Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter

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

Job summary

A major electricity distributor is seeking a Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter to join the team based in Rochester, contributing to inspection, maintenance, and repair of equipment up to 132kV. This permanent position offers a salary of £42,005 plus a bonus and requires a mechanical or electrical apprenticeship as well as site work experience. Additional benefits include a personal pension plan, tenancy loan scheme, and occupational health support among others.

Benefits

Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid

Personal Pension Plan

Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme

Tax efficient benefits

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• You should have a mechanical or electrical apprenticeship.
• Experience of site work with a mechanical bias is essential.
• Holding a current driving license is required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspection, maintenance, and defect repairs of mechanical plants.
• Work on equipment up to and including 132kV.
• Operate hand-held IT equipment for job instructions.

Skills

Mechanical or Electrical apprenticeship

Experience of site work, with mechanical bias

Hold a current driving licence

Tools

HGV licence

Job description

81678- Mechanical & Electrical Plant Fitter

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.

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:29/01/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits

• 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

UK Power Networks

UK Power Networksis the country's biggest electricity distributor, making sure the lights stay on for more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.

We invest more than £600 million in its electricity networks every year, offers extra help to vulnerable customers in need, and is undertaking trials to ensure that electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity supplies.

Main Job Purpose:

To work as part of a team, carrying out Inspection, Maintenance and defect repairs of mechanical plant and electrical equipment at voltages up to and including 132kV.

Principal Accountabilities:

• 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.

You will be required to work at any location within the UK Power Networks area

Skills and Experience

You should have the minimum:

• 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

Should you not currently have the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed above, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip you appropriately.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

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.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.