Jointer in Bedford

This jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Bedford office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team. You will attract a salary of £39,283 and a bonus of 3%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check.

We also provide the following 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.

As a jointer you will drive the fault response performance across the Cambridge area. This will include speaking to customers, the central Network Operations team, and overseeing contractors. You'll also work alongside engineers and others to ensure we can deliver 1st class service to our customers! You'll also be expected to carry out all aspects of Jointing on both low and high voltages cables on the UK Power Networks distribution system.

Duties:

• Fault finding on the Distribution network.
• Connection of new supplies.
• Alterations to existing supplies.
• The restoration of LV supplies in agreement with central control.
• Testing and switching on the LV network – and understanding the results of the tests.
• Repairs to public lighting services.
• Supervision of excavating teams.
• Understanding and providing updates for operational diagrams.
• Low and high voltage jointing.
• Use of appropriate IT equipment including TDR, LV Faults sniffer and electronic touch pad.
• Immediate supervision of Craft Attendant.
• Inspection and Maintenance.
• Required to undertake standby on a contractual basis.

As key member of our team, our jointers play a vital role in the safe and timely restoration of and connection of supplies. UK Power Networks is regulated by various guidelines, and this role is particularly important in ensuring successful compliance with Customer Minutes Lost and Customer Interruption targets. As a jointer, you may be required to work at any location within the UK Power Networks area, at first though within the Cambridge area.

Experience:

• City and Guilds 2339 (formally 2322) certificate or equivalent.
• NRSWA qualification as a supervisor and operative (or equivalent).
• A flexible approach to out of hours work.
• Be able to work in a team.
• Ability to problem solve in a practical way.
• Working calmly under pressure.
• A Clean driving licence.

Personal Skills:

• A strong safety focus.
• Customer focused.
• Potential to undertake shift working.

You’ll also receive regular training and development.

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!

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