Plus on call allowance - details to be provided at interview
Grade: Grade 6
PostType: Full Time
ContractType: Permanent
ReleaseDate: Wednesday 13 November 2024
ClosingDate: 23.59 hours GMT on Wednesday 27 November 2024 (unless otherwise stated)
Reference: EST-180-24-R3
Are you a qualified Gas Fitter/Plumber looking for the security of a full time, permanent post with a local organisation?
We are looking for a boiler person with commercial gas qualifications to carry out main boiler house duties daily, as well as gas servicing commercial boilers and systems, and auxiliary water system fault finding and repairs on site.
This is a great opportunity to join the team in our Commercial Services and Estates Maintenance department, providing a top class maintenance and preventative service year round, including opportunities for additional paid work supporting our regular events throughout the year.
You'll be working in a wonderful setting on our Canterbury campus with green open spaces and views over the city and the Cathedral. You'll enjoy 43 days of leave annually (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period), an excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions, access to an employee-funded healthcare plan, as well as excellent staff development opportunities (for more staff benefits visit our Working at Kent web page).
Responsible for the quality of all specific works you undertake, and the day-to-day planning and prioritising of your own workload, you will need the ability to make independent decisions where appropriate based on trade, specialist knowledge and experiences. You will perform mechanical maintenance and out of hours' rota callout work on a wide range of university multipurpose buildings, which are used for student, staff and visitors, so you will need to show flexibility regarding your working hours.
What will you bring to the role?
1. Registered Apprenticeship in Plumbing or Mechanical services discipline or significant demonstrable experience to an equivalent level
2. City & Guilds level 3 or equivalent qualification in Plumbing, Gas or Mechanical services discipline
3. Gas Safe: CCNI Domestic Core Safety, CENWAT — Central heating boilers and water heaters, CKRI — Domestic cookers, CPA1 – Combustion performance analysis
4. Gas Safe: COCN1, CIGA1 & ICPN1 - commercial gas. TPCP1A - Testing & Purging - commercial gas, or willing to undertake training to achieve, Gas Safe: COCN1, CIGA1 & ICPN1 - commercial gas
5. Proven experience working as a gas fitter/plumber in a maintenance environment
6. Ability to accurately record information electronically using basic IT skills and in writing
If you've got the qualifications and skills we're looking for, this is a great opportunity to develop your career in a unique environment that provides excellent training, great benefits and career opportunities. Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number EST-180-24-R3.
Please note - applications must be made via the University’s online application system. Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.
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