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Plumber - Sheffield

🏒 Travelodge β€’ πŸ“ Sheffield, England β€’ πŸ•’ Sep 14, 2026
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Full Benefits Package

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Sheffield, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP β‰ˆ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Internally known as 'ERT - Emergency Response Team' these roles will encompass a variety of maintenance works including plumbing, electrics, door repairs and AC unit repairs amongst others. Therefore, this role will require adaptability to provide a multiskilled approach to a variety of tasks.


Overall Job Purpose

  • The main purpose of the Team is to attend as many emergency jobs as possible and to carry out a variety of maintenance works. This ranges from smaller works such as faulty doors, lights etc through to larger projects including roof repairs, plant room works etc.
  • To complete quality reactive maintenance within hotels, in a geographical area of responsibility ensuring that the hotels are consistently well maintained to brand standard.
  • To consistently deliver a first time fix on all jobs.
  • To observe safe working practices and comply with all health & safety legislation.
  • To develop strong working relationships with the hotel operations teams ensuring that the customer is a key focus.
  • On-Call support covers Monday to Saturday outside of core working hours
  • Core working hours 0800 - 2000 with early shift (0800-1630) and late shift (1130-2000) with on-call engineers working the late shift when on- call which is 1 in 3 weeks.
  • Any emergency / H&S calls received after 0600 in the morning or 1800 in the evening Mon-Sat will fall into the callout process


Responsibilities:

  • First time fix of completion of reactive maintenance jobs that are scheduled for hotels.
  • Drive and maintain strong relationships with the hotel operations team in line with our values.
  • To comply with the requirements of Health and Safety, other relevant legislation and Travelodge policies and procedures and H&S responsibility for direct reports. Ensure that PPE is used as required.
  • To ensure that all jobs allocated are consistently completed to a satisfactory finish in accordance with agreed standards and KPIs.
  • To be responsible for returning rooms to sale as quickly and efficiently as possible in a safe and tidy manner.
  • To manage van storage of stock to agreed levels and ensure that you have parts available to complete jobs as quickly and efficiently as possible.


Person Specification: Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential:

  • The candidate will be required to be time served in a trade or have either City and Guilds (6129) Certificate in Basic Plumbing and NVQ Level 2 or electrical certification to 17 Edition (2382/10); Inspection and testing (2391/10) and Part P registered with a government body (e.g. NICEIC), NVQ Level 3.
  • High levels of attention to detail.
  • Drive and determination to continuously improve.
  • High levels of customer insight and brand passion.
  • Good communication skills, both internally and with suppliers and 3rd parties
  • IT and systems literate essential
  • Proven track record of delivery and success.
  • Good level of personal impact and confidence.


Desirable:

  • It would be beneficial although not essential if the candidate had experience or qualifications in the following areas. Auto Doors, Catering equipment, AC (including F Gas), M&E including plant room experience or general building works

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Plumber - Sheffield roles across Travelodge's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

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2. Behavioral & Leadership

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3. Compensation Alignment

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