SHIFTED CRAFT ATTENDANT

81278 - Craft Attendant Jointer Shifted

This shifted craft attendant jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Covent Garden office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of £38,434 + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date:. 31/08/2025

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

Nature and Scope:

The post holder is required to assist the craftsperson in their role of network maintenance, reinforcement, alterations, and fault repairs on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies involving switching and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network.

This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed regarding PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand.

Craft Attendants will demonstrate a responsible and safe approach to unplanned hazardous situations. You will deal professionally with members of the public, emergency services and local authorities when representing UK Power Networks in emergency situations.

You will work A 37-hour week, over a 24-hour shift pattern, that includes nights and weekends, working 12-hour shifts that includes public holidays.

The Craftsperson is allocated work activity sometimes by some form of dispatch and at other times through a field engineer or scheduling teams. This can range from one complicated piece of work each day to several work tasks. The jobs can range from daily jobs to jobs needing to be carried out up to seven days although the jobs are laid out for the Craftsperson and the Craft Attendants.

The post holder has an Individual Performance Review meeting with the Field Staff Supervisor where goals and objectives are set and there is also a monthly team talk with the Field Staff Supervisor

In carrying out your role, the Craft Attendant may work with another Craftsperson if your regular Craftsperson is on leave, so the post holder has to demonstrate flexibility and good teamwork ability

Principal Accountabilities:

• Observe all work being carried out on live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.
• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the duty of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974).
• Set equipment up for the Fitter/Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and providing the vehicle to ensure jobs to be carried out.
• Assist the Fitter/Jointer when he/she carries out work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.
• Use appropriate IT equipment such as Toughpad, SAP data collection devices– an electronic job issuing system.
• Assist the Fitter/Jointer with all aspects of maintaining and inspecting the LV and HV network.
• Support the Fitter/Jointer concerning uses own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job concerning feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and timeliness and communicate with Field Engineers
• The post holder undertakes a system emergency storm role where he/she carries out following network standards and safety requirements.

Essential Qualifications:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e., points of isolation/earthing
• New Roads & Street works Act (NRSWA) – Units 1, 2 and 3 successfully achieved.
• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.
• Trained in First Aid
• Awareness of policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. Leading to a sound knowledge of electrical distribution. The Craft Attendant has to be aware of such policies, but only enough so as to escalate to the craftsperson if he/she felt there was a failure to follow a policy.
• Full UK driving licence required.

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 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 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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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.