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🚿 Plumber / Plumber & Drainage Engineer – Crawley (Responsive Maintenance)
Join the WPS Team – Keep Homes Running Smoothly
WPS is looking for a skilled Plumber to join our Responsive Maintenance team in Crawley. If you also have Drainage Engineer experience, that's a great bonus - but if you don't, still apply!
This can be a split plumbing & drainage role, or purely plumbing, depending on your skills.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing
- Carrying out plumbing repairs, maintenance, and renewal works in social housing properties.
- Supporting with drainage works if experienced (not essential).
- Advising your Supervisor when additional trades or support are needed.
- Working independently or alongside other operatives to complete jobs efficiently.
- Completing daily work sheets detailing tasks completed and materials used.
- Delivering high‑quality workmanship and completing work within set timeframes.
- Providing excellent customer service to residents and clients.
- Following all WPS Health & Safety and safeguarding standards.
âś… What You'll Need
- A full UK driving licence đźš—
- NVQ L2 in plumbing or similar trade
- Proven plumbing experience (drainage experience is great but not required).
- Strong multi‑trade skills are an advantage.
- A high standard of workmanship and attention to detail.
- Great communication and problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work to deadlines.
- A positive, customer‑focused approach.
- Commitment to maintaining safety, professionalism, and quality.
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đź’¬ Why Join WPS?
At WPS, you're not just part of a team — you're part of a supportive community. We value your skills, invest in your growth, and provide a workplace where you can take pride in the difference you make.
Ready to take the next step?
Apply today and help us keep homes safe, functional, and welcoming for our residents. 🏡
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
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Our Commitments
WPS is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly.
We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at wpsrecruitment@wates.co.uk
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