Portable Appliance Tester

Babcock International; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services company is seeking a Portable Appliance Tester to perform testing primarily in Data Centres and desktops. This full-time role involves occasional travel within the UK, where you'll follow safety guidelines and rectify minor faults during testing. Candidates must possess the City & Guilds 2377-22 certification or a willingness to attain it. Generous benefits include a matched pension scheme and health support services.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Willingness to attain relevant certifications.
• Ability to operate testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Portable Appliance Testing as directed.
• Travel to various locations within the UK.
• Rectify minor faults during testing.
• Follow health and safety guidelines.
• Record and report PAT results.

Skills

Familiarity with IET Approved Code of Practice

Basic IT literacy

Education

City & Guilds 2377-22 certification

Job description

Overview

As a Portable Appliance Tester, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established company facilitating critical work. Day-to-day, you'll undertake Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) as directed, primarily but not limited to, Data Centres and desktops.

Responsibilities

• Be prepared to travel on occasion to other locations within the UK, including overnight stays.
• Work outside core hours when required.
• Rectify minor faults by carrying out simple repairs at the point of testing, within your capability.
• Follow health and safety guidelines, including risk assessments and method statements.
• Ensure compliance with company health, safety, and environmental procedures at all times.
• Record and report PAT results in accordance with company procedures.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Ashchurch with travel to various sites when required.

Essential experience

• Familiarity with, or willingness to attain, the latest edition of the IET Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.
• Basic IT literacy to operate testing equipment.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds 2377-22 certification for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, or willingness to attain it.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Enhanced Developed Vetting (eDV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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