Location
Atherstone, Warwickshire | United Kingdom
Job description
What's involved with this role:
Interim Plumber - Housing
Reference no: N Warwickshire 5243004
Pay Rate: £23.00 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, 08:00 - 16:00
This opening assignment is for 1-2 months
City: ATHERSTONE
Multi Trade is preferable
Responsible under the direction of a Supervisor or the Housing Direct Works Manager, to provide trade operative services in the delivery of an effective responsive, void and planned maintenance service. Receive repair requests or direct instruction, analyse the extent of work required and carry out the necessary repairs to rectify the fault. Undertake the work in a professional manner and to a high standard of workmanship utilising skills of your own main trade and skills in other trades for which you have been trained or deemed competent in undertaking.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibility for undertaking allocated responsive repair jobs void works or planned maintenance jobs in accordance with the skills of your own trade and also carry out works outside of your own trade in which you have been trained or deemed competent to undertake.
Responsibility for planning own workload for allocated jobs taking recognition of the priorities and required completion dates and complete work in an efficient manner within the specified time scales or as requested by the Supervisor or Housing Direct Works Manager.
Maintain effective communication with the Supervisory/ administration and management staff passing on information, concerns and problems with regard to any jobs.
Attend pre arranged responsive repair appointments to carry out work or Contact tenants directly to make access arrangements. Work flexibly to enable repairs to be carried out at reasonable times to suite of the customer.
Courteous and act in a professional manner when dealing with tenants and the public and to act in a manner appropriate to that of a representative of the Authority and in accordance with the Housing Divisions Customer Charter and Contractors Code of Conduct.
Provide a presentable and professional image whilst undertaking duties including wearing clean corporate work wear and keeping allocated vehicle clean and tidy both externally and internally.
Maintain Imprest material stocks on allocated vehicle, document use where allocated to job and replenish as necessary.
Responsible for any allocated vehicle, plant, tools and equipment. To identify defects and report any maintenance/ repair issues to the administration office.
Provide own tools for undertaking general aspects of job for which a tool allowance will be provided in recompense for purchase and maintenance.
Maintaining a level of responsibility and duty of care towards your own health & safety and that of your colleagues, tenants and members of the public. To be aware of any risks and dangers and where appropriate inform your supervisor / manager or take action on your own initiative to reduce that risk. Always work to the safe working practice as outlined in the Health and Safety Policy.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via
[email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Hold an appropriate qualification in a main trade and to have skills and be competent in carrying out works in other general building trades.
Appropriate technical, or trade qualifications, or appropriate experience.
Driving Licence
Knowledge:
Understanding of Housing Maintenance needs and issues, or the building maintenance environment.
Experience:
Experience of and capability to be able to carry out associated ‘other trades’ works to complete the works as specified.
Must have experience of working in Social Housing
Aptitude for and/or experience of technical components and tasks of a building maintenance service.
Aptitude for and/or experience of all aspects of material and plant procurement.
Aptitude for and/or experience of work schedules.
Skills & Abilities:
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a team and also on an individual unsupervised basis.
Ability to work unsupervised and to use initiative to problem solve.
Adaptability to meet fluctuating needs demands, and resources together with variable work conditions.
Ability to deal with public, colleagues and work force in a polite and professional manner.
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Job Ref: N Warwickshire 5243004
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.
We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.
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£23 per hour
