Plumber
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026.
Plumber
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Charnwood Borough Council
Service Area: Housing / Voids Repairs / Responsive Repairs
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern:
Monday to Thursday: 08:00 to 16:00
Friday: 08:00 to 15:30
Start Date: 31 August 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 1
Location
Work Base:
Council Offices
Southfield Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2TX
The role will involve working on council tenanted properties across Charnwood.
Pay
PAYE Rate: £20.00 per hour
Job Overview
Charnwood Borough Council is seeking an experienced Plumber to join its repairs team and support reactive maintenance across council tenanted properties.
The role will involve carrying out plumbing repairs and maintenance work to a high standard, ensuring good workmanship, a quality finish and a customer-focused service for residents.
The successful candidate will need excellent plumbing skills, pride in their work, strong customer service skills and the ability to work well as part of a repairs team.
Important - Please Read Carefully
This is a Plumber / Housing Repairs role.
Candidates must have strong plumbing skills and experience carrying out reactive maintenance or repairs, ideally within council housing, social housing, domestic properties, voids or responsive repairs.
The successful candidate should hold a standard plumbing qualification or be able to demonstrate significant practical plumbing experience.
Candidates must be customer-focused, professional, reliable and able to work in occupied council tenanted properties.
Candidates without plumbing repairs, reactive maintenance, domestic plumbing or housing repairs experience are unlikely to be considered.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out plumbing repairs in council tenanted properties
- Support the responsive repairs team
- Complete reactive maintenance works
- Attend occupied domestic properties
- Diagnose plumbing issues
- Complete repairs to a high standard
- Ensure work is completed safely and professionally
- Take pride in workmanship and final finish
- Provide a customer-focused service to tenants
- Work effectively as part of the repairs team
- Communicate professionally with residents and colleagues
- Support improvement of local communities through quality repairs service
- Follow council procedures and site requirements
- Maintain good standards of cleanliness and care while working in properties
Essential Experience & Skills
- Strong plumbing experience
- Experience carrying out plumbing repairs
- Reactive maintenance experience
- Domestic plumbing experience
- Experience working in occupied properties
- Good fault-finding ability
- Ability to complete work to a high standard
- Pride in quality of work and finish
- Customer-focused approach
- Good communication skills
- Team working ability
- Reliable and professional approach
- Ability to work safely and responsibly
- Standard plumbing qualification or substantial practical plumbing experience
Desirable
- Social housing repairs experience
- Council housing repairs experience
- Voids repairs experience
- Responsive repairs experience
- Experience working with tenants or residents
- Multi-trade maintenance awareness
- Experience working for a local authority or housing provider
Additional Information
Working hours are Monday to Thursday, 08:00 to 16:00, and Friday, 08:00 to 15:30.
Candidate submission deadline is 23 August 2026.
Disclaimer
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Job Reference
OR112304