Electrician

Together Housing; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van for personal use

27 days annual leave (rising to 32)

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 emphasises customer-focused repairs, adherence to safety regulations, and high-quality workmanship. A full UK driving licence is required and the position offers a stable, full-time schedule with opportunities for overtime and a company van.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service environment.
• Knowledge of electrical regulations and safe working practices.
• Ability to prioritise and plan work to minimise downtime.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical repairs to tenanted and vacant properties in line with tickets and regulations.
• Aim to complete repairs first time with high workmanship standards.
• Organise workload and participate in standby or call-out rota.
• Diagnose and undertake repairs with initiative and obtain approvals for expensive work when needed.

Skills

Customer service experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent

City & Guilds 2391/2394/2395 or equivalent

Full UK Manual driving licence

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

Requirements

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
• Inspection, Testing & Certification qualification – City & Guilds 2391 / 2394 / 2395 or equivalent
• 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
• 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, a typical working week may be Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 08:00 to 15:30. Please note that this is subject to change based on business requirements.
• This role includes working one Saturday per month, with time off in lieu offered in return.
• Additional earning due to call out rota.

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.