Electrician

Kirklees Council; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Electrician to join their Homes and Neighbourhoods team. This role involves traveling across Kirklees to provide high-quality repairs and installations for a diverse range of customers. The ideal candidate will possess a recognized electrical apprenticeship, relevant qualifications, and a proven track record in domestic and commercial electrical work. In return, you will enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent staff benefits, contributing to the community's well-being and safety. Join us in making a difference while advancing your career in a rewarding role.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Employee Benefits

Overtime Opportunities

Call-Out Rota Participation

Qualifications

• Must have excellent communication and customer care skills.
• Experience in domestic electrical installations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality repairs, maintenance, and installations.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.

Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Care Skills

Electrical Installation

Inspection and Testing

Teamwork

Education

Recognised Electrical Apprenticeship

Level 3 NVQ in Electrical Installation

18th Edition Wiring Regulations Qualification

Tools

Electrical Tools

Testing Equipment

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation: Kirklees

Directorate: Place

Service Area: Homes & Neighbourhoods

Hours: 37

Number of Jobs: 2

Location(s): Across Kirklees

Position type: Permanent

Grade: Grade 10

Kirklees Council, Homes and Neighbourhoods (H&N) is responsible for the repairs and maintenance of almost 22,000 homes and 300 public buildings across Kirklees. Working with our communities, it is our vision to provide, ‘Quality Homes and Services in successful communities’.

As an Electrician working for H&N, you will travel throughout Kirklees and the surrounding areas to deliver the duties of this role and meet the needs of the organisation and our customers. You will be required to work as part of a team and independently to deliver quality repairs, maintenance, and installations to a high standard.

To be considered for the role, it is essential that you:

1. Have excellent communication and customer care skills to effectively liaise with a variety of customers and clients both internally and externally.
2. Have served a recognised electrical apprenticeship.
3. Possess a level three NVQ in electrical installation (or equivalent); an 18th edition wiring regulations qualification and ideally C&G 2391 (or be willing to work towards).
4. Have experience of domestic electrical installations, in particular, a proven track record of rewires, small installation, responsive work inspection, and testing in domestic properties.
5. Have experience of domestic and commercial electrical installations, in particular, a proven track record of inspection, testing, and certification.
6. Specialist experience of any of the following would be advantageous: Security systems, fire alarms, emergency lighting, mobility equipment, data installations.
7. Have a Full UK valid driving licence.

You will be expected to work flexibly around core hours, based on an annual hours allowance with the needs of the business being the priority. This is currently based around an average of a 37-hour week. You may also be required to work overtime and be a participant on the call-out rota as requested by management.

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community. To help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.

Peter Lloyd is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. If you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: [e-mail] or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.