Job Introduction
Contract Type: Full time – Permanent
Hours of work: 36 or 40 hours per week*
Salary Range: £37,080 to £43,190 per annum*
Location: Telford – Covering Shropshire and Staffordshire
Closing date: 14th January 2025
Interview date: 4th February 2025
*Hours of work, salary and benefits dependent on contract choice – please see job pack for full contract details
Overview:
We are looking for a multiskilled Heating Engineer to join our team. Are you someone who can deliver a high quality heating system maintenance to our tenants and care homes? Do you have knowledge of compliance testing and repairs, incorporating a range of different fuel types including but not limited to domestic gas, oil and solid fuel? If you are shouting YES, then please read on to find out more.
As a Heating Engineer, you will:
- Undertake heating engineering & plumbing duties including reactive repairs, servicing of boilers, fires and other appliances and associated works in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, industry best practice codes and practice and legislation
- Issue notices and certificates required by the relevant regulations relating to gas safety
- Attend appointments as scheduled
- Provide information to allow records to be updated following service and testing and issue Landlord Gas Safety record using electronic or manual documentation
- Manage van stock and replenishments in an effective and efficient way and manage stock from authorised suppliers, materials required to undertake works through the approved order system
Benefits:
- Choice of competitive salary packages
- Company vehicle and fuel card for business use
- All PPE provided along with full workwear in company livery
- Life Assurance
- Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
- Discounted gym memberships, and discount schemes for shopping with national retailers, supermarkets, holiday and hospitality brands
- Wrekin Reviive (furniture) staff discount – 30%
- Subsidised canteen
- Free on-site parking
- Volunteering days
- Cycle to work Scheme
For further information about annual leave, Healthcare and pensions, please refer to job pack attached as options vary dependent on salary package.
About you:
To be considered, you will have a City and Guilds in either plumbing/ Gas fitting or the equivalent, completion of ACS or ACOPS assessment and hold a full UK driving licence.
Three years post qualification experience in a gas environment is the level of experience desirable for this position and a familiarisation of a range of gas central heating systems is essential.
(For further details please read the Full Person Specification attached)
About us:
Wrekin Housing Group is part of the Housing Plus Group, a leading provider of homes across a range of tenures to meet identified housing needs and regulated care services to help people live independently.
Our dedicated and diverse colleagues are critical to our success. We value our people and offer them challenging and worthwhile careers, providing a sense of achievement in a vital sector. It is important that we offer opportunities to inspire our people to help us to make a positive difference to our customers’ homes, lives and communities.
Our Inclusive Culture:
The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.
The Recruitment Process:
In partnership with our trusted external providers we are committed to undertaking care and safeguarding checks with all colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for.
We also ask for two references for everyone who is offered a position, one of which must be your current or most recent employer. All roles will also be offered subject to satisfactory right to live and work in the UK checks; if you need any further information on these checks please visit www.gov.uk
How to Apply:
If you would like to join our team, please apply via the apply now button above as we would love to receive an application from you. If you have any questions please reach out to our recruitment team who will be on hand to answer any questions.
Email: Recruitment@wrekin.com
*Please note that the offices will be closed during the Christmas period and questions may not be responded to until the New Year.
*Previous applicants need not re-apply.
