Drainage Engineer

Metro Rod; Dundee; On-site; Full time

Job description

Reactive Drainage Engineer

Metrorod Dundee & Aberdeen

Dundee area

Full time permanent

Salary £12-16 per hour DOE plus on call, overtime & benefits

Metro Rod works with the likes of Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Mitie, Clarion, Axa, Wetherspoons, and many more in the FM, Social Housing, Property Management, Retail, Industrial, and Leisure sectors. Despite having been around for over 40 years, we are a fast-growing and dynamic business and part of an ever-expanding group Franchise Brands.

Founded in 1983, Metro Rod and its sister company Metro Plumb are leading providers of drain clearance and maintenance services delivered on a largely reactive basis. The services are provided by over 60 franchisees with geographical coverage across the UK. We’ve been clearing and unblocking drains for more than thirty years and we’re proud of our reputation for quality service and customer satisfaction. Major companies and leading high street names trust us to deal with all their regular drain maintenance and we’ll bring the same high standards of service to tackle your drain blockage.

Within the Waste & Water Services Division of Franchise Brands, is also Willow Pumps and Filta. Two expanding businesses that focus on sewage pumps and commercial kitchen solutions. Together, the brands provide a complete one-stop shop for keeping water and waste flowing.

What’s involved?

1. Carry out a range of services associated with our emergency services offering, cleaning, clearance, repair, installation, and maintenance of our customer’s assets new and old.
2. Deliver a high standard of customer service and technical expertise.
3. Operate in accordance with H&S and Quality procedures.
4. Maintain a high standard of company service, vehicles, and equipment.
5. Accurately record completed work details via internal and client systems.
6. Communicate effectively to ensure an excellent service is provided at all times.
7. Have a positive and helpful can-do attitude.
8. Cover normal working hours and “on call” out-of-hours on a rota basis and have a flexible attitude to covering emergency situations when called upon outside of these periods.
9. Qualifications, HPWJ, Confined Spaces, Street-works including a CSCS card (any / all would be advantageous but are not essential as full training is on offer).
10. Hold a full driving licence.

What do we look for?

1. Experience in commercial & domestic Drainage is essential.
2. Experience in drain cleaning, drain repairs, patch lining.
3. Drainage tickets including HPWJ, Confined spaces, and CSCS.
4. Experience with CCTV Surveys and Lining is an advantage.
5. Will have a positive, flexible, can-do attitude.
6. Want to be part of an exciting, growing, and progressive business with an increasingly formidable brand presence.
7. Be willing to work occasional / unsociable hours.
8. Hold a full UK driving licence - must be over 25 for insurance purposes.
9. Must live in the Dundee area.

The Benefits…

1. Ability to work in a positive local team environment.
2. Scope to develop your own skills within a multi-service offering business.
3. Attractive retaining salary.
4. We provide Van Pack, equipment, training, uniform, phone, fuel, and Screwfix card.
5. Structured approach to your training and development.
6. Life Assurance & Company Pension.
7. Sodexo benefits platform.