Electrician

Company description:
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

Electrician Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
We are offering a competitive salary (Band 5a) of £40,110. A Company van (mobile worker) Stand-by payment and associated overtime Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year) Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution) Development opportunities in line with the Electrician progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!

Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Retail savings scheme Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:

York, this role will be covering the East Yorkshire area Work type:
Permanent. 37 hours across 4 days, Mon-Fri with a rolling rota day. As part of this role, you will be required to participate in a call out stand-by rota. This will typically be 1 week in 7. We have an exciting opportunity for a Electrician to join the Water Production Maintenance Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.

Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity. New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

Water Production Maintenance Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. As an Electrician, you will undertake maintenance of Yorkshire Waters Electrical and Mechanical assets across our Clean Water infrastructure. Mobile working as part of a Maintenance Team to deliver Planned & Reactive maintenance. Responding to emergency calls both in and out of hours (on call-out rota).

Driving to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making. You will be part of the Southeast Water Production Maintenance Team Water's serving over 4.5 million customers. Work will be predominantly Clean Water but may occasionally depending on business need, be on waste (Mainly out of hours/Standby) Where you fit in:
As an Electrician you will be required to work unsupervised in remote geographic locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive electrical tasks within agreed timescales, quality and cost parameters. Candidates will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload effectively and to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers and contract partners. Adhering to the Health and Safety policy and standards actively identifying hazards, providing mitigation and reporting onto the company hazard database to ensure the cause of the hazard is removed.

You will be required to supervise approved Contract Partners, providing risk assessments and method statements where permit to work is required for a given task. You will also be required to use a Toughbook to capture all work activity and job status in line with work flow processes. Assist in the development and training of apprentices as well as less experienced members of the team, identifying ways to improve the value and service delivered by the Maintenance Function.

Installation & commission new plant and equipment to relevant standards is essential. Diagnosing and repairing faults on systems and plant. You will pro-actively identify and report follow on work or areas for enhancement. You will conduct your own risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities. The successful candidate will have the ability to specify parts and equipment required for procurement as part of day to day role.

What skills & qualifications you will need:
It is an essential requirement that you hold a recognised Electrical Craft/Technician Apprenticeship and either a City & Guilds/ ONC/ BTEC/ NVQ/ HNC/ HND or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Eng Tech. It is desirable that you hold the following qualifications: IET 18th Edition Wiring…