Craftpersons Mate

Electricity North West has an exciting opportunity for a skilled and collaborative Craftspersons Mate to join our inclusive team and help build, install and look after high-voltage and low-voltage electrical cables, switchgear and substations. This full-time electrical Supplier role is based in Blackburn and offers a salary of up to £31,000 p/a and excellent benefits.

**Our role**

As a Craftspersons Mate, you will use your hands-on skills to help build, install and look after high-voltage and low-voltage electrical cables, switchgear and substations. You will also be required to use safe working processes and follow technical drawings to work across public and private industrial electrical networks.

In your first few weeks in this Craftspersons Mate role, you can expect to:

- Comply with company Health and Safety processes, including completion of daily vehicle checks, quarterly equipment calibration, site inductions, annual authorisations, task-led point of work risk assessments, safety observations and incident reporting
- Maintain a safe, orderly and clean working area, including vehicles, plant, site and workshops
- Support the craft person installing and maintaining electrical switchgear and transformers in accordance with the company's quality specifications and company processes.
- A CITB Level 1 in Health and Safety in a Construction Environment or equivalent course
- Trained and experienced in using manual handling techniques to load and unload materials
- Experience working with Low Voltage and High Voltage electrical system components, plant and equipment, with proven High Voltage jointing and fitting skills.

In return for your passion, collaborative approach and commitment, you'll receive a generous salary of up to £31,000 p/a and a benefits package and join a friendly and inclusive culture. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

- An annual bonus scheme
- Twenty-five days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Private healthcare
- An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
- A market-leading contributory pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

**Overtime is available with this role and there will be some weekend working required.**

We’re champions of the North West, and we’re proud that our electricity network connects communities and helps keep the electricity flowing every minute of every day, from when you wake up to when you fall asleep and all the hours in between. A key part of the UK’s journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry, and as the region's network operator, it’s our responsibility to lead the way, help the North West to decarbonise and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy. Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.

Due to the nature of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required, a Medical and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

**We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.