Plumber

Job description
Some key information
• Permanent Position
• Full Time - 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday
• Mobile based Operative - Based at County Hall, Taunton, however, the role involves County wide travel.
• 28 days leave (Plus Bank Holidays)

What will I be doing?

We're working to improve the lives of people in Somerset - and you'll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:
• Responsible for reactive and planned preventative maintenance for plumbing systems in a commercial environment across the Somerset Council estate.
• Respond to emergency plumbing issues, providing timely and effective repairs to minimise disruption and damage.
• Inspecting, testing and maintaining plumbing fixtures, pipework, valves, pumps and tanks
• Responding to emergency plumbing issues against KPI's, providing timely and effective repairs to minimise disruption and damage
• Installing and replacing plumbing equipment such as taps, showers, sinks, toilets, water heaters and boilers
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting faults and malfunctions in plumbing systems and components
• Liaising with customers, contractors and suppliers to ensure quality standards and customer satisfaction
• Always complying with health and safety regulations and best practices
• Participate, on a rota basis, in the out of hours call out response, to make safe and provide suitable repairs
• Working with other trade teams delivering joint solutions
• Have excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks
• Work independently and efficiently, without close supervision, while maintaining communication with the team and the customers
• Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and quality standards

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:
• Relevant professional or trade qualifications (NVQ Level 2 in plumbing or equivalent).
• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Experience of professional and trade activities to systems and appliance including appropriate health and safety activities.
• Thorough understanding of control systems and fault finding.
• Attention to detail and precise working.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more...

Anything else I should know?

The salary for the role is Grade 12, ranging from £28,421 to £31,777 per annum inclusive of a £2,000 recruitment allowance for a period of up to 3 years.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jamie Hill, Mechanical Electrical Maintenance Works Team Leader on 07+76 6+6342 or via jamie.hill@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can't wait to hear from you.

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