Craft Attendant Jointer

Alternative Networks (now part of Daisy Group); Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Reservist Leave

Personal Pension Plan

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work

Green Car Leasing

Occupational Health

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

UK Power Networks is seeking a Craft Attendant Jointer for our Canning Town East London office. You will report to the field staff supervisor and work within our network operations as a permanent member of the UK Power Networks team, observing all work on live LV apparatus and ensuring safety and PPE adherence.

The role offers a £40,144 salary, a 3% bonus, and benefits; successful candidates will undergo a medical and DBS check before joining.

Qualifications

• GCSE level or equivalent qualification.
• Understanding of electrical distribution and related standards.
• NRSWA Units 1-3 completed.
• Emergency First Aid trained and safety aware.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Observe all live LV work and ensure PPE compliance.
• Prepare equipment and organise tools for jointer tasks.
• Support the Jointer on live 240/415V work per safety procedures.
• Use SAP Work Manager for job issuance and updates.
• Assist with risk assessment and liaise with Field Engineer as needed.

Skills

Electrical distribution

Health & Safety

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

NRSWA Units 1-3

Emergency First Aid trained

Full UK driving licence

Tools

SAP Work Manager

Job description

82696 - Craft Attendant Jointer

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

You will attract a salary of £40,144 + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

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

Close Date: .16/08/2026

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

Principal Accountabilities

• Observe all work being carried out on:
  • live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.
• Ensure safe use of equipment in line with 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)
• To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment and ensure 'Do Not Disturb' signs are prominently always displayed appropriately and whilst live electrical work is in progress.
• Set equipment up for the Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and equipping the vehicle to enable jobs to be carried out.
• Assists the Jointer when he/she carries out work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment as required in accordance with appropriate safety procedures.
• Use appropriate IT equipment such as SAP Work Manager - an electronic job issuing system.
• Digging and aiding in excavating holes safely and in doing so liaise effectively with external contractors.
• Supports the Jointer in terms of uses own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job in terms of feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and timeliness and liaise with Field Engineer as and when appropriate.

Essential Qualifications

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of electrical distribution
• An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e., points of isolation/earthing
• New Roads & Streetworks 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 be expected to learn on the job.
• Trained in Emergency First Aid
• Awareness of the policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. The Craft Attendant must be aware of such policies but only enough to elevate to the craft Person if he/she felt there was a failure to follow a policy.
• Full UK driving licence required

Desireable

• Experience in cable jointing

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.

If in doubt ask!

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, 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.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Where applicable, this role is subject to safer recruitment processes and robust pre‑employment checks