Artisan

Artisan (B&C) - Electrical - 2 positions available

**Location**:
Wigan, GB

**Department Name**:
Wigan North Western EPD

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**Brief Description**:
**What will you be doing?**

Undertake inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal work as allocated. When required direct, organise and motivate the team so that work is undertaken safely, efficiently and to the relevant standards.

This role is for an Electrical Artisan.

**About the role (External)**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. Establish and maintain appropriate safety arrangements for staff under your control including Contractors.

2. Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements or other relevant instructions with minimum disruption to customers and stakeholders.

3. Undertake work and associated duties for which you are trained and competent.

4. Undertake and direct work activities in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with all relevant standards.

5. Prepare site specific risk assessment in conjunction with risk control manuals. Review safe system of work documentation where required.

6. Deliver and maintain an effective service to customers and key stakeholders.

7. Control and check the quality of work undertaken and confirm assets are compliant to standards.

8. Check that the staff under your control have the appropriate and valid competencies.

9. Check that vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials under your control are fit for use and are used/stored and disposed of correctly.

10. Accurately report all work completed/not completed and produce/maintain records as required.

11. Contribute to your own development and that of others.

12. Adhere to company policies and procedures.

**Experience, skills, knowledge, competencies and qualifications**:
Essential
- Trained and where appropriate, qualified in the relevant trade.
- Experience of arranging and implementing safe systems of work.
- Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
- Able to demonstrate and promote safe working behaviours.
- Able to lead, motivate and direct a team.
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Experience in the servicing and repair of either building fabric or building plant and equipment.
- Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures and instructions.
- Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need.
- Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.

Desirable
- Membership of CITB Construction Skill Certification Scheme.
- Ideally PTS trained with rail experience.
- General Health and Safety awareness.
- Ability to travel to Liverpool or Wigan depot depending on project requirements.
- C&G / NVQ3 - Electrical Installation.
- C&G 2382 - 18th Edition.
- Completion of AM2 assessment.
- Completion of electrical apprenticeship or similar.
- C&G 2391 - Testing qualification desired but not essential.
- ECS desirable but not essential.
- Ability to work individually and also part of a team.
- Flexible on rostered days and nights to meet project / access requirements.
- Ability to read electrical drawings, schematics etc.
- Desire to progress and work on numerous aspects of LV projects associated with the rail environment.
- Ability to speak up for safety and show leadership skills.

**Salary**:Circa £30,000.00What does our recruitment process look like?
- Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.
- If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to an interview.

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