Plumber

Are you an experienced and skilled plumber looking for a stable, rewarding role where your work makes a real difference? Join our friendly, multi-skilled technical team at the University of York and become an essential part of our vibrant campus community. You'll be at the heart of our operations, maintaining and improving a diverse range of buildings, from our state-of-the-art facilities to historic Guildhall city-centre location.

As a valued member of our team, you'll tackle a wide variety of tasks, including planned maintenance, new installations, and essential repair work. You'll work primarily on our beautiful 400-acre campus, ensuring our staff, students, and the public have safe and reliable facilities.

We largely operate core hours Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm, but during periods of high demand the team is expected to work flexibly to ensure continuity of the service. You will be part of an on-call rota team covering business critical issues out of hours and at weekends, with overtime paid in addition to the call out allowance for attendance on site.

Benefits:
- 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Generous pension benefits
- Generous salary with annual salary progression (pay scales)
- A daily rate for standby and call out (average of £1,200 per year) plus opportunity for overtime
- Family friendly policies and flexible approach to working patterns
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Scheme
- Access to discounts and services
- Uniform
- Tools will be supplied along with access to a vehicle on campus
- Supported to maintain your professional qualifications
- Learning and development opportunities
- Opportunities for career progression

Essential Requirements:
- Craft trade apprentice, trained to NVQ level 2 or higher in plumbing or equivalent qualifications and experience.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Current domestic gas safe qualification.
- Demonstrable experience in a building services environment.
- Knowledge of safety regulations, including COSHH and risk assessment.
- Strong experience with health and safety risk management techniques.
- A flexible and adaptable approach to your work and hours.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum (essential) criteria for each position will be offered an interview.