Craft Attendant Fitter

We also provide the following additional benefits

Job Purpose

The post holder is required to assist the Craftsperson or Engineer in their role in terms of construction, commissioning and maintenance activities on Grid and Primary Substation, whilst observing correct procedures are being followed with particular regard to safe working practices.

Duties

• Ensure safe working practices are observed in line with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, UK Power Networks Safe Working Practices and Procedure and in line with the Distribution Safety Rules.
• Assist Craftsperson, Supervisor and Engineers in the Installation, maintenance and testing of all plant, apparatus and cables associated with the Grid, Primary and Distribution network.
• Assist in fault location and repair of all plant, apparatus and cables associated with the Grid, Primary and Distribution network.
• Ensure that all works are carried out in line with the Distribution Safety Rules and to demonstrate a strong safety culture.
• Use of appropriate IT equipment
• Undertake a system emergency storm role as needed in accordance with network standards and safety requirements.

Experience

The following skills and attributes are important to this role:-

• Experience of Electrical Installation works or an Electrical Improver.
• EAL Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installation or Equivalent.
• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• CSCS/ECS Installation Electrical Card/EUSR SHEA Power or equivalent                  
• Flexible and able to work in a team environment.
• Ability to problem solve in a practical way and able to work under pressure.
• Must have a clean driving licence (HGV License would be preferable but not essential).
• A good understanding of Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation

Beneficial

• City and Guilds 2339 – Level 2 Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering or City and Guilds 2365 – Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Craft or equivalent
• City and Guilds 2382 – Certificate in the Requirements for Electrical Installations (18th Edition)
• Confined space trained
• Ladder Association trained
• Experience in working at heights and working outside is highly desirable.

The successful candidate would be expected to undertake training and development to increase their knowledge and skills that could lead to progression within the organisation and may receive salary and band progression upon attaining the higher authorisation levels. 

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.