Craft attendant Jointer 24-hour shift (London region, GB)

80697- Craft Attendant Jointer (24 hour shifted)

This Craft Attendant Jointer (24 hour shifted) will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within Network Operations based in our Canning Town office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of £38,434 plus shift allowance dependant on rota, London Allowance and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

Close Date:.20/05/2025

We also provide the following company 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

UK Power Networks

UK Power Networks is the country's biggest electricity distributor, making sure the lights stay on for more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England. We invest more than £600 million in its electricity networks every year, offers extra help to vulnerable customers of need, and is undertaking trials to ensure that electricity networks support the transition to a low carbon future. It also moves cables and connects new electricity supplies.

Job Purpose:

The postholder is required to assist the Jointer in their role in excavating and completing faults repairs, network alterations and new connection work which involves Excavating and jointing work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand. You will be required to work shifts as part of a team on a rota covering an extended working day rota covering 07:00 to 23:00 hours, 7 days per week. The average working week will be 37 hours. You should be prepared to study to obtain a City & Guilds 2339 (formally 2322) certificate qualification and will have the future opportunity prepared to undertake training to become a excavating craftsperson Jointer.

Principal Accountabilities

Observe all work being carried out on live LV apparatus with exposed conductors. Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the responsibility of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974) To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment, and ensure ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs are prominently displayed and whilst live electrical work is in progress. Set equipment up for the Jointer including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and providing the vehicle to allow jobs to be carried out. Assist the Jointer when you perform work on live 240/415v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures. Use appropriate IT equipment such as Field Force Enablement (FFE) – an electronic job issuing system. Dig and help excavate holes safely and in doing so partner with external contractors. Support the Jointer using your own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job regarding feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and liaise with Field Engineer. The postholder undertakes a system emergency storm role where you carry out following network standards and safety requirements.

Qualifications

Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent. An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e. points of isolation/earthing New Roads & Streetworks Act (NRSWA) – Units 1, 2 and 3 achieved. Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job. Trained in First Aid Awareness of the policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. The Craft Attendant has to be aware of such policies but only enough so as to escalate to the Jointer if he/she felt there was a failure to follow a policy. Full UK driving licence required

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.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you have any queries in connection to this vacancy or your application, please contact us at careers@ukpowernetworks.co.uk quoting the vacancy reference number and a member of the team will get in touch with you as soon as possible.