Mobile Maintenance Engineer (Plumbing Bias)

Key Information

Reporting to – Assistant Projects Manager
Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 8am – 5pm
Probation Period: 6 months
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Job Location: Various sites
Start Date: Immediate

Scope

To carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive callouts and minor projects on all associated equipment, general fault finding and repairs to assets and services
To maintain up to date records of all work carried out on plant and equipment within the site manuals both hard copy files and electronically
To participate within an out of normal working hours emergency call out rota and be flexible outside of core working hours
To maintain effective working relationships with colleague’s clients, customers and work as part of the EWC Team
To deal courteously with clients, customers and the general public to maintain and enhance the reputation of EWC
To continually demonstrate an understanding and commitment to customer care
To ensure clear communication with customers, line management and office support staff

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Knowledge

NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing and Heating WRAS (Water Regulations Advisory Scheme) courses (E)
Knowledge of the current legislation and good practice across the industry and identification of any areas where additional or updated training would be beneficial. (E)
Understanding of the H&S at works act, current H&S legislation applicable to construction and the workstreams involved with. (E)
Knowledge of the current legislation and good practice such as SFG20 along with identification of any areas where additional or updated training would be beneficial. (E)
Legionella Control Association (LCA) training, City & Guilds Legionella Awareness courses, Water Management Society (WMSoc) courses (D)
City & Guilds 6169 – Maintenance Operations, drainage-specific training courses (D)

Skills

Substantial practical experience required: plumbing maintenance in a domestic/industrial/commercial scenario.
Must have relevant mechanical qualifications.
To always present a professional image: onsite, in the office and to clients.
Ability to apply basic problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.
Full – Clean driving licence that enables the person to drive in the UK.
Ability to establish good relationships with internal and external team members.
Good levels of verbal and written communication skills.

Other

The ability to travel to a range of sites.
Appreciation that there might be out of hours working, agreed in advance.

Duties

Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance
Responding to breakdowns
Diagnosing faults
Repairing equipment
Supervising engineering apprentices
Obtaining specialist components, fixtures or fittings
Maintaining accurate records
Ensuring compliance with company/health and safety legislation
Creating maintenance procedures

Managing van stocks of supplies and equipment
Out of Hours Rota ‘on-call’ work
To develop an extensive knowledge of mechanical, electrical building services and a good understanding of their interfaces with general building works associated with them.
To gain knowledge of the EWC employee’s handbook, EWC policies and processes and EWC ISO system of works.

Equal Opportunities

East West Connect Ltd is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics.

This policy applies to all employment practices within the organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training and apprenticeship. East West Connect makes hiring decisions based on qualifications, merit and business needs at the time.