Gas Installer

Job description

Keepmoat Regeneration are recruiting for Gas Installers to be based at Watford, WD24 7GP. This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00. On offer is a competitive salary, and benefits package.

Keepmoat Regeneration, part of the ENGIE Group, is the leading provider of regeneration services in the UK. Keepmoat Regeneration designs, builds, refurbishes and maintains homes, buildings and the facilities, places and spaces that support our communities.

We work in partnership with housing associations, local authorities, the private sector and residents to invest in local communities, strengthen local economies and transform lives.

We specialise in working with public and private sector landowners and landlords, bringing brownfield sites into active use and breathing new life into neighbourhoods across the UK.

We are passionate about maximising the social and economic benefits wherever we work, which is why we employ local people and suppliers and work closely with our residents.

Purpose of the Role:
Service, maintain and Install Heating Systems to Domestic and Communal Dwellings.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Carry out both gas plumbing and wet plumbing tasks on Domestic Heating Systems within residential dwellings and communal areas where required, also inspect distribution Gas, Heating and water pipework serving the dwellings.  
·  Service and maintain resident’s gas network and appliances at per Manufactures Instructions and complaint with up to date legislation and regulations, by completing a full inspection of all components installed at each residential or void dwelling.
·  Ensure Controls and heating systems are left working efficiently and correctly in a manner to reduce future breakdowns and failures of the heating systems in its entirety.  Where this is not possible to report back the findings from the dwelling and ensure that the follow on works are scheduled to be fitted within a reasonable time frame agreed with your line manager and the resident. 
·  Obsolete Parts are to be identified and reported to your Line Manager and a full survey undertaken guidance of the Line Manager and Photographic updates to be loaded to the PDA to ensure that the resident’s time without a heat or hot water provision are minimised.  Temporary Heaters must be left as per the contractual requirements.
·  Where the PDA is not operable Revert to the use of paper documentation and ensure that it is compliant to the Keepmoat and also Gas Safe standards
·  Assist with the adherence to the Company quality standards including:
·  Compliance with specification to current standards
·  Compliance with materials / workmanship schedules
·  Risk and Method Statements completed for each dwellings and task attended
·  Full completion of all gas certification and bench marking
·  Maintain and care for all company tools
·  To use appropriate safety equipment
·  To wear appropriate clothing / uniform /PPE 
·  To ensure areas of work are left clean and tidy at the end of the day or following each task at each dwelling
·  To be responsible for and take due care of the company van in accordance with the company car policy
·  To be responsible for holding keys for communal entrances, meter cupboards and allow access where appropriate
·  Material co-ordination
·  Ensure accurate / timely completion of any relevant site based documentation
·  Any other reasonable management request
·  Carry out works as directed by the Line Manager/s to agreed quality standards
·  Assist tradesman as directed in carrying out their day to day duties
·  Advise Line Manager/s or SHEQ Advisor of any Health & Safety infringements they might see and record all near misses and accidents through the company policy and procedures
·  Ensuring that the site is kept clean and tidy at all times following the correct procedures for each task
·  Load and unload deliveries as required to carry out tasks using correct method statements for lifting equipment 
·  Undertake all work to a high standard with minimal risk to Health and Safety
·  To work with others and provide a courteous and considerate service to members of the public
·  Any other reasonable management request
·  Ensure company appearance in maintained to High Standards (Uniform, Vehicles and Working Areas)
·  Work on an Out of Hours Rota and or shift pattern Monday to Sunday, including Bank Holidays
For more information about Keepmoat Regeneration please visit:https://www.keepmoatregen.com/

What we are looking for:

Essential

·  Extensive Served Gas Engineer relevant to the position or a Service Maintenance Engineer or an Installing Gas Engineer.
·  Previous trades experience.
·  Understanding of local government.
·  National Accreditation for relevant Gas Works.

Desirable

·  Recognised qualification for the trade Gas Safe Registration. 
·  Recognised Health & Safety qualification. 
·  Current and Valid Full & Clean UK driving licence.
Why work for us?

At Keepmoat Regeneration we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As the market leader in our industry we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service for our customers.

We offer you:

·  Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
·  Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
·  Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
·  Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
·  Recognition – We have a scheme to reward people who go the extra mile for our company.
·  Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. There is no re-location package with this job role. Keepmoat Regeneration do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This job advert is supported by the Keepmoat Regeneration Resourcing Team. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Keepmoat Regeneration Managers.