We have opportunities for plumbing candidates with experience in housing repairs to join our Building Services team.
You will be working as part of a team helping to provide an efficient, responsive, high quality repairs service to our customers in and around the York area, alongside administrative support.
As one of the first points of contact to our customers you will be dealing with a large volume of reactive plumbing repairs and will need to have excellent plumbing skills along with good communication and customer service skills to deliver a consistent positive customer experience.
You should possess a high attention to detail to ensure repairs are carried out to a high-quality standard and delivered in a timely, professional and efficient manner.
Part of this role will require liaison with contractors and tradespersons to arrange for materials and follow on works around your workload.
Training will be provided in using the IT system that appoints work daily and records productivity of your working week.
There is a requirement to carry out standby duties on a weekly basis on a monthly rota carrying emergency repairs out of hours.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Stacey Hall (Area Repairs Team Leader) at
[email protected]
Closing date: Sunday 23 August 2026 at 12 midnight
Interview Date Week commencing 31 August 2026
