Thomas Butler

Currently self employed. My work consists of boiler installations, full system installation, boiler breakdowns, servicing as well as general maintenance plumbing and full bathroom installations. These are for a wide range of customers from building companies, letting agents and insurance companies to the general public. With completing jobs like this I put to use many skills such as working well as part of a team liaising with other trades, being organised when running the full job to meet deadlines and to make sure they are to budget. Whilst doing this making sure we show respect to the customers home and making sure they are happy with the end result.

Completing Gas appliance breakdowns, assessing and organising installation of new heating systems from combi boiler swaps to full install, gas safety inspections and auditing new properties before they become active for service users. Organising own work schedule, van stock and sourcing of materials. All jobs completed within set time limits dependant on category of job. Other areas of my role here was training new starters to use the system for work whilst on patch and also training an apprentice for the last year I was there.

I was employed here as a gas breakdown and service engineer up until the company ceased trading and was unfortunately made redundant

My main duties were attending breakdowns, completing gas safety checks, servicing gas appliances and all aspects of plumbing work.

• I was employed as a gas installation engineer
• My main duties were fitting new gas appliances
• We also installed electrical appliances and integrated white goods
• My reason for leaving here was that the travel on shift was getting larger and workload was changing from installing to deliveries and this was not enjoyable anymore.

• Completing various types of work including boiler installations, full heating system installations, boiler servicing, landlords gas safety checks, boiler fault diagnosis and fitting of parts, bathroom fitting and all aspects of plumbing work
• I had various customers from private to commercial, including estate agencies and other gas/ plumbing companies.

• I completed my apprenticeship here learning a number of skills, installing gas and oil heating systems, boiler breakdowns and servicing, bathroom installations and much more
• Unfortunately, the company was forced to make some redundant and I was included in this.