Gas Heating and Plumbing Workshop Technician

Gas Heating and Plumbing Workshop Technician required at a unique training facility in Chatham, Kent. The Workshop Technician will provide practical support to the Gas Heating and Plumbing teaching department.

Are you an enthusiastic and committed individual, with strong communication skills, keen to support others in a training environment and be prepared to extend your own skills and knowledge?

Excellent benefits which include:

– Six weeks paid holiday (plus bank holidays)
– Generous contributory pension
– Funding for continuous professional development and personal growth
– Mental Health and Wellbeing support
– Monday to Friday 37 hours
– Private healthcare
– Cycle to work scheme
– On-site gym

MKC Training is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, all applications will be considered. They provide support through Mental Health First Aid and Coaching and Mentoring schemes, are accredited Investors in People, ISO accredited and have a Gold Award in the Medway Healthy Workplaces Programme and have won several Health & Safety awards.

MKC Training is passionate about the success they deliver their learners, partners, and local communities, empowering their people to be ambitious, solution-focused, proactive, and creative thinkers. Their values, Commitment to learner success, Investment in People, Collaboration through partnership to achieve shared goals, Innovation to prepare for tomorrow, help them achieve their vision, to be the UK’s premier skills development partner, harnessing innovative solutions to equip their clients for the future. They have a long and very successful partnership contract based at the Royal School of Military Engineering, Brompton Barracks.

The Gas Heating & Plumbing Workshop Technician role:

To exercise good and safe workshop practice, meet regularly with teaching staff, instructors and assessors to provide assistance where required. Monitor and register attendance of students in workshops, assist teaching staff and instructors with the supervision, training and assessment of students including monitoring.  Invigilating assessments, recording and reporting progress as required (on the job training will be given for assessment processes).  Maintain and manage all gas appliances within the department across boilers, fires, cookers and water heaters.  In addition, managing tools and equipment used by students.

Additional experience to support your application:

• CCN1 Domestic Gas Qualified with Appliances HTR1, CKR1, CENWAT1 & CPA1
• Experience relevant to gas heating and plumbing trade
• IOSH Health & Safety qualification or willingness to achieve this within first year of employment
• Have an interest in the development of students and willingness to assist in their learning
• IT literate

Full Job Description is available on request.

Closing date Friday 6th September 2024 although this may be subject to change allowing for market conditions.

All posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service application. MKC Training follows the DBS Code of Practice.

Armed Forces Covenant – We will offer guaranteed interviews to military veterans if they meet the selection criteria.

Note to Recruitment Agencies – this recruitment project is under a managed service contract – direct approaches to the client will not be accepted.

Note to Recruitment Agencies – this recruitment project is under a managed service contract – direct approaches to the client will not be accepted.