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Cardiff University provide a place of opportunity and inspiration for our students, our staff, our business partners, and our local community. We create and care for the spaces they need to thrive and reach their potential.
Cardiff University is looking to recruit an experienced, reliable and highly motivated Fitter/Plumber as a member of the Estates & Facilities Mechanical team.
As a member of our team, you will be required to assist with the provision of an efficient business critical response service and routine maintenance for all plumbing and mechanical building services installed throughout the University including heating/ventilation and all equipment associated with mechanical building services.
Plumber/Fitters play a proactive role within an enthusiastic and innovative team, delivering key objectives to meet directorate and university wide requirements. Ensuring all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost effectively and to the agreed KPI’s and Service Level Agreement.
You will be a committed, friendly, team player who is keen to progress and to understand and implement
performance expectations in line with the Cardiff Professional behaviours.
We offer excellent working conditions, training, uniform, access to a company vehicle, all necessary PPE equipment, generous annual leave, pension scheme and use of the University’s leisure and cultural facilities.
This is a full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended position.
Salary: £26,444 - £29,605 per annum (Grade 4)
Date advert posted: Monday, 24 July 2023
Closing date: Monday, 21 August 2023
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Job Description
- To carry out fault finding and repairs on critical services and routine maintenance for all commercial and domestic plumbing and mechanical building services installed throughout the University including heating/ventilation, natural gas systems and all equipment associated with mechanical building services.
- To be able to trace faults on the mechanical system and associated equipment, report back all non-mechanical faults to the correct Estates Departments i.e. BeMS technicians and or Electrical Department.
- To carry out works on steam raising plant, associated controls, pipework, and delivery systems (additional steam training will be provide as necessary).
- Comply with all relevant health and safety legislation and procedures, including task specific risk assessments and method statements, in the carrying out of maintenance and adaptation work, reporting any potentially unsafe working.
- Ensure all necessary paperwork required both manually or electronically, are completed accurately and in a timely manner in line with SLA’s. This includes work requests, PPM schedules, stores stock sheets, allocation of hours and any other required for legislation or safety purposes.
- Ensuring all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost effectively and to the agreed KPI’s and Service Level Agreement.
- On behalf of the University to act as a competent person for all works defined in and associated with Safe Systems of Work.
- To carry out mechanical isolations and de isolations to reinstate mechanical supplies as required under the Universities mechanical services policy.
- Establish working relationships with key contacts to help improve service levels, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Departments and outside bodies as required.
- Manage critical and essential material vehicle stock levels and follow the universities procurement process in place orders with preferred suppliers to establish best value.
- Maintain personal tools, equipment, and vehicles, taking responsibility for the safe keeping of these. Complete regular checks on vehicles to ensure it is in good condition.
- To attend, as identified and by agreement, development, and training courses to keep abreast of new industry best practice and statutory regulations.
- To carry out such duties as are required and are commensurate with the level of this post.
General Duties
- Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
- Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
Person Specification
1. Hold a recognised apprenticeship in City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in plumbing or a mechanical discipline / HVAC
2. Demonstrate experience of working within a reactive maintenance environment with substantial, relevant post apprentice experience.
3. Good understanding of job specific General Health and Safety in the workplace including risk assessments and method statement.
4. Ability to work well as part of a team and independently to achieve overall team goals and the ability to prioritise tasks.
5. Ability to solve problems and make decisions using initiative to investigate and diagnose problems and to escalate as required at the appropriate level.
6. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate appropriately with customers and other departments.
7. A valid driving license is necessary as it is a condition of employment that all personnel are able to utilise the fleet of University vehicles to reach all University sites.
Desirable Criteria
8. Hold an up-to-date Gas Safe qualification (training will be funded for this as necessary).
9. Fluency in Welsh, written and oral.
Additional Information
This is a full-time open-ended position of 35 hours per week. Hours of work normally be 0800 to 1600, with one hour for lunch.
- Overtime is a condition of employment and will be worked as and when reasonably requested. No regular level of overtime work is guaranteed.
- The Estates & Campus Facilities department operates a formal stand-by and call-out rota, where you will be required to participate in this scheme as part of your duties. On call team members will, as reasonably required by management will be expected to cover periods of absence of their on-call team colleagues. Payment is made when on these duties.
- To undertake any other duties as from time to time may be required commensurate with the grade of the post.
- To attend training courses as required to maintain the ability to carry out the role.
- To be available to attend annual Health Surveillance assessments
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