Electrical Craftsperson

Electrical Craftsperson – Wakefield

Permanent full‑time, 42 hours per week, competitive salary and benefits package.

Working on behalf of our Pinderfield & Pontefract Hospital contract in Wakefield, the Electrical Craftsperson will ensure the safe and continuous operation of electrical engineering services and building plant as part of a flexible maintenance team, including specialist subcontractors. The role will be a permanent full‑time role working 42 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

The main responsibilities include efficiently and effectively performing electrical maintenance of all relevant assets. Work will be assigned from a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedule or in response to a reactive work order raised by our client representatives or our own personnel on site. All planned and reactive tasks will be managed through to completion, including fault diagnosis and sourcing parts where applicable.

Must be able to demonstrate that awareness of best working practices and that these are followed at all times.

Working as part of a wider M&E team, there may be a requirement to undertake other tasks that may not be specifically related to electrical systems.

• Work in accordance with the requirements of Health Technical Memoranda (HTM’s) and any other relevant statutory compliance requirements.
• Be certified appointed person in critical systems including Electrical (Low Voltage). This requires the post holder to be trained, certificated and reassessed at regular intervals, generally three yearly.
• Support, advise and action policy and safe working procedures as a competent person (Electrical).
• Actively participate in the operation and control of all engineering planned maintenance schemes and undertake essential repair works and general maintenance activities to plant and non‑medical equipment.
• Undertake fault finding on complex hospital infrastructure including low voltage power and distribution systems, lighting systems including emergency lighting, UPS, IPS supplies and standby generators. Use cause effect analysis and detailed examination to gain a solution and use of all relevant drawings and schematics.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections and commission and test in accordance with published procedures.
• Complete all report sheets and test certificates as necessary and mark up any drawing alterations.
• Complete all task/risk assessment sheets relating to work.
• Use of all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works ensuring full compliance with EQUANS guidelines and controls e.g. risk assessment, site safety, fire safety, control of infection and hazardous substances.
• Carry out emergency repairs as required (which may require overtime).
• Obligation to undertake training where necessary to learn new techniques and technology.
• Understand the relationship of other maintenance crafts to this role.
• Monitors the building services and report defects to the technical supervisors.
• Familiar in the use of building management systems (BMS).
• Recording of planned and reactive maintenance in the site CAFM systems via electronic data devices.
• Provide feedback on PPM results in relation to building related PPM issues and fire safety.
• Awareness and understanding of contract KPI’s to ensure compliance and effective service delivery.
• Communicate with wards/departments to ensure awareness of planned/re‑active works in their area and ensure completion to their satisfaction.
• Supervise, communicate and develop other trades staff and assess/evaluate the quality of the work.
• Ensures that all activities proceed in a safe manner compliant with statutory regulation, CDM, good practice, etc by compiling procedures, monitoring standards and maintaining records.

• Recognised Electrical/Engineering Apprenticeship – HNC, ONC, City & Guilds, or equivalent experience.
• BS7671 (18th Edition).
• Must be able to obtain Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

• 24 days annual leave increasing to 25 after 1 year’s service (+…