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Plumber

Annual salary: up to £42,701.88

REQ0035119

Permanent

Housing Repairs and Maintenance

Permanent

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Location:

Belfast - Weavers Court

Northern Ireland

BT12 5GH

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Last Updated:

08

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08

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2025

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A Mears tradeswoman holding a toolboxMears housing with care colleague with a service userA Mears communications and marketing colleague standing next to a colleague sitting down at a deskA Mears colleague presenting their ID to a resident at their doorstepThree Mears vans parked side by side in a car parkA Mears Facilities Management colleague painting a stairwayA Mears housing construction colleague wearing a hard hat and high visibility jacket on a  construction siteA Mears call centre colleague answering the phoneThree Mears colleagues talking together round their desks in an officeA Mears colleague talking to a resident on a tableA Mears van parked up showing the Mears logo
Annual salary: up to £42,701.88

Plumber

Belfast

Permanent, Full time, 42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary up to £40,190 plus commercial vehicle and fuel card

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northeast, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions. Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

About the role

As a Plumber within our Belfast branch you will be part of the repairs and maintenance team working within tenanted and void properties. The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking high standard Plumbing repairs and refurbishment activities to Housing properties, delivering best in class customer service, and satisfying all safety, quality, and cost control standards. The role will be to manage all task-related activities electronically using a handheld device (PDA). This includes worksheets, timesheets, photos of work, van stock replenishment, annual leave bookings, vehicle inspections, safeguarding issues, and risk assessments. Utilise existing stock or collect materials as and when required to meet works order requirements, in accordance with standard operating procedures for purchasing and van stock control compliance.

Role Criteria:

  • City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 in Plumbing
  • Experience in Plumbing trade environment
  • Good written & verbal communication skills.
  • Full, current UK driving licence.
  • Able to work alone or as part of team.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Benefits we can offer you

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
  • Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
  • Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
  • Family friendly policies
  • Company Vehicle and Fuel Card

Required Qualifications:

CCN1 Core Domestic Gas Safety - Skills Training Agency, Gas Craft NVQ L3 or equivalent - zz.Archive, Plumbing ,Gas service & Repairs to Central heating systems. Cookers . Be able to multi-skill , etc

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford (beth.dunford@mearsgroup.co.uk)

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.