Gas Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Example Recruitment
£350 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Summary: The role involves recruiting self-employed heating engineers for a national heating contractor in Northampton, focusing on service and repair contracts. Engineers will perform annual service visits, gas safety checks, and central heating repairs with a flexible workload. The position offers ongoing work with weekly payments and various benefits, including pre-booked appointments and provided equipment. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in heating engineering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct annual service visits and gas safety checks.
- Perform central heating repairs and maintain landlord gas safety records.
- Manage a workload of 6-8 pre-booked appointments per day.
- Commit to a minimum of 3 days per week, with options for additional work.
- Utilize provided tablet for appointment management and diagnostics.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and maintain necessary qualifications.
Key Skills:
- 2 years of qualified experience as a heating engineer.
- ACS Qualifications including CKR1 and HTR1.
- Gas Safe Registration.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Public Liability Insurance of £2m.
- Proficient in using diagnostic tools and equipment.
Salary (Rate): £350/day
City: Northampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Example Recruitment Group is currently recruiting on behalf of a national heating contractor operating within the private sector.
They require self-employed heating engineers for an ongoing service & repair contract in the Northampton area.
Contract Details:
- Location: Northampton
- Work Type: Annual Service Visits (Annual Gas Safety Check), Landlord Gas Safety Records, and central heating repairs.
- Work Load: 6-8 pre-booked appointments per day
- Commitment: Minimum of set 3 days per week. Up to 5 days available plus optional weekends and evening call out available at enhanced rates.
- Contract Length: Ongoing (no end date)
- Payment terms: Weekly one week in arrears.
Rates:
- Annual Service Visit (Annual Gas Safety check): £26.65 per appliance
- Repairs: £51.25 per completed property (full van stock and parts supplied)
- Linked Repair: £38.44 plus Annual Service Visit Rate (if repair required at Annual Gas Safety Check)
Optional out-of-hours and weekend work is available at enhanced rates.
Key Benefits:
- Local work
- Weekly payments – invoices raised on your behalf - no chasing customers for payment or paperwork.
- Flexible workload, 6-8 jobs per day plus the ability to request additional jobs from planning team
- All appointments are pre-booked via tablet device (provided).
- Tablet includes Exsol computer diagnosis system which when used will diagnose system and boiler faults within 10 checks.
- Van stock, PPE, uniform, and kit supplied.
- Long-term ongoing contract with consistent regular work all year round.
Requirements:
- 2 years of qualified experience as a heating engineer
- ACS Qualifications including CKR1 (Gas Cookers) & HTR1 (Gas Fires)
- Panel Van (plain or sign written)
- Gas Safe Registration
- Calibrated Flue Gas Analyser
- £2m Public Liability Insurance
- No unspent criminal convictions
If this may be of interest and you would like some further information, please reply by email with your contact details and we will be in touch.