Gas Engineer

Livin Housing Limited; North East, Darlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000

Job description

Annual salary: up to £43,006.76

Gas Engineer

Darlington

Up to £43,006.76 per annum

Full time – Permanent, 42.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday

Including company vehicle and fuel card

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions: Northwest, 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:

Due to contract expansion, we are hiring a Gas Engineer to join our team in Wakefield. The main duties of the role are to carry out a range of gas work to our clients' housing stock to ensure that gas appliances and installations which are worked on are safe for continued use. To safeguard the service users, members of the public, client’s personnel and Mears employees from any potential danger associated with gas. The gas engineer has a lot of responsibilities when undertaking gas work, repairs, service and installation, as accuracy and commitment to doing the work correctly is very important.

Role Criteria:

• Qualified to City and Guilds/ Gas Service Engineer standard and hold appropriate ACS certification
• Good knowledge of electrical safe working
• Experience with boiler repairs and installation
• Good written & verbal communication skills
• Able to work alone as well as part of a team
• Customer focused
• Full UK driving license

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

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

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.

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
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Beth Dunford ([e-mail])

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). 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.