Electrician

ContactCORP is looking for a electrician to join our client, a respected social housing and home care providers based in Chippenham. This position requires proven experience in electrical engineering, home care and relevant industry knowledge.

Electrician responsibilities:

• Undertaking a range of planned, void or maintenance works, repairing or replacing items to maintain properties to a high standard, in line with the role skills framework.
• Retrofit LD1 - LD2 - LD3 alarm smoke/CO/heat systems in domestic properties
• Complete EICR’s inspections and record the information on the required documentation.
• To complete works in conjunction with all health and safety procedures, policies and legislation.
• Working unsupervised and in occupied or unoccupied (void) properties and complying with the Code of Conduct.
• To be competent in the completion of reports, ordering and maintaining sufficient materials and completing orders.
• To participate in an out of hours emergency rota and attend call-outs as required.
• Undertake other duties as may reasonably be required.

Essential qualifications:

• Minimum of level 3 NVQ in electrical installation
• Qualified to City & Guilds standard (18th Edition)
• Working knowledge of current 18th edition BS7671 - Edition two
• Qualified to City and Guilds 2391
• Up to date with industry regulations and requirements
• Full UK driving license and own transport

Essential skills/experience:

• Ability to undertake a range of planned and responsive maintenance works, repairing, replacing and maintaining properties to a high standard.
• Undertake full EICR inspections and retrofit LD1 - LD3 alarm systems in domestic properties
• Technical skills to carry out work on electrical systems, with experience of domestic refurbishment and maintenance repairs.
• Able to ensure the safe and proper use of all mechanical and non-mechanical plant and equipment under their direct control.
• Ability to set out work from drawings and specifications and requisition the necessary materials.
• Able to take "out of trade" work as required from time to time.
• Ability to effectively use hand-held electronic devices and to work at heights from ladders, scaffolding, platforms and pickers.
• Awareness and ability to apply Equality & Diversity policy.
• Strong communication skills to maintain good relations with tenants.

Further details:

• £38,262 - £47,854
• 1 out of 4 weeks on-call for £35 per day. Any hours worked on-call are paid 1.5x.
• Monday - Friday, Full-time
• Permanent

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