Electrician

Hays Building; Swansea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Maintenance Technician for HMP Swansea. This role involves reactive repairs and planned maintenance in a secure environment. Ideal candidates must have relevant electrical qualifications and strong interpersonal skills. Full training is provided, and there are long-term contract opportunities available.

Benefits

Competitive Rate of Pay

Opportunity for Permanent Position

Qualifications

• Must hold 18th Edition and NVQ Level Electrical Qualifications.
• Time-served applicants or lower-level editions will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reactive repairs and planned maintenance.
• Conduct survey inspections for quality control.
• Promote health and safety culture across the site.

Skills

Security Awareness

Interpersonal Skills

Education

18th Edition Electrical Qualification

NVQ Level Electrical Qualifications

Test and Inspection Qualifications

Job description

Your new company
HMP Swansea holds Category C Adult male prisoners and young adults.
Your new role
As part of the Works Department, you will be responsible for both reactive repairs and planned and preventative maintenance. HMP Swansea prides themselves on engaging and involving employees working alongside them in the process of change. The Maintenance role is in a unique working environment with a strong sense of team working. Always in demand, you could benefit from long-term contracts and there is also potential, once trained, to work in other prisons both locally and nationally. You must be local to the prison or have your own transport.
The job involves:

• Reactive repairs & rewires along with small, planned projects and maintenance.
• Deal effectively and safely with breakdowns and fault-finding
• Be involved in survey inspections for quality control including confined spaces etc…
• All work needs to be recorded and logged.
• Equipment and services on site where necessary
• Required to carry out various inspections within the works department, including repairs to various assets, building fabric throughout the prison estate, e.g. furniture, internal/external fixtures and fittings, grounds, access and car parking, etc.
• Team working with various skill levels
• Security awareness within the prison environment
• Promoting a positive health and safety culture across the site, leading by example, including reporting any incidents or near-misses in a timely and effective manner, ensuring all H+S procedures are followed.
• To undertake and assist with other maintenance as required by the Estates Manager.
• To undertake a planned programme of maintenance as directed by the Estates Manager.

These duties will require you to work on the wings and corridors of the prison site. Therefore, the ideal candidate would need to be security-conscious and able to challenge potential compromises and risks; you will also need to be reliable and consistent, level-headed and have exceptional interpersonal skills. Full training on working within a prison is provided by the establishment/ department.


What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate must hold their 18th Edition and NVQ Level Electrical Qualifications and Test and Inspection qualifications. Time-served applicants or lower-level editions will not be considered.


What you'll get in return
A competitive rate of pay and the opportunity to become a permanent member of the team.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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