Electrician (4 on 4 off)

About the role

We are looking for an Electrician to join our Repairs & Maintenance team. As an Electrician you will provide all types of electrical repairs to tenanted and vacant properties, with a customer service quality driven repair and maintenance service. In this role you will be covering the Calderdale area.

About Together Housing Group

We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.

Working pattern

This role operates on a 4 on / 4 off shift pattern:

• Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 8:00pm (11-hour shift including a 1-hour break)
• Weekends (Saturday & Sunday): 9:00am – 5:00pm (7.5-hour shift including a 30-minute break)

Key responsibilities

• Carry out all types of electrical repairs to both tenanted and vacant properties in accordance with job tickets, opti-time appointment slots, specifications and contract drawings, to good practice, Building Regulations etc as appropriate and applicable.
• Carry out work with an ethos of "Right First Time" always completing a repair where practicable in one visit, with good quality workmanship and good standard of performance.
• Organise your work to minimise lost or non-productive time, highlighting pro-actively if you have too much / too little work so that work can be re-allocated, extra work allocated etc as appropriate.
• Assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and 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 which may be different from the job required or where the job required was of a locate fault type nature. Obtain approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated, will take much longer than anticipated etc.
• Work to a consistently high standard of workmanship in line with service specification, service standards, safe working procedures and as part of a team to ensure the most efficient use of time, materials and resources etc.

Requirements

• Electrical qualification – NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent
• Knowledge of BS7671:2018 requirements for Electrical Installations
• 2391/2394 Testing & Inspection
• Full UK Manual drivers licence
• Experience of working competently in all disciplines normally expected of a qualified Electrician / Electrical Technician along with other associated building disciplines as required and as appropriate
• Relevant post qualification experience
• Experience of working in a customer service environment
• Experience of maximising number of jobs completed and repairs completed in one visit

What we offer

• Starting salary £43,109
• Shared fully equipped van with another employee within the same trade, with responsibility for handing the vehicle over at the end of your four-day shift
• Annual leave equivalent to 27 days (rising to 32 over 5 years' service) + bank holiday supplement
• Attractive pension schemes - Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Diversity and inclusion

As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important information

• This post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made, due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society.
• THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received.
• Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.