Senior Plumber

Job Introduction

We are currently looking for a Senior Plumbing Engineer to join our Sodexo team onsite with a key client in our Corporate Services segment, in Waltham on the Wolds. You will be responsible for the execution and delivery of plumbing and air handling services for this IFM contract.

You will have formal training or a technical apprenticeship along with a relevant qualification in a plumbing, or relevant engineering discipline, able to ensure that the respective Technical Services are being delivered in a safe, compliant, diligent, and cost-effective manner. The candidate will possess good knowledge of maintaining and fault finding on LTHW, Chilled Water, HVAC and drainage systems whilst occasionally managing sub-contractors and ensuring a high quality of consistent service for the other site service delivery teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Sodexo embarking on a new venture, offering plenty of growth, with the ability to vastly expand your skillset, and the encouragement and support to further your career progression. If you are a resilient, driven individual, happy to dive in and hit the ground running, with excellent interpersonal skills and a customer focused approach we would like to hear from you.

Role Responsibility

• Performing planned, reactive and predictive maintenance on mechanical systems and equipment (HVAC, LTHW, Pressurisation units, Chilled Water systems, Drainage & Mains Water systems)
• Performing periodic inspections on plant, equipment and automated systems
• Undertaking planned and preventive maintenance work
• Ensuring that equipment is kept in good working order
• Intervening immediately in the event of breakdowns, failures or malfunctions
• Repairing and/or replacing broken or defective components
• Checking repaired components and machinery to ensure normal functionality has been restored
• Documenting maintenance activities
• Management of the site Legionella prevention program
• Undertake installation of water pipework and ductwork systems
• Occasional support of the subcontractors for various Hard & Soft Services disciplines
• Respond to the activities that are allocated via our CAFM Global Maximo on PDA devices
• Directly liaise with Contractors, OEM’s, technical specialists, suppliers, and distributors to assist with problem solving activities
• Has the ability to fit into a small engineering team encouraging a good working ethos and building strong client relationships.
• Ensuring all site mechanical services meet statutory, regulatory, health and safety requirements and environmental legislation.
• Gaining quotes from sub-contractors for maintenance or installation work
• Support the site team callout rota

The Ideal Candidate

What we are looking for

• Strong plumbing or mechanical engineering background
• L2 C&G Plumbing qualification or equivalent
• L2/L3 Legionella management qualification
• Experience of maintaining LTHW & Chilled water systems
• Computer literate with experience of all company standard software
• Resilient, motivated, confident, and customer focused 
• Able to quickly identify opportunities to optimise and or improve engineering maintenance delivery.
• A flexible ‘can do’ attitude, striving to develop and improve themselves as well as the role they perform 
• Clean driving licence

Package Description

£34,000  

Based Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire

Permanent

Work Pattern - Monday to Friday 40hrs pw.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

• Company stakeholder pension scheme
• Tools, uniform & PPE provided
• Technical & personal development training
• Life assurance cover
• 24-hour remote GP support
• Corporate discounts (retail vouchers, discounted cinema tickets etc)
• Free basic will writing service
• Optional overtime
• Callout payment when on call + overtime

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.