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Apprentice Plumber

Salary £15,881
Location Chelmsford
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This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

We are looking for an Apprentice Plumber to assist in the delivery of high-quality plumbing and other associated works to achieve the team plan in occupied or empty properties owned or managed by Delta in all Districts, performing to, or exceeding, required standards including an excellent customer service.

 What you'll be doing

  • Under guidance, carry out plumbing and multi-skilled responsive repairs, renewals and other associated work in Delta properties, to a high standard of workmanship which meets current legislation, timescales and budgets and ensure that key performance indicators (KPIs) are achieved.
  • Under guidance and training, undertake basic carpentry, plastering, tiling, painting, and decorating, as required to complete repairs and renewals, and ensure that works are delivered to a high standard.
  • Carry out works to comply with current health and safety (H&S) legislation, reporting any unsafe work practices to your line manager.
  • Responsible under guidance for pre-ordering, booking, collection and safe custodianship of all allocated materials, plant, tools and equipment.
  • Use a handheld device with mobile software to receive and record works, ensuring that all system administration is accurate, up to date, accessible and comprehensive, in line with Delta procedures, data legislation and regulations.

 What we are looking for

  • Evidence of attainment of good literacy and numeracy, e.g., through GCSEs (Grade C/4) or equivalent
  • An interest in, or awareness of working in a building maintenance environment.
  • Ability to work well as part of a team.
  • Self-motivation with the ability to use own initiative and enthusiastically take on new work.
  • Methodical and accurate approach to work.

 Please note the office expectancy of this role is as follows: 4 days a week out on site with an additional 1 day spent at college

Benefits

  • The salary for this post will be £15,881.40 Per Annum.
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Robust employee reward and recognition programme
  • Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Volunteering programme
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
  • 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at Delta Housing Ltd.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.

 

The Company

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.

The Benefits

Training and qualifications

Holiday trading

Healthcare cash plan

Shopping discounts

Volunteering hours

Mentoring programme

We dare to be different and look for opportunities to evolve and experiment. We’re comfortable taking calculated risks and aren’t afraid to fail and learn from our mistakes. We’re confident in our abilities and the contribution we can make whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of our people, customers and communities.

We show our understanding for others in everything we do and continually look for ways we can be helpful. We always assume best intentions and approach each situation with a warm heart. We give our support wherever we can and go out of our way to be kind and considerate to each other and our customers.

We welcome ideas and opinions that are different from our own and look for ways to bring them into our organisation and work. We value diversity of experience and thought, and we’re proactive in addressing bias or prejudice wherever we find it. We treat everyone fairly and strive to be truly inclusive in every way.

We’re resolved to do our very best for the people we serve and our employees by being our best every day. We’re resilient in the face of difficulty, finding creative ways to overcome obstacles. We’re resolute in achieving our objectives and persist until we succeed. We’re focused in our pursuit of excellence and don’t compromise on quality.

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