Apprentice Gas Engineer/Plumber

Apprentice Gas Engineer/Plumber

Location: Dumfries & Galloway (Stranraer area covering postcodes DG8 and DG9)

Salary range: Real Living Wage £13.45 per hour (FTE £23,799.60) + competitive benefits
package

Hours:  34 hours each week (1.0 FTE) worked over 4 days on a rota basis between 8am
and 5pm Monday to Friday, long weekend every 5 weeks.

About Us
Loreburn is a registered social landlord (RSL) and Scottish Charity, with 2,700 homes across
Dumfries & Galloway. Established more than 40 years ago, our vision and mission is to
‘create great places to live’ by providing good quality, well maintained, and affordable homes.

As a community-based association, we place our tenant facing services at the heart of the
communities we serve.  Our ‘Hub, Home & Roam’ working model allows our team to work
flexibly, ensuring they can be where they’re most needed, supported by the right tools and
resources to deliver on our commitments to tenants and communities.

The Role
The role of an apprentice will be to assist our trade operatives in delivering a high-quality
repairs service to our tenants, gaining the required skills and knowledge of the trade whilst
also gaining the relevant vocational qualification. As part of the training, you will also work
alongside the wider team to develop your skills, knowledge and experience across other
trades.

What We’re Looking For
What’s really important is that you have a strong commitment to learning and delivering an
excellent customer service delivery.

The ideal candidate will:

•  Have an interest in the trade and willing to commit to formal training
•  Have a basic understanding of IT
•  Have good communications skills
•  Possess strong customer service skills
•  Be able to work as part of team

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We value potential and a commitment to learning and encourage applicants who may not
possess every requirement to find out more.

Please take a look through the role profile for more information about the role, what’s
required, and the skills and competencies we’re looking for.

Working With Us:
Along with a supportive work environment and a collaborative culture, we offer generous
benefits and a great work/life balance.

•  Competitive pay and rewards

•  Matched pension contributions up to 8% and life cover of 3 x salary

•  Salary sacrifice options for pension contributions

•  8 weeks paid holiday (pro-rata) which includes 12 fixed public holidays and a

Christmas closure

•  Westfield Health Plan – contributions towards a range of services including dental,

optical, therapies, counselling and wellbeing services.

•  Employee discounts including Blue Light card, cashback and high street retail and

gym discounts

•  Family friendly policies

•  Support for continuous professional development and protected learning time

•  Strong values-based culture offering autonomy and empowerment

•  Paid volunteering days

•  Long service rewards

•  Professional fees - Loreburn will reimburse one set of annual fees paid by employees

for membership of professional institutions when such membership is directly
relevant to our work

For a confidential chat about the role, please contact Billy Coupland, Head of Repairs &
Maintenance on 07936349194 or via email to WilliamC@Loreburn.org.uk

How to Apply
Apply by completing the online Recruitment Application Form which can be accessed here.

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 9th April 2026

Interview date:  Wednesday 22nd April 2026

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices as accessible as possible for
everyone, this includes making any necessary adjustments. If you need us to do anything
differently as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.

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