Mechanical Fitter

National Grid plc; Luton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid plc seeks skilled Mechanical Fitters to play a crucial role in the maintenance and construction of electric transmission. This position offers comprehensive training, a competitive salary, and various benefits, including a generous pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth within the electricity transmission industry.

Benefits

Paid overtime and bonuses

Generous contributory pension scheme

Access to flexible benefits

Family care benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2/3 recognized apprenticeship in mechanical engineering required.
• Experience with installations, breakdown, repair, and maintenance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high voltage equipment, including circuit breakers and transformers.
• Work outdoors, requiring installation, refurbishment, and fault investigation.

Skills

Problem Solving

Installation

Maintenance

Repair

Education

Level 2/3 recognized apprenticeship in mechanical engineering

NVQ/Level 3 mechanical qualification

Job description

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Department: Electricity Transmission - Operations

Job Function: Electric Maintenance and Construction

Unlock your superpower and start your career in the electricity transmission industry.

You’ll be a key member of the West Anglia team, we are looking for skilled individuals living within the vicinity of Luton, Hitchin or Stevenage to cover 7 sites across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It’s a great opportunity to develop your engineering skills with a large variety of works in a unique environment.

Pay and Benefits

• Starting salary £44,861 pa including allowances.
• Paid overtime + Bonus
• Company commercial vehicle and fuel from home to work.
• Hours - 37 Av Monday to Friday, Days only (Winter 36 hrs / Summer 38 hrs - 4 day working pattern).
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. Totalling 18%.
• Growth and development with financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

Role overview

Mechanical Fitters take on the responsibility of maintaining a wide range of duties on Substation plant and equipment. This work is predominately outdoors and includes installation of new equipment, refurbishment and maintenance of existing equipment, fault investigation and repair as well as routine condition monitoring. You’ll benefit from our industry-leading training at our facilities based in Eakring, Nottinghamshire and other substation sites, a training programme will be provided which will may require occasional stays away from home, with generous mobility and overnight allowances.

You’ll join a team of fitters stripping down and rebuilding of high voltage equipment replacing worn/aged components. Maintaining complex 275kV and 400kV circuit breakers, transformers, high speed on load tap changers and cable systems, plus all kinds of ancillary equipment such as DC battery systems and air compressors. Throughout the year there are some requirements for weekend work which overtime will be paid. We offer on-the-job and formal training opportunities for development.

Requirements:

• A minimum Level 2/3 recognised apprenticeship in mechanical engineeringOR an NVQ/Level 3 mechanical qualification with relevant experience is required.
• Experience of Installations, breakdown, repair and maintenance, strip and rebuild, working to Safety Procedures, problem solving and following work specifications to maintain equipment.
• A Full UK Driving Licence.
• You can use a computer and iPad.
• You live within 30 mins travel of Hitchin, Luton, Stevenage
• IOSH.

Visa and relocation package are not available for this position