High-Voltage Mechanical Fitter: Substation Maintenance

National Grid plc; Bangor; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle from home to work

4 day working pattern

Paid overtime

Annual bonus

Job summary

National Grid plc in the UK is seeking a mechanically biased engineer to join our North Wales team, maintaining critical electricity transmission substations. You will perform maintenance, repairs and overhauls on transformers, switchgear and ancillary equipment to keep the network moving.

Working outdoors, at height, you will carry out inspections, diagnose faults, replace worn parts, and support planned maintenance with occasional stays away from home.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in Mechanical engineering or NVQ/Level 3 with fitting experience.
• Strong mechanical maintenance, overhaul or installation experience.
• Experience stripping, rebuilding and repairing plant and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and overhaul equipment in substations.
• Strip, inspect and rebuild mechanical components.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs.
• Install new or refurbished equipment.
• Support planned maintenance and breakdown response.
• Perform routine inspections and condition monitoring.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Overhaul experience

Installation experience

Hand tools

Power tools

Measuring equipment

Torque tools

Fault finding

Computer use

Education

Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering

NVQ/Level 3 Mechanical

Tools

Precision measuring tools

Torque wrenches

iPad

Computer

Job description

National Grid plc in the UK is seeking a mechanically biased engineer to join our North Wales team, maintaining critical electricity transmission substations. You will perform maintenance, repairs and overhauls on transformers, switchgear and ancillary equipment to keep the network moving.

Working outdoors, at height, you will carry out inspections, diagnose faults, replace worn parts, and support planned maintenance with occasional stays away from home.