Plumber

Mountjoy specialises in providing professional and high-quality construction, refurbishment, building maintenance and facilities management services across the south of England.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Plumber to join our dynamic team that provides reactive repairs planned preventive maintenance and project work across the University of Southampton residential halls and estates. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. You must have relevant qualifications and broad commercial and domestic experience in your core trade.

It is a further requirement that all operatives must pass an Basic DBS

• Diagnose and rectify faults within core and other trade related repair requests.
• To ensure that the quality of work meets the highest possible standards at all times.
• Undertake all work efficiently and cost effectively, minimising non-productive time where possible.
• Apply applicable Health & Safety rules in all you do, using risk assessments, method statements and PPE when needed.
• Be willing to work out of hours to the requirement of the client and participate on the call out rota.
• Respond swiftly to all to all emergency situations and resolve them efficiently.
• To work within the Mountjoy group and assist other contracts as directed by the Contract Manager as and when the business dictates.

• Able to use the phone or PDA to communicate effectively, explaining yourself clearly and concisely understanding what information you need or need to provide;
• Be comfortable in dealing with residents, and representatives of Southampton University.
• Remain professional at all times.
• Understand the need to complete outstanding pieces of work and deal with work, completely and in one go.
• Have an organised approach to meet the demands of Mountjoy and UoS in an effective and timely manner.
• Be a team player ensuring lessons learnt, and good practices are shared amongst the team for future benefit of the service.
• Be proactive in identifying your development needs and doing something to overcome them.
• Have a practical approach to health and safety, ensuring that you and others are safe at all times.
• A problem solver and be able to work out what is a proportionate and necessary repair, learning from your previous experiences.
• Be able to self-manage and be self-motivated, prioritizing and programming work in the most efficient manner.
• Be able to use knowledge and judgement to make the right decisions and find effective solutions to problems.

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing or equivalent

• 2-5 years of working in Building Maintenance and Education environments.

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