ABOUT USThe Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our customers' homes are safe and maintained to a high standard.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTIONAbout the roleWe have an exciting opportunity for a Multi-Skilled Plumber to join our Repairs Team covering our homes in Crawley, Woking and the surrounding areas.
This is a permanent position working full time 39 hours per week. Candidates must be experienced and qualified in plumbing with additional skills in other trades, and must live within 25 miles of Crawley to be able to reach customers homes in a timely manner.
What we're looking forWe are a customer-focused organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You'll not only be a fully qualified and experienced Plumber, but you'll also have great customer service skills and a willingness to go the extra mile to provide a high-quality service in compliance with relevant procedures and legislation.
Essential Skills/Experience: - Demonstrable competence within the plumbing trade.
- Various multi-trade skills and experience, sufficient to enable the completion of repairs at the first visit (first time fix).
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment within agreed performance targets.
- Proven ability to work methodically, follow agreed procedures and accurately record data and information.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems seeking any advice required.
- Ability to carry out physical tasks and lift weights in accordance with Health and Safety guidelines.
- Ability to operate safely having taken into account any environmental circumstances and possible risks.
Please note: This role will be subject to undertaking out of hours call out duties on a rota basis. This is paid at £524 per week.
Desirable Skills/Experience: - Experience of working within the social housing sector.
Essential Qualifications: - NVQ Level 2 (City & Guilds) Plumbing Qualification or equivalent recognised competency in the required trade.
If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all the key responsibilities and submit a copy of your CV.
This position will require a basic DBS check which will be paid for by The Guinness Partnership.
Benefits• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme
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