Plumber - Bathroom

_**Nineteen Recruitment is a multi-award winning, independent recruitment agency that specialises in the recruitment and provision of temporary and permanent staffing for the Education, Social Care, and Public Sectors.**_
- **We are delighted to be working with a local authority client, recruiting on their behalf for a Plumber - Bathroom, a role that is available on a full time basis.**_
- **This is a temporary ongoing role with a standard hourly rate of £18.04 per hour.**_
- **Job Description**_
- Undertake internal and external plumbing repairs to the highest standard in accordance with work requests and pre-determined specifications to a wide range of fixtures and fittings.
- This will include the removal or adjustment of existing fittings and fixtures, the preparation of surfaces, the construction / fabrication
- Assembly of new fittings and fixtures and re-fitting Sink units
- Sanitary ware including baths, wash hand basins, and water closets
- Tanks and cisterns
- Radiators, valves and pumps
- Pipes, wastes and taps
- Guttering and down-comers
- Drains
- Working on Ladders, scaffolding or lighting tower platform
- Working in loftspaces
- To ensure that any joints and compression fittings or free from any leakage prior to leaving the site.
- Undertaking any necessary draining and re-filling of hot and cold water systems before leaving site.
- Following a leak of water in the vicinity of any electrical fittings ensure that the relevant electrical circuit is switched off and an electrician is called to ensure the safety of the wiring and electrical fittings.
- To have a sound working knowledge of all elements of building construction, components, building trades and applicable building regulations.
- To have a sound working knowledge of health and safety legislation and safe working practices and ensure these are adopted when undertaking repair or construction work including work on rain water goods using a ladder and hazardous materials. Where required issuing instructions / advice to tenants to ensure the health and safety of any occupants.
- To ensure that a high level of customer care is adopted when undertaking repair or construction work including:

- Providing information and advice on any work to be undertaken
- To take the necessary steps to protect tenants furnishings and effects from any incidental damage or dust during work.
- To ensure any building rubble or debris is cleared up and removed from site, leaving the site in a clean and tidy condition.
- To advise the tenant where any follow on work is required and to ensure that the Team Leader is advised accordingly so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
- To receive and refer any additional repair reports from tenants and pass appropriate details to the Repair Reception Centre.
- Be productively employed ensure all work is completed within priority timescales and appointments are kept, ensuring that works orders are handed in the same day and completed accurately and fully.
- Where appropriate the postholder will be allocated and complete work via mobile data transfer and vehicle location systems.

To ensure mobile communications are used effectively including:

- Pre-arranging appointments with tenants.
- Seeking advice and instructions where required.
- Arranging for parts and materials.
- Arranging for follow on trades to call.

The post holder will be committed to multi-skilling to undertake peripheral or incidental work not directly associated with the post-holders main trade in order to complete a repair including:

- Fix/renew timber cleats and supports
- Make good brickwork
- Make good plasterwork
- Brickwork and plasterwork to fireplace
- Cut and make good chases in walls and floors
- Refix/renew ceramic tiling
- Remove/refix pipe boxings
- Renew/replace floorboards
- Renew skirtings
- Renew concrete screed
- Renew vinyl floor tiles
- Renew quarry tiles
- Alter/adapt and fix kitchen base units
- Renew bath panel/framing and skirtings
- Remove/refix shelving
- Cross bond pipework
- Remove/refix switches, sockets, telephone outlets and alarms attached to work to be decorated.
- Upgrading ventilation
- To ensure that adequate store and materials are available in order to undertake the required repair.
- Employees will be responsible for the maintenance of their imprest stock levels. They will be required to keep such materials in a secure fashion and replenish stock as necessary, keep proper records, to itemise stock usage on individual works orders and immediately notify their Supervisor of any discrepancy or losses discovered, if they occur.
- To complete all claims accurately in accordance with financial regulations and carry out any duties in line with documented procedures and instructions
- To undertake a visual inspection of any vehicle used by the post-holder to ensure that lights, tyres washers and wipers are in a serviceable condition. Vehicles must be driven with courtesy and care and kept clean and tidy by users.
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