Hazardous Area Electrician in Preston

Company: Flogas Britain

Salary: Up to £50,678.67 DOE

Package: Company Van (option for personal use) + Fuel Card + Night out allowance + Overtime (including door to door)

Location: United Kingdom - Extensive nationwide travel required as part of role with frequent nights away from home.

Join us at Flogas and we’ll do right by you with training, support, benefits, and lots of opportunities to develop in our 1,350 strong team. Flogas is powered by people who want to do energy right by customers in homes and businesses all across the country.

How you’ll power our business:

As a Hazardous Area Electrician with Flogas, you’ll help install, maintain, inspect and test Liquid Petroleum Gas and Liquid Natural Gas plants throughout the UK. The work’s varied. One day you might be assembling or installing LPG vaporisers, pump skid units and package boiler houses for our growing range of business customers, from distilleries to national retail chains. The next, you could be updating Flogas’ own plants across the country or working on sustainable energy solutions like the development of biomethane plants. Wherever the day takes you, you’ll make sure you’re doing energy right by your customers and your team – and putting safety first, always.

What we’ll need from you:

• You’ll need to be an approved electrician, with an accredited apprenticeship or comparable qualification (JIB Graded Gold card or above)
• Compex modules EX01-4 or IECEx COPC Modules EX001-8
• C&G 2391 or 2394 & 2395 Inspection and Testing
• A CCSNG/JIB or equivalent Safety passport
• Skilled in the installation of IECEx/Atex rated equipment, including motors, control stations, junction boxes and lighting
• Proficient in the installation of Metal Trunking, conduit, and tray, SWA cables and glands, LV distribution equipment and ancillaries
• Good understanding of schematic, Loop, P&ID, and zone drawings as well as control systems and fault finding
• Good IT literacy in Microsoft Excel and Office
• Willing to perform a role that can be physically demanding and involves some heavy lifting

What you’ll get from us:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory, and opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Pension with contribution from us
• Life assurance up to 4 times salary
• £30 per night payment if working overnight
• Company van, tools and qualification renewal costs covered
• Fully funded eye test and contribution towards glasses
• Opt-in Health Cash plan worth up to £900 per year
• Annual flu vaccination
• Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits
• Training opportunities
• Discounts at 900 retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 helpline
• 1 volunteering day off a year
• Monthly employee recognition awards

Flogas: Powered by people

At Flogas, we do energy right by hundreds of thousands of customers across Britain who live, work, relax or holiday off-grid. Powered by people like you, we connect them to the energy they need, when and where they need it. With the backing of the global Group DCC, we’ve grown over the last 35 years to become one of the largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Now we’re investing heavily in new infrastructure and innovations, so we can deliver 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040 – and a career with a bright future to you.

Doing right by everyone:

People matter at Flogas. We’re an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. We’re committed to doing right by our people, so we all feel engaged, motivated and proud to work for Flogas.