Gas Engineer

Location: Sedgefield, Spennymoor

Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week, Company van + fuel card

Emergency call out rota additional to salary

Salary: £39,021.78 per annum

We are currently recruiting for a Gas Engineer to join our Spennymoor branch. With a company van provided and opportunities for overtime and call out payments, this role offers long-term stability and career development within a leading housing services provider.

Working on a planned route, you will carry out reactive repairs, servicing, breakdown repairs and new installations. You will be responsible for ensuring gas systems are operating safely and efficiently while delivering excellent customer service and maintaining compliance with all relevant gas safety regulations.

About the Role:

• Carry out gas servicing and repairs in occupied properties
• Complete boiler servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Undertake annual gas safety inspections and compliance checks
• Carry out new gas installations where required
• Perform planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Inspect flue systems, including access to loft spaces where required
• Access and inspect gas meters to ensure safe operation and accurate readings
• Diagnose faults and complete repairs efficiently and safely
• Work independently while maintaining high standards of customer service
• Participate in the emergency call out rota as and when required
• Work safely within confined spaces and loft areas where necessary

Key Criteria:

• Qualified to City & Guilds/Gas Service Engineer standard

• Hold current ACS certifications including CCN1, CENWAT and CKR1 as a minimum

• Full UK manual driving licence
• Ability to provide own hand tools
• Experience carrying out gas servicing and repairs

• Experience working within social housing

• Ability to work independently and manage a planned workload

• Commitment to health and safety and regulatory compliance

Desirable:

• Air source heat pump qualification
  

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• 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 – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
• Occupational health support
• Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
• Be part of an inclusive workplace with access to a range of colleague networks and support groups focused on diversity, wellbeing and career development. From Disability, Pride (LGBTQ+) and Ethnic Diversity networks to Women in Leadership, the Women Operative Support Group, Women's Health, Men's Mental Health and Armed Forces communities, these groups provide opportunities for support, connection and professional development across our diverse workforce.
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
• Company pension scheme with Peoples Pension, 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution

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 Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

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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.