Electrician

Together Housing; Ribble Valley; 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)

LGPS pension

Job summary

Together Housing is seeking an Electrician to join the Repairs & Maintenance team to deliver electrical repairs across properties in the Blackburn, Clitheroe, Rossendale and Pendle area. The role emphasizes customer-service quality and efficient, first-time fixes.

The ideal candidate will hold an NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations (or equivalent), with BS7671 knowledge and a full UK driving licence. Starting salary is £37,977 per year, with a company van and LGPS pension benefits.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualifications and regulatory knowledge are required.
• Experience in customer service focused repairs is desirable.
• Experience with tenanted and vacant properties preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical repairs in tenanted and vacant properties following tickets and specs.
• Strive for first-visit completion with quality workmanship.
• Organise workload to minimise downtime and reallocate work as needed.
• Be prepared to work overtime or on standby/call-out rota.
• Ensure high standards of workmanship in line with service standards.

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent

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 qualifiedElectrician/ Electrical Technicianalong 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.
• 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 08:00 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)

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.