Gas Engineers

Based: 2 Renaissance Court, Didsbury, M21 7QY

Our client is recruiting a Gas Engineers to join their Repairs team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business to deliver property maintenance services, undertaking repair activities predominantly within customer’s homes, but also voids and for other clients as required.

Start and finish your day from home with no need to attend their office daily -just for team meetings.

Colleague Benefits:

• £37,400 per annum with opportunity for additional earnings through participation in their 'out of hours’ standby service on a rota basis
• Multi skilled allowance of up to £750 per annum when accredited as multi skilled in tiling, plastering, or plumbing, subject to conditions.
• Van (for business use, including home to work) and power tools provided.
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
• Additional earnings through participation in an 'out of hours’ standby service on a rota basis
• Immediate entry to their Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• Health scheme with financial benefits with options to extend to your family.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life’ scheme
• Internal Award Scheme
• Discounts for household items and gym memberships
• Grow your skills through support to develop your career.

About them:

Our client is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West, with 35,000 properties across the region employing over 1,000 colleagues. .

The repairs team is in house contractor (DLO) and are one of the largest contractors in the area. They deliver a high-quality flexible service to their customers ensuring their homes remain fit for the future.

They are recruiting a number of Gas Engineers to cover repairs across the Greater Manchester area providing all day-to-day repairs and vacant properties repairs, their customers.

Suitable candidates will be matched to the closest regional patch in Greater Manchester where possible to reduce excessive travel. but candidates may need to cover the a Greater Manchester area at times.

Purpose of the role:

Deliver Gas servicing, installations and breakdown repairs in line with all group standards and key performance indicators. Ensuring high standards are consistently met together with observing all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements while undertaking repair activities within customer’s homes, voids and for other clients as required.

Key responsibilities

• Delivery

In line with Repairs specification or approved best practice assess, coordinate and undertake the most cost effective repair solution ensuring value for money. Organising materials, providing detailed information, effectively communicating with customers other stakeholders and colleagues to deliver a high quality service.

Ensure adequate store of materials are available and maintained, including van based stock, in order to undertake the required repair.

• Customer Service

To provide excellent customer service whilst ensuring prompt work of the required standard.

• Liaison and technical advice

Liaise with clients, customers and colleagues regarding access, safe working practices, and assessment of repairs requirements and progress of repairs.

• Records

To complete jobs on PDA’s and maintain other records as required including access details, materials used, job progression and follow on information.

• Health and Safety

Undertake work activities in line with all health and safety requirements demonstrating a sound working knowledge of key legislative health and safety information and safe working practices. Assisting the promotion of Health & Safety.

• Work equipment

Operation of light machinery, plant and powered hand tools in accordance with recognised safety procedures. To be responsible for the safe use and daily maintenance of allocated Company vehicles.

What skills, experience and qualifications do you need to have?

Qualifications

Essential:

• Qualified to City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 (recognised Gas trade qualification).
• Qualified to work with Central heating, Water heaters, Cookers, Pipe work, unvented hot water, (formally ACOPS 1-14).
• Qualified Gas Safe Engineer (CCN1) - Install, Commission, Service, Safety Check Natural Gas and LPG and appropriate CSCS card.

Desirable

• Hold relevant health & safety qualifications which relate to the sector.
• Asbestos awareness training.
• Relevant power tool, manual handling training.
• Appropriate and current training in COSHH & PPE.
• Access equipment and working at height training e.g. mobile work platforms.

Skills/Experience

• Experience of gas systems and working within commercial or domestic property
• Track record of completing gas servicing programmes
• Able top provide a customer focused repairs service
• Sound knowledge of health and safety regulations and ACOPS

They would encourage you to submit your application early as they reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date.