Trainee Technician

Ipsum; Sidcup; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Holiday buy

Pension plan

Career development

Virtual GP & Mental health support

Cycle to work

Discount club

Life assurance

Long service recognition

Enhanced maternity pay

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Ipsum is seeking a Trainee Technician in Sidcup to provide HV and LV engineering support, assisting experienced technicians and contributing to development into a competent technician.

Role includes assisting in installations, maintenance, testing, and safe repairs with strict safety compliance. Excellent team environment, with training and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Industry related qualification (desirable).
• Any industry related experience.
• Any transferrable skills from a linked industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide HV and LV engineering support to experienced technicians.
• Support installation projects and planned maintenance activities.
• Test & commissioning and electrical system repairs safely and reliably.
• Set up test equipment for Switchgear, Transformers, Circuit Breakers and cabling.
• Maintain safety rules including PTW and Electricity at Work regulations.
• Keep accurate experience logs and service records.

Skills

HV/LV understanding

Troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Education

Industry related qualification (desirable)

Tools

Test equipment setup

Job description

Trainee Technician

Location: Sidcup, Bexley Greater London

Employment type: Full time

Working Hours:(Monday to Friday, 40 per week with overtime opportunities available)

What’sin it for you…

We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum,you’renot just taking a job, you’restarting a career with real support behind it.

• 25daysannual leave plus bank holidays


• Optiontobuyup to 5additionalholidays


• Group Personal Pension Plan


• Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications


• 24/7 access to a virtual GPandMental health support & counselling services


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Discount club -supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!


• Life assurance cover


• Long service recognition


• Enhanced Maternity Pay


• Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

About the role…

Provide high-voltage (HV) and low-voltage (LV) engineering support to experienced and qualified technician / senior technicians absorbing expertise, knowledge and experience to support development into a competent technician.

Support installation projects, planned preventative maintenance activities, test & commissioning, electrical system repairs safely and reliably.

Trainee Technician you will be….

Perform routine maintenance checks, test and inspections, both non-intrusively and intrusively.

Where appropriate respond and support emergency electrical failures or power outages.

Set‑Up test equipment for the testing of Switchgear, Transformers, Circuit Breakers and cabling.

Conduct typical testing activities such as insulation resistance testing, earth testing, protection relay tests and condition assessments to verify equipment is fit-for-purpose OR to locate and fix system issues.

Work under strict safety rules such as but not limited to permit to Work (PTW), the Electricity at work regulation and any other statutory regulations or standards.

Maintain accurate experience logs, test report sheets and service records as per company documentation.

About you…

• Industry related qualification (desirable)


• Any industry related experience.


• Any transferrable skills from a linked industry.

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Strategic Thinking – The ability to generate new ideas and present them to the Senior leaders for consideration.


• People Leader – Develops people, promotes accountability and builds effective collaboration across teams.


• Inspirational - Communicates clearly, builds trusted relationships and motivates others to deliver high performance.


• People Focus - Improves service performance, identifies efficiencies and delivers sustainable growth for employees.

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