Role details
Role overview
SR Plumbing is recruiting a Boiler Breakdown Engineer to handle domestic heating work across Liverpool and Merseyside.
The position is centred on boiler breakdowns, heating faults, repair work and servicing support. We are looking for someone who can assess problems properly, communicate clearly with customers and complete visits to a dependable standard.
Location and coverage
Covering Liverpool, Merseyside and agreed nearby service areas.
Applicants should be able to cover postcode area: L.
Working pattern
Full-time field role built around customer appointments, urgent heating jobs and occasional call-out demand.
Education requirements
Current Gas Safe registration and domestic gas qualifications.
Experience requirements
Minimum 3 years experience with domestic boiler breakdowns and heating fault finding.
Responsibilities
- Visit domestic customers for boiler breakdown, heating and hot water issues.
- Trace faults across boilers, controls, radiators and wider heating systems.
- Complete repairs safely, including related heating and plumbing tasks where appropriate.
- Support servicing and landlord gas safety appointments when the schedule requires it.
- Give customers a clear explanation of the fault and the recommended repair route.
- Record job notes properly so the office team has a clear history of each visit.
- Plan your day sensibly across the service area you are covering.
Requirements
- Gas Safe registered for domestic gas work.
- A minimum of 3 years working on domestic boiler breakdown and repair jobs.
- Practical understanding of heating controls, radiators, pipework and common system faults.
- Confidence diagnosing issues across a range of boiler brands.
- Full UK driving licence.
- A tidy, reliable and customer-conscious way of working.
Desirable experience
- Broad exposure to common domestic boiler brands.
- Good knowledge of heating controls, valves and circulation problems.
- Experience with CP12s, servicing and landlord maintenance visits.
What success looks like
- Arrive prepared and manage appointments without close supervision.
- Work through heating faults in a calm, structured way.
- Finish repairs safely and leave the work area tidy.
- Keep customers and the office updated when parts or follow-on work are needed.
- Build a reputation for reliable, professional visits.
Benefits
- £40,000 basic starting salary.
- Company van for work appointments.
- Uniform supplied.
- Permanent full-time position.
- Work focused around agreed regional areas.
- Job information and customer notes from the office team.
- Additional hours available when workload allows.
Apply for this role
Apply below with details of your boiler repair background, Gas Safe status and the heating work you are strongest at.