Yorkshire Housing are recruiting for a motivated Multi-Skilled Gas Operative to join our regional HomeWorks team who provide quality and efficient services around Yorkshire. You will be based predominantly in the South of our region (Sheffield, Wakefield, Doncaster Rotherham or Barnsley) but you will be expected to travel also across the entire Yorkshire region.

About Yorkshire Housing

We own and manage more than 18,000 homes and we’re developing thousands more.  We’re ambitious and serious about making Yorkshire Housing first choice for our customers, helping everyone to live in a quality home they can afford. We also serious about being first choice for employees and so we’re investing significantly in our systems, ways of working and our culture.  Our success is dependent on our people who are curious and able to think differently along with making things happen with impact for our customers and our business

Within the wider HomeWorks team our Multi-Skilled Gas Operatives carry out all aspects of Gas work in properties owned or managed by Yorkshire Housing.

What will you be doing?

You will carry out annual gas services/safety checks and maintain gas boilers/heating systems following manufacturer’s instructions, in accordance with the Gas Safety (installation and use) Regulations and Yorkshire Housings policies and procedures.

You will provide amazing customer service at all times to our customers & understand their responsibility in being a customer facing operative and an ambassador for the organisation.

You  will also work closely with the compliance team in ensuring work is undertaken safely & ensuring best safety practice is adhered to at all times.

Full list of accountabilities included on the attached job description.

What we are looking for?

What matters most to us is that you own the work you do to achieve impact by delivering results and creating trust with our customers.  We want you to be able to do this with pride and passion for Yorkshire Housing. We also want you to have fun along the way! 

Additional key requirements include (Full requirements on Job Description): 

• Previous experience, servicing, installing & undertaking gas boilers and appliances in a domestic environment at high volume
• A formal gas qualification ACS Certificates CCN1,CENWAT, HTR1 & CKR1 or equivalent
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of current Health and Safety best practice
• Knowledge of best practice & understanding of gas safety legislation and standards.
• Basic IT skills (use of apps, hand held devices/Smartphone)
• Be able to deal with different priorities and to tight deadlines, but maintain high standards of work
• Full UK Driving License

What can you expect from Yorkshire Housing?

In return we offer £34,320 for a 37.5 hour week with the opportunity for overtime when required, 25 days annual leave (raising annually to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays. We also have a really good reward package to suit everyone – from a variety of retail discounts to a contributory pension scheme where we will match your contributions up to 9%!

You will also be provided a vehicle for work, smart devices, test equipment, uniform and all PPE.

If you want to be part of a team that makes a positive difference every day and cares about its customers and employees then we look forward to hearing from you! 

This is a permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week) role with no fixed location. You will be based predominantly in the South or our region but you will be expected to travel also across the entire Yorkshire region.  You must also be able to time to time to work out of hours repairs and maintenance service as necessary and will be required to take part in a call out rota for emergency works cover.  This may include early evening and Saturday operational hours as part of future service development.