Location: Southampton
Salary: £30K- £35K per Year
Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time
Reference: Plum_UOS_1752233095
Posted: July 11, 2025
Experienced Plumber required to join with a regional contractor to provide reactive repairs preventive maintenance across the University of Southampton.
This contractor has gained the opportunity to provide reactive repairs planned preventive maintenance and project work across the University of Southampton residential halls and estates.
They are seeking a Plumber with a can-do attitude and flexible approach. Trades persons must have relevant qualifications and broad commercial and domestic experience in their core trade. The operative must maintain a professional appearance and attitude and be polite and courteous at all times. It is a further requirement that all operatives must pass an Enhanced DBS.
Day to Day Duties
A wide variety of domestic and commercial plumbing repairs in occupied student accommodation, buildings and empty rooms. The work will include; fitting of various types of sanitary ware first and second fixing Pipework, various servicing of PPM. There will also be work on unvented systems.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and rectify faults within core and other trades related repair requests.
* To ensure that the quality of work meets the highest possible standards at all times.
* Support all trades to deliver a professional and safe maintenance and repairs service.
* Respond swiftly to all emergency situations and resolve them efficiently.
* Keep the customer/office up to date with progress and plans.
* Undertake all work efficiently and cost effectively, minimising non-productive time wherever Possible. Apply applicable Health & Safety rules in all you do, using risk assessments, method statements and PPE when needed.
* Maintain tools, plant and equipment in a safe, clean and workable condition.
* Using your PDA maintain accurate records of works undertaken with photographic evidence as necessary, reporting any difficulties encountered to the Service Manager and /or Supervisor.
* Ask your Supervisor for assistance when required.
* Be willing to work out of hours to the requirements of the client and participate on the call out rota.
* Maintain your company vehicle in a clean and tidy condition at all times and report any defects to the Supervisor in a timely manner.
* Be an inclusive part of the team
* Ensure your Van is clean and tidy with ease of access to tools, equipment, and van stock at all times.
* Able to use the phone or PDA to communicate effectively, explaining yourself clearly and concisely understanding what information you need or need to provide;
* Be comfortable in dealing with residents and representatives of Southampton University. Remain professional at all times.
* Understand the need to complete outstanding pieces of work and deal with work, completely and in one go.
* Have an organised approach to meet the demands of the contractor and UoS in an effective and timely manner.
* Be a team player ensuring lessons learnt, and good practices are shared amongst the team for future benefit of the service.
* Be proactive in identifying your development needs and doing something to overcome them.
* Have a practical approach to health and safety, ensuring that you and others are safe at all times.
* A problem solver and be able to work out what is a proportionate and necessary repair, learning from your previous experiences.
* Be able to self-manage and be self-motivated, prioritizing and programming work in the most efficient manner.
* Be able to use knowledge and judgement to make the right decisions and find effective solutions to problems.
Knowledge Required
* Be able to demonstrate you are a competent tradesperson and have the tools to do the work.
* Have the prerequisite technical, statutory, and legislative knowledge for the trades you perform for the company ensuring you keep abreast of updates and changes.
* Have knowledge of the materials and methods used in the building and maintenance industry.
Qualifications Required
* NVQ level 2-3 in Plumbing or equivalent.
Experience
* 2 - 5 yrs. experience of working in Building Maintenance and Educational environment
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