Job Description

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Plumber Multi to join us on our responsive repairs team at the Amplius Housing branch. This is covering a patch predominately in the Northamptonshire area but the patch stretches across Rushden, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Peterborough, Huntingdon to St Neots so travel is essential The core working hours are Monday to Friday Start on site at 8.00am-4:30pm.+ Generous paying ON CALL rota 1 in every 6-8 weeks Work Van and Fuel card, PPE and uniform provided! + Excellent Benefits package You will be responsible for carrying out all aspects of Plumbing maintenance and repairs for social housing properties, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of Supervision. You will take ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs whilst remaining within budget and time parameters.

The Customer

Fortem's successful contract with Amplius supports nearly 8,000 houses, And we're expecting that to increase significantly in 2025. Our contract includes Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Complex Works and FRA workstreams with plans to expand into Planned Works and Preventative Maintenance as well.

Duties and Responsibilities

Completing Plumbing and basic carpentry repairs work for all social housing properties as per the specification, working in a timely and productive manner with specific turnaround deadlines as part of the repairs and maintenance team. Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects. Recording and submitting accurate data using relevant business systems electronic devices Affording excellent customer service to client representatives and tenants Arranging purchase of materials required to deliver the works in a planned and efficient manner Comply with safeguarding policy and H&S standards at all times Operating within the company's occupational road risk policies and procedures Using a PDA smart phone to correspond daily with colleagues to update progress and completion information for your allocated work

What you will need

Essential criteria: NVQ/City & Guilds qualifications or equivalent in Plumbing OR Qualified by experience will be considered Full UK driving license - No driving bans in the past 5 years Must be able to successfully pass basic DBS check Desirable Social Housing experience

Benefits

We provide a company Van for work and Fuel card Eligible for bonus up to 5% 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & your birthday off (34 days total) Pay review every year 26 weeks full pay maternity leave 8 weeks full pay paternity leave Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms Up to 3,000 colleague referral fee Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System Other benefits including Private pension, Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare, cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider discounts & more

Who we are

We are part of the Willmott Dixon group, established in 2002 Fortem provides specialist property solutions tailored to keep homes and buildings running smoothly. Our highly trained teams deliver a range of internal and external repairs as well as high quality voids, planned installations and gas services. Alongside our core functions, we have extensive experience in decarbonisation, specialising in making homes more energy-efficient and helping clients on their journey to become zero carbon. Our experience, commitment to best practice and exemplary quality, together with a genuine partnered approach, ensures we achieve excellent outcomes for our partners, clients and customers. We have an established track record of improving communities and creating better places for people to work and live. We are Investors in People - Gold, we believe in equality, diversity and respect for all and encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job Reference: FOR04578