Plumber! - Water Softener Installer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Harvey Water Softeners is the UK’s number one water softener company, which assembles, sells, installs and services water softeners primarily for home use.
We are looking for plumbers to join our rapidly growing team of installers. This is a great career opportunity where you will play an important role in installing water softeners in our customers’ homes.
- Are you a qualified or time served domestic plumber?
- Do you have excellent customer service skills?
- Are you technically minded, looking for a new challenging role?
If this sounds like you, we would love you to join our fantastic team.
Advertised salary - Based on OTE.
Our customer sits at the heart of what we do, and we believe that by having the right people we can ensure all our customers experience world class customer service.
At Harvey we offer an intensive training programme in our own academy, so you don’t need to be an expert in water softeners, you just need to love working with people, be able to demonstrate knowledge and plumbing experience, be technically minded and always be willing to go the extra mile to deliver for our customers.
As a Water Softener Installer, you will have a full UK driving licence, along with excellent customer service skills. You will have a plumbing qualification along with previous domestic plumbing experience.
Alongside a competitive salary, the successful candidate will receive.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Flexible working
- All equipment provided including tools, uniform, a company vehicle, phone, and iPad
- Ongoing training programme
- Tiered structure allowing progression and future career paths
- Working as part of a high performing successful team
- Employee discounts and staff incentives
- Performance-related bonus package
Please note: This role requires some flexible working which will include weekends.
If you are looking to join a forward-thinking company, have previous on-the-job plumbing experience and a qualification to support this, then please apply with your CV and covering letter today, detailing why you think you’re the right person for the job!
About Harvey Water Softeners
Harvey Water Softeners is part of Culligan International – a global water treatment company providing solutions for homes, offices and commercial purposes. It is the UK market leader in domestic water softeners and a key household brand within the Culligan Group, having doubled sales over the past five years. The business is currently going through an exciting business transformation. We continue to invest heavily in our people and are proud to champion a coaching culture underpinned by our shared values.
At our factory in Old Woking, we have a full production and R&D facility, which sit alongside our head office functions. We invest heavily in our people and are proud to champion a Coaching Culture underpinned by our shared Values. Our factory has undergone modernization to incorporate world class manufacturing and the best-in-class tools and equipment to make our great product. We are continuing to grow with the support of Culligan and we need great people to continue to fuel our momentum.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Overtime
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: On the road
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
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 (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Consumer Product Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Plumber! - Water Softener Installer roles across Harvey Water Softeners's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Consumer Product Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £45,000 - £45,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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