Plumber

Plumber

Location: Yarlswood IRC, Bedford, MK41 6HL

Salary: £32939.83per annum plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Full time 40 hours per week, working Monday – Friday 8am -4.30pm, once training is completed on call will be require covering 1 in 10 weeks.

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Plumber in our Yarlswood Immigration Removal Centre team, you’ll use your technical skills to keep essential services running smoothly. You’ll help create safe, well‑maintained environments that support the wellbeing of colleagues and the people we serve.

Every repair, installation, and inspection you complete helps maintain the reliability of our facilities and contributes to a safer, more secure future for the communities we support.

What you’ll do as a Plumber
You’ll be entrusted to:

• Carry out routine general plumbing and fitting work, preventative maintenance, and repairs.
• Complete fault finding and defect rectification on a range of plant and equipment.
• Install new plant and apparatus as defined and specified.
• Support colleagues across the FM service with multi‑trade tasks.
• Maintain and update pre‑planned maintenance schedules.
• Produce reports and recommendations based on investigations into plant and equipment performance.
• Assist with specifying and obtaining spare parts to maintain operational efficiency.
• Escort contractors in line with site procedures.
• Work safely at all times, meeting statutory and local regulations.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A recognised Plumbing qualification (C&G or NVQ).
• The ability to self‑motivate and manage your workload effectively.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to work to tight timescales in a logical and methodical way.
• A proactive, flexible approach and commitment to excellent customer service.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively.

Vetting and checks:
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, simply health cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

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About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Apply
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.  At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact j&icareersUK@serco.com. 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on j&icareersUK@serco.com to discuss.