Job Details
Heating Engineer covering West and North west London
Salary: £15.00- £17.00 per hour dependant on experience
Package :
- Pension Scheme,
- Life Insurance,
- Employee Assistance Programme,
- Staff Discounts & Employee Referral Scheme
Purpose of the role: To carry out servicing and remedial repairs to gas fired heating boilers within occupied and unoccupied properties. To meet the requirement and expectations of the Client or his/her representative in accordance with the Client's detailed specification, in a timely fashion and in compliance with current gas legislation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To have a detailed knowledge and experience of main boiler manufacturer installation and servicing requirements and instructions
- To be proficient in carrying out full commissioning of gas heating boilers and associated controls on completion of installation or servicing works
- To be able to demonstrate and have a good fault finding/diagnostic skill and to carry out necessary repairs/replacement of defective parts etc.
- To be competent of draining down and re-filling of heating system/s in order to remove and replace defective/leaking radiators or associated isolation valves
- To ensure that all work carried out complies with the relevant sections of the ‘Health and Safety at Work Act’ (risk assessment, asbestos awareness etc.)
- To take part in 'out-of-hours' emergency call out on a rota basis
- Any other duties as reasonably requested
The Ideal Candidate Will
- Have good practical skills and problem solving skills
- Have the ability to work carefully, methodically and safely
- Be able to work with minimal supervision as the majority of work is carried out in a long working environment
- Have good communication skills both written and spoken
- Have good customer care skills
- Have experience of boiler fluing arrangements, encompassing building fabric or materials used that may have to be penetrated
- Have knowledge of Confined Spaces, Manual Handling and Driver Awareness
- Be recognised and trained to work with vulnerable persons
- Have knowledge of the risk assessment process