Electrician

Together Housing; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van for personal use

27 days annual leave (rising to 32)

LGPS pension

Job summary

Together Housing is seeking an Electrician to join the Repairs & Maintenance team to perform electrical repairs across tenanted and vacant properties in the Blackburn, Clitheroe, Rossendale and Pendle area.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent, knowledge of BS7671, and a full UK driving licence. You will work up to 37 hours per week with a company van and a generous leave entitlement, supported by a LGPS pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification – NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent.
• Knowledge of BS7671:2018 requirements for Electrical Installations.
• Full UK Manual drivers licence.
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Electrician/Electrical Technician and related building disciplines.
• Relevant post qualification experience.
• Experience of working in a customer service environment.
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all types of Electrical repairs to tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets and standards.
• Strive for Right First Time with repairs completed in one visit where practicable.
• Organise work to minimise lost time and reallocate as needed.
• Participate in standby or call-out rota.
• Diagnose and undertake repairs, obtaining approvals for expensive or lengthy jobs.
• Maintain high workmanship in line with service standards and safety procedures.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical

BS7671 Knowledge

Full UK driving licence

Electrical repairs

Customer service

Job description

We are looking for a Electrician to join our Repairs & Maintenance team. As an Electrician you will provide all types of Electrical repairs, to tenanted and vacant properties, with a customer service quality driven repair and maintenance service. In this role you will be covering a number of areas, including Blackburn, Clitheroe, Rossendale and Pendle area.

Together Housing Group:We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.

Diversity & Inclusion: As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Further information can be found at this link - Equality and diversity - Together Housing Group

Outline of Key responsibilities of the Electrician…

• To carry out all types of Electrical repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opti-time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, to good practice, Building Regulations etc as appropriate and applicable.
• To carry out work with an ethos of “Right First Time” always completing a repair where practicable in one visit, with good quality workmanship and good standard of performance.
• To organise your work to minimise lost or non-productive time, highlighting pro-actively if you have too much / too little work so that work can be re-allocated, extra work allocated etc as appropriate.
• To assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. To participate in a stand-by or call-out rota.
• To use your initiative to diagnose and undertake a repair which may be different from the job required or where the job required was of a locate fault type nature. Obtaining approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated, will take much longer than anticipated etc.
• To work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards, safe working procedures and as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources etc.

We are looking for someone who has…

• Electrical qualification – NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent
• Knowledge of BS7671:2018 requirements for Electrical Installations
• Full UK Manual drivers licence
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Electrician/ Electrical Technician along with other associated building disciplines as required and as appropriate
• Relevant post qualification experience
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit.

In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Electrician role...

• Starting salary: £37,977 per annum
• Company van available for personal use
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays
• You will work a total of 37 hours per week, scheduled between 08:00 and 19:30 across any five days from Monday to Saturday. The exact schedule will depend on business needs at the time. However, to give an idea, atypical working weekmay be Monday to Thursday from 08:0 0 to 16:00 and Friday from 08:00 to 15:30. Please note that this is subject to change based on business requirements.
• Additional earning due to call out rota.
• Attractive pension schemes - Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• To explore the full range of our award-winning benefits, please click on the link and ensure that you review all that we have to offer - Employee Benefits Link

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

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