Craft Attendant Jointer

This craft attendant jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Purfleet office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team. You will attract a salary of £35,158 + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

Additional 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

UK Power Networks is 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 of 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.

Job Purpose:

You will be required to assist the Jointer in their role in excavating and completing faults repairs, network alterations and new connection work which involves excavating and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand. Please note that a vehicle is not supplied with this role. You should be prepared to study to obtain a City & Guilds 2339 (formerly 2322) certificate qualification and will have the future opportunity prepared to undertake training to become an excavating craftsperson Jointer.

Duties:

• Observe all work being carried out on live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.
• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE.
• Deterr to members of the public from distracting staff while working on live equipment, ensuring 'Do Not Disturb' signs are prominently displayed while in progress.
• Set equipment up for the Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and providing the vehicle to allow jobs to be carried out.
• Assist the Jointer when you perform work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.
• Use appropriate IT equipment such as Field Force Enablement (FFE) – an electronic job issuing system.
• Dig and help excavate holes safely and in doing so partner with external contractors.
• Support the Jointer using your own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job regarding feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and communicate with Field Engineer.
• May also undertake standby responsibilities and a system emergency storm role where you carry out following network standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• Have or be prepared to work towards a City & Guilds 2339 (formerly 232) certificate in Electrical Power Distribution (or similar).
• Show experience of working on regional electricity networks and therefore have knowledge of the electrical distribution network would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Key Skills:

• Customer-focused with the ability to develop a good partnership with customers and form relationships with colleagues and members of the public.
• Good team working ability in terms of being able to collaborate with others to ensure that work is undertaken to quality, cost and time requirements.
• Self-motivation including the willingness to stay informed about national regulations and network standards relating to health & safety and electricity distribution.
• Positive attitude and a high level of energy.
• The postholder should also be flexible, adaptable and responsive to change.
• Good communication skills so as to be able to establish strong informal relationships with colleagues across Networks and be able to interpret technical information and explain this to others.

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. If in doubt ask!

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 careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.