Plumber Multi - Mountjoy

Job Posted: 8 April 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £32,760
• Industries: Construction and Labour

Department: IW Hub

Location: Islandwide       

Hours: 40hrs

Salary: £32,760

Benefits: 23 Days Holiday, Pension and Life Assurance

Who you report to: Supervisor

SUMMARY OF ROLE

Mountjoy Ltd is contracted to the Isle of Wight Council, Vectis Housing Association, Wetherspoons, RNLI and other clients to provide the day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance to various buildings across the Isle of Wight.

We are seeking a conscientious and enthusiastic plumber, to work as part of a team, with a can-do attitude and highly flexible approach to support in the delivery of high-quality repairs and maintenance works to domestic and commercial properties. The individual must maintain a professional appearance and attitude and be always polite and courteous.

The trades persons must have relevant qualifications with broad commercial and domestic experience in their core trade. Additional experience and capability to complete tasks outside their core competency is preferred.

Our principal objective is to maintain high client satisfaction through delivery of maintenance and repairs services ensuring a controlled and safe environment whilst working effectively and in a timely manner and balancing constantly changing priorities. It is a further requirement that all operatives must pass an enhanced DBS check

The key activities you will undertake in this role will be:

A wide variety of plumbing repairs and planned work in occupied and unoccupied residential properties, corporate and civic buildings. The work will include but not be limited to, reactive maintenance repairs, bathroom refurbishments and commercial plumbing. The ability to carry out to a good standard ceramic wall tiling and minor decorative and carpentry works as part of an upgrade is essential.

OUR COMPANY BENEFITS

Include but are not limited to:

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Company Vehicle and Fuel Card
• Access to Tool Loans
• Life Insurance
• Octopus Electric Creams Car Scheme
• Many other Benefits

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Diagnose and rectify faults within core and other trades related repair requests.
• To ensure that the quality of work meets the highest possible standards at all times.
• Support all trades to deliver a professional and safe maintenance and repairs service
• Respond swiftly to all emergency situations and resolve them efficiently.
• Keep the customer/office up to date with progress.
• Undertake all work efficiently and cost effectively, minimising non-productive time wherever Possible. Apply applicable Health & Safety rules in all you do, using risk assessments, method statements and PPE when needed.
• Maintain tools, plant and equipment in a safe, clean and workable condition.
• Using your PDA maintain accurate records of works undertaken with photographic evidence as necessary, reporting any difficulties encountered to your Supervisor or the Resource Controller.
• Ask your Supervisor for assistance when required.
• Be willing to work out of hours to the requirements of the client and participate on the call out rota.
• To always maintain your company vehicle in a clean and tidy condition and report any defects to the Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Be an inclusive part of the team
• Embrace the Mountjoy ethos of “Integrity, built-in - doing the right thing even when no one is looking”.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• To be trained to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent for a minimum of 7 years or more.
• Be fully competent in all aspects of bathroom installations including tiling.
• Be familiar and confident with use of a press gun.
• Be familiar and confident with use of a pipe freezing kit.
• Competent and willing to work with rainwater goods as and when required.
• 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, representatives of corporate properties and clients whilst always remaining professional.
• Have an organised approach to meet the demands of Mountjoy 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.
• Have a practical approach to health and safety, ensuring that you and others are safe at all times.
• Be able to use knowledge and judgement to make the right decisions and find effective solutions to problems.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Be able to demonstrate you are a competent tradesperson and have the tools to do the work.
• Have the prerequisite technical, statutory, and legislative knowledge for the trades you perform for the company ensuring you keep abreast of updates and changes.
• Have knowledge of the materials and methods used in the building and maintenance industry.

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED

• NVQ level 2-3 in Plumbing or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

• 7 or more years’ experience in your trade.
• 3 or more years working in Building, Maintenance and Educational environment is preferred but not essential.
• 3 or more years’ experience in bathroom installations.
• Be comfortable with basic carpentry to support with limited reactive maintenance works.
• Hold a full current driving licence
•  An enhanced DBS check will be required before commencement of role.