Electrician - Responsive Repairs

We have an opportunity for an experienced Electrician to join our Responsive Repairs Team. The successful person will provide a variety of electrical installations and repairs, working in customers’ homes as well as vacant properties and our care facilities.

You will be working for our Home Maintenance Team, who are a team of trade professionals. You will maintain the high standards expected of this team and deliver excellent customer care at all times while working to tight deadlines. This is a role working in a fast-paced environment that is frequently subject to change.

This role is a mobile working role, using our maintenance depot in Ecclesfield, Sheffield as an operating base. For our perfect candidate, we are offering a flexible role, working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.

• Salary - Starting at £34,837 for a 37-hour week - Rises to £37,325 after successful completion of probationary period
• Salary rises incrementally up to £37,325 over a five-year period
• Additional multi-skill bonus of £1239 per annum, paid monthly for qualifying staff
• Pension contribution - we match your contributions up to 5%
• Working hours - 37 hours per week
• 27 days annual leave, Bank holidays including an additional 4 bank holiday days
• Driving licence essential - Includes a company van and fuel card
• Power tools and plant provided
• Benefits which include an excellent flexible working scheme, family friendly perks, wellbeing scheme, and a discounts scheme that can be used with a variety of retailers
• Access to a wide range of programs to train and develop you

More about the role: Reporting to the HMT Electrical Supervisor, the role will entail working alone or as part of a small team. You will be carrying out electrical installations and repairs, testing and remedial works in the homes of our customers, and buildings owned or maintained by SYHA. In this role, you will be working to achieve high standards of workmanship and excellent customer care at all times.

Who you are: You must have the experience and the ability to carry out electrical work including both maintenance and installation work. The perfect person for the role will possess the following skills and qualities:

• Be qualified to a minimum of Level 3 - Electrical Installation & AM2 or equivalent qualifications.
• Level 3 - requirements of electrical installations BS 7671: 2018 (Current version)
• Other qualifications that are desirable for this role but would not exclude candidates are Level 3 - 2391 Inspection and Testing or equivalent, JIB / ECS Card.
• We may consider applications from candidates who do not hold any formal testing qualifications. For the right person, this could be an opportunity to gain a formal testing qualification.
• You will have the ability to solve problems and to make recommendations for repair and maintenance issues.
• Be flexible and have the ability to carry out minor repairs requiring the skills of other trades, such as joinery or minor plastering works.
• Have the ability to provide advice and guidance to clients/customers on maintenance and repair issues.
• Have a full driving licence and be confident to drive vehicles in the HMT fleet. This includes vehicles up to long wheelbase transit size.
• A working knowledge of digital work solutions including using online applications.

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential. Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways - from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

Closing Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025 at midnight

Interview Date: TBC