# Electrician

**Company:** [Together Housing](null/companies/eMn1sv5oGxGGEGGe5Sw1bF.md)
**Location:** Pendleton, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Property Services

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## Description

We are looking for a **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 a number of areas, including **Blackburn, Clitheroe, Rossendale and Pendle area.**

[](https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/T7MkCwnYgtLZ4n5tVfRhJh6Qv?domain=togetherhousing-group.my.canva.site/)**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. 

**Diversity & 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. Further information can be found at this link - [Equality and diversity - Together Housing Group](https://www.togetherhousing.group/about-us/our-social-responsibility/equality-and-diversity/)

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## Requirements

### _**Outline of Key responsibilities of the Electrician…**_

-   To 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.
-   To 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.
-   To 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.
-   To assist in addressing the peaks and troughs in workload by working overtime and at other times when requested by prior arrangement with your manager. To participate in a stand-by or call-out rota.
-   To 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. Obtaining approval beforehand as appropriate where the job is more expensive than anticipated, will take much longer than anticipated etc.
-   To 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.

### _**We are looking for someone who has…**_

-   **Electrical qualification – NVQ Level 3 Electrotechnical Installations or equivalent**
-   **Knowledge of BS7671:2018 requirements for Electrical Installations**
-   **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.

## Benefits

### _**In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Electrician role...**_

-   Starting salary: **£37,977 per annum**
-   **Company van available for personal use**
-   **27 days annual leave** (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays
-   **You will work a total of 37 hours per week**, scheduled between 08:00 and 19:30 across any five days from Monday to Saturday. The exact schedule will depend on business needs at the time. However, to give an idea, a **typical working week** **may be Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 08:00 to 15:30**. Please note that this is subject to change based on business requirements. 
-   **Additional earning due to call out rota.**
-   Attractive pension schemes -  Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
-   To explore the full range of our award-winning benefits, please click on the link and ensure that you review all that we have to offer - [Employee Benefits Link](https://www.togetherhousing.group/careers/working-for-us/)

**THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!**

**Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.**

**Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.**

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