Engineering Technician

John Lewis Partnership; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail partnership is seeking an Electrical Engineering Technician for their Magna Park National Distribution Centre. This role involves providing technical support for building services, coupled with essential fault diagnosis. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience in HVAC systems. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension scheme, and discounts at various stores.

Benefits

Partnership discount

Defined contribution pension scheme

Subsidised meals

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Qualified to City & Guilds 2360 / 2330 Parts 1, 2 & 3, JIB Approved electrician or NVQ Level 3 equivalent.
• Working knowledge of BS7671, 18th Edition Electrical Installation Regulations.
• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks.
• Provide competent fault-finding and accurate fault diagnoses.
• Collaborate with project and repair teams for expedited solutions.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Problem-solving

Technical proficiency in building services

Education

Qualified to City & Guilds 2360 / 2330

JIB Approved electrician or NVQ Level 3

Tools

HVAC systems

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

Our Magna Park National Distribution Centre operates 24-7 with engineering presence on-site to provide structured planned preventative/remedial disciplines and reactive response to a complex building services infrastructure. As an Electrical Engineering Technician, you will play a critical part in the operation of the site.

About the role

You will provide technical presence on-site, working within building services, mechanical systems, MHE, HVAC, automation, power and data networks, to provide fault-diagnoses and remedial response confidently.

• Salary - £35,400 - £55,800, plus a 20% shift premium (calculated on the pay range minimum of £35,400) of £7,080 (pre tax).
• Contract type - This position is a permanent contract.
• Working pattern - Please note this role is for 42 hours per week, working 14 shifts a month (7 day shifts from 05:45 - 18:15 and 7 night shifts from 17:45 - 06:15). An example rota is attached to this advert.
• Location - This role is based at our Magna Park National Distribution Centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out technical planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks, complying with H&S governance, legislation and institutional standards / SLAs
• Providing competent fault-finding and accurate fault diagnoses on electro-mechanical systems and building services with an ability to technically advise the leadership team or Head of Branch in the event of an emergency
• Collaborative working with automation project and repair teams to expedite working solutions
• Supporting branch change-works and development projects
• Carrying out operational processes to minimise business risk and loss
• Demonstrating flexibility by supporting other areas on campus
• Understanding and using engineering infrastructure IT Systems

Essential Skills/Experience

• Qualified to City & Guilds 2360 / 2330 Parts 1, 2 & 3, BTEC ONC / HNC, JIB Approved electrician or NVQ Level 3 equivalent.
• City & Guilds Qualification in mechanical discipline or NVQ 6018 ‘Heating & Ventilation Industrial and Commercial Installations’
• City & Guilds 2391 Electrical Inspection & testing
• Working knowledge of BS7671, 18th Edition Electrical Installation Regulations & associated legislative standards, working knowledge of Building Regulations
• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic drawings and fault-find to component level
• Able to demonstrate experience in Building Environmental and Electrical Services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning within the building services industry.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Full UK driving licence

Benefits of being a Partner

Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave policy

Full time working holiday entitlement of 15.5 days holiday (calculated on average 3.5 day working week) which increases with service, plus bank holidays

Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not

You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Earning Membership. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount

Subsidised meals while working and full access to our subsidised dining room serving hot and cold meals throughout the day

Free on site hot drinks & fruit

Free on site parking

Cycle to work support scheme

The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.