Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter

UK Power Networks; Medway Gate; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is looking for a Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter to join their team in Rochester. Responsibilities include ensuring safety standards, inspecting and maintaining equipment up to 132kV, and providing customer service. The position offers a competitive salary of £42,005, annual leave, pension plans, and various benefits. Successful applicants will need to pass a medical and DBS check.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays

Occupational Health support

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Hold a current driving licence.
• Experience working at height using ladders and PASMA scaffolds.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and health standards are met in operations.
• Inspect and maintain plant and equipment up to 132kV.
• Communicate effectively for network security.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Mechanical or Electrical apprenticeship

Experience of site work, with mechanical bias

Job description

Overview

This mechanical & electrical plant fitter will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Rochester office, with travel to sites across Kent, Surrey and Sussex. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for all aspects of Safety, Health and Environment relevant to this role
• Comply with all UKPN DSR's, policies and procedures and work to a high standard of quality.
• Perform risk assessments in relation to the task and demonstrate a strong safety culture.
• Report hazards and defects that they are unable to rectify through the appropriate reporting procedure
• Inspection and Maintenance of plant and equipment up to and including 132kV
• Communicate with control and perform stand-by duties to maintain network security (where appropriately authorised)
• Be able to operate hand held IT equipment to receive job instructions and record asset data information
• Be an ambassador for UK Power Networks and deliver excellent customer service
• Be able to work on their own or as part of a team.

You undertaking will play an important role in the safe completion of the Inspection, Maintenance and defect Repairs of plant and equipment up to and including 132kV., Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

Minimum requirements

• Mechanical or Electrical apprenticeship
• Hold a current driving licence
• Experience of site work, with mechanical bias

Desirable (for full competences and DD grade)

• City & Guilds Part 232/2339 in electrical/electronic qualification
• Be able to demonstrate experience of working on regional electricity networks and therefore have a comprehensive knowledge of the electrical distribution network.
• Competent to work on the SPN network
• Experience of being a Permit to Work recipient and leading a fitting team
• Experience working at height using ladders and PASMA scaffolds
• HGV licence

You will attract a salary of £42,005 and a bonus of 3%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check. Close Date: 18th November 2025.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• Reservist Leave - Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme