Gas Engineer

About Company
Working for one of the largest social housing providers offering the opportunity to take on a Gas Engineer on a permanent basis to cover Oxford and surrounding areas.
About the role & area
* Working within a 50 mile radius of Oxford
* Servicing and repair duties for domestic boilers, heating systems, unvented cylinders and control systems within domestic properties.
* Carrying out servicing, testing, repairs and minor installations
* Mainly working on social housing, occupied and void properties
* Experience with fault finding on modern condensing boilers.
* Diagnosing faults and rectifying in a prompt and appropriate manner.
* Conducting safe and proper use of all mechanical and non-mechanical plant and equipment under their direct control.
* Undertaking a range of service and maintenance works, repairing or replacing items to maintain properties to a high standard, including producing gas safety certificates, in line with the role skills framework.
* Complete works in conjunction with all health and safety procedures, policies and legislation.
* Working unsupervised and in occupied or unoccupied (void) properties and complying with the Code of Conduct.
* Competent in the completion of reports, ordering materials and completing orders.
Essential Qualifications
* ACS core accreditation in domestic Gas with cookers and fires.
* Gas Safe Registered.
* City & Guilds, NVQ level 3 or similar
* ACS including CCN1 CEN1 WAT1
* HTR1 CKR1 CPA1
* UVHW
Desirable Qualifications
* LPG, Commercial
* Plumbing NVQ
* Solar thermal
* MET1
* ASHP
Working Hours & Call outs
Working hours - Full Time (39 hours per week)
Participate in an out of hours emergency rota and attend call-outs as required.
Call outs during the Summer are 1 in 8 weeks
Call outs during the Winter are 1 in 4 weeks
Call outs are paid at £320 at a time
Time and a half paid
Full driving licence and able to travel between sites.
Flexible approach to working hours and undertake call-outs as part of out of hours rota.
If successful we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.
Salary & Benefits
£38,000-£48,000 per annum - depending on skills and experience
Van and fuel card included
Annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
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