other properties as directed.
- To undertake multi skilled repairs in line with multi skilled agreement and the relevant qualification.
- To operate and maintain all issued plant and equipment, ensuring its usage is in-line with manufacturer's instructions, safety requirements and guidelines.
- Safeguard Bury Council's property/plant machinery
- To operate the IT systems provided (PDA's or iPad) in line with the company's policies and procedures, enabling the necessary documentation to be provided and updated accurately and in real time.
- Re-use of part used materials and disposal of waste in accordance with appropriate bagging, sorting requirements and recycling materials wherever possible
- Diagnostic assessment of tenant reported repairs, ensuring sufficient information is passed on to planners, to enable a considered action to enable the repair to be completed.
- Ensure that vehicles provided are parked and driven considerately and are kept secure, alarmed (where one is fitted) and clean (both internally and externally) when reasonably practicable.
- Ensure that vehicles provided are only used in work time, for work purposes and not out of work time or for private use.
- Working safely with scaffolding when required and adhering to work procedures and safe working methods.
- Removal of all construction material waste to recycling centre or tip.
- To adhere to and operate within the Bury Council's Health and Safety Policies, risk assessments and safe working practices, ensuring your own Health and Safety and that of others.
- Ensure that relevant task specific risk assessments are available for tasks such as working at height, electrical, gas, COSHH and manual handling.
- Ensure that relevant task specific risk assessments are consulted and adhered to for all tasks carried out (such as working at height, and manual handling etc).
- Be responsible for impressed stock levels and replenishment on vans and any other items issued to them.
- Be always courteous and maintain the Bury Council's Customer Care Policy.
- Report any related further works reported by a customer which cannot be carried out within the parameters described above, in sufficient detail to ensure an accurate further works order can be raised on the system.
- Report any related further works reported by a customer which cannot be carried out within the parameters described above, in sufficient detail to ensure an accurate further works order can be raised on the system.
- Ensure that any personal protective clothing or equipment issued, and the uniform provided is worn and always maintained and is clean and tidy.
- Be responsible for the maintenance and security of the imprest stock on the vehicle and the accurate recording of materials used against a given job either manually or on a mobile data device. Identifying nonstock items and requests for non-standard jobs.
- To provide advice and assist with the training of colleagues.
- The post holder will be required to carry out any other duties of a similar type that are commensurate with the role.
- If service requires, the post holder will be expected to take part in the Out of Hours Emergency Repairs service.
Short listing criteria Essentials:
Time Served Plumbing Apprenticeship
NVQ multi-skillingcertificate or relevant experience in a multi-skilling role.
Experienced in general plumbing and associated duties.
3 years experience of working in the building industry.
Experience of carrying out multi skilled tasks.
Have undertaken relevant health and safety aid site safety training.
Self-motivated, positive and able to work under pressure.
Be Conversant with the maintenance of council housing.
Ability to prioritise activities and work to deadlines.
Ability to trace, diagnose and rectify faults relevant to multi-skilled trade.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills.
Ability to produce information in written form including completion of necessary work documentation.
Ability to develop new knowledge and skill to match technology and industry changes.
Must have a full valid driving licence.
CPC Licence (When driving 7.5 Tonnes)
Tachograph licence (When driving 7.5 Tonnes)
Please note that due to high volumes of applicants we can only contact successful shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us in 7 days then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful.
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