Electrician

Electrician – Repairs & Maintenance

We are looking for an Electrician to join our Repairs & Maintenance team. In this role you will provide all types of electrical repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties with a customer‑service quality driven repair and maintenance service. The work will be based in the Lancashire area.

Starting salary: £35,229 per annum, with yearly reviews and potential increases up to £39,298, based on experience and qualifications.

Lancashire area.

• Electrical qualification – NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent
• Knowledge of BS7671:2018 requirements for Electrical Installations
• Full UK manual driver’s licence
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Electrician / Electrical Technician, along with other associated building disciplines as required
• Relevant post‑qualification experience
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of maximising the number of jobs completed in one visit

• Carry out all types of electrical repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opt‑time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, good practice, Building Regulations etc.
• Work with an ethos of "Right First Time", completing a repair where practicable in one visit with good quality workmanship and standard of performance.
• Organise work to minimise lost or non‑productive time, highlighting pro‑actively if you have too much or too little work so that it can be re‑allocated.
• Assist in addressing peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime or at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. Participate in a stand‑by or call‑out rota.
• Use your initiative to diagnose and undertake a repair that may be different from the job required, obtaining approval beforehand where the job is more expensive than anticipated or will take longer than anticipated.
• Work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards and safe working procedures as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources.

• Company van available for personal use
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 over 5 years of service) + bank holidays
• Work a total of 37 hours per week, scheduled between 08:00 and 19:30 across any five days from Monday to Saturday, with a typical week of Monday to Thursday 08:00–16:00 and Friday 08:00–15:30 (subject to change).
• Additional earning due to call‑out rota
• Attractive pension schemes – Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Full range of award‑winning benefits available – Employee Benefits Link

We are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer. Further information can be found at this link – (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

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Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.