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Multi-Trade Operative Plumber

Job details
Posting date: 09 October 2025
Salary: £35,179 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 October 2025
Location: Plymouth, South West England
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Plymouth Community Homes
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: GAM-002244

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Summary

About the role

We are keen to recruit a Multi-Trade Plumber, to work for our In-House plumbing department. This role involves carrying out plumbing repairs and planned maintenance to our housing stock within Plymouth and surrounding areas. This role may also include some water hygiene compliance duties such as legionella risk assessments and planned maintenance work.

Applicants will preferably have completed a recognised Plumbing Apprenticeship and have experience in water hygiene and legionella control. The role requires a full driving licence and relevant essential criteria as per the Person Specification in the Job Description.

Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who:

Has completed a recognised apprenticeship in plumbing
Has a full driving licence
Can plan and manage own workload to achieve deadlines and targets
About Plymouth Community Homes

We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.

With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well-managed and well-maintained homes.

What we can offer you:

Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
Free annual flu vaccination
Cycle to Work scheme
The opportunity to work in a beautiful and vibrant part of the Southwest
We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
It's fun to work here- we have dress down Fridays, company quizzes, and lots of charity events throughout the year
Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
We get a daily visit from a local food van, and within walking distance to local Crownhill shops, Warrens, M&S Foodhall, Co-op, Starbucks and Tim Hortons
To Apply:

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity please select apply and complete our form, making reference to the person specification to demonstrate how you consider that your knowledge, skills and experience meet the requirements of the job.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Paul Crook, Gas & Plumbing Operations Manager on 07702 512228.

This post is not suitable for job share.

Shortlisting Date: 20th October 2025

Interview Date: 28th October 2025

If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.

We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.

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