Craftsperson

**Craftsperson**

**Job details**

**Salary**: £35,258 - £43,091

**Business Area**:Operations

**Location**:Colwyn Bay

**Contract Type**:Permanent (Full Time)

**Working hours/pattern**:7.75 hours per day, 38.75 hours per week Monday to Friday between our core working hours 7.30am - 5.30pm. There is also a requirement to work various shift patterns where required which includes weekend and evening work, and participation in a 24/7 standby rota

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**Who are we?**

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

**What we’re looking for?**

We’re looking for a Mechanical Craftsperson to join our Network Services department in North Wales to contribute to a cost effective and customer focused, reliable gas service by carrying out routine and non-routine work across the district as an individual or as a team leader.

The Network Services Mechanical Craftsperson undertakes all aspects of maintenance, inspection and modification of all plant and equipment associated with the gas transportation systems and third-party sites, e.g. High, intermediate and low pressure regulator and valve installations, to ensure all sites and equipment are compliant with their respective regulations and are fit for purpose.

**We’ll trust you to**:

- Receive instructions and requests, plan and organise resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is carried out safely and efficiently.
- Commission, decommission and maintain pipework and associated plant and equipment; this may involve non-routine work and/or appropriate specialist knowledge.
- Undertakes all aspects of maintenance, inspection and modification of all plant and equipment associated with the gas transportation system and third-party sites, e.g. LTS & Below 7 bar Pipelines, AGIs & DGs to ensure the system is fit for purpose
- Respond to emergencies, participate in standby duties and undertake testing, survey, detection, and diagnostic work, reporting & recording results, ensuring safety and taking appropriate action in order to maintain the integrity of the transportation system and associated equipment.

You can read a full job description **here**.**

**You’ll need to have**:

- Qualified or working towards being a Competent Network Services Craftsperson and/or NVQ3 equivalent.
- Full UK Driver’s License
- Vehicle Marshalling
- VS02 training
- Network Services 20 Weeks Technical Training or previous Equivalent
- Compex Foundation Plus
- Modular Boiler Maintenance
- TEM 2 & TEM 4
- SCO 1,2,3 &5 CORE/PTW/FOA & NRO Competent Person

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role

**What’s in it for you?**
- A competitive salary starting at £35,258 rising to £43,091
- A structured pay & competency framework which rewards skills, competence and enables development and career progression
- Additional earnings through the standby rota plus overtime and additional work available
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
- 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
- “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
- Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
- Enhanced pay for parental leave
- Retail discounts and cashback scheme
- Annual salary review
- An opportunity to earn a monthly bonus via our incentive scheme
- Company Sick Pay
- In-house Occupational Health Team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Comprehensive training

**The way we do things**

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business - from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our coll