Jointer

78669 - Jointer

This jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Purfleet office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.

You will attract a salary of £35,061 and a bonus of 3%.

If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check

**Close Date**:.24/03/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

Annual Leave
Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
**Tax efficient benefits**: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.

Cable Jointer

We have an excellent career opportunity with us at UK Power Networks Our teams continue to grow through their achievements, and we want you to join our exciting role that provides job security and professional development.

We are the country's biggest electricity distributor We make sure the lights stay on for more than eight million homes and businesses across London, the South East and the East of England.

As a jointer as part of the faults team, you will drive the fault response performance across the area. This will include speaking to customers, the central Network Operations team, and overseeing contractors.

You'll also work alongside engineers and others to ensure we can deliver 1st class service to our customers

You'll also oversee the restoration of Low Voltage supplies on the UK Power Networks distribution system, carrying out jointing repairs on LV cables and switching operations on the LV network

Duties

Fault finding on the Distribution network
The restoration of LV supplies in agreement with central control
Test and switch on the LV network - and understanding the results of the tests
Repair to public lighting services
Supervise excavating teams
Understand and provide updates for operational diagrams,
Low Voltage jointing
Use appropriate IT equipment including TDR, LV Faults sniffer and electronic touch pad.
Supervise Craft Attendant.
Inspection and Maintenance

As key member of our team, our jointers play a vital role in the safe restoration of LV supplies. UK Power Networks is regulated by multiple guidelines, and you will be important in ensuring successful compliance with Customer Minutes Lost and Customer Interruption targets. As a jointer, you may work at any location within the UK Power Networks area

Experience

As an experienced Jointer, you'll also need these key skills for this role:
City and Guilds 2339 (formally 2322) certificate or equivalent
NRSWA qualification as a supervisor and operative m(or equivalent
A flexible approach to out of hours work
Be able to work in a team
Ability to problem solve in a practical way
Working calmly under pressure
A Clean driving licences

Personal Skills

**You'll also have**:
A strong safety focus
Customer focused
Potential to undertake shift working

You'll also receive regular training and development For starters we can up-skill you on fault finding experience on Low Voltage networks, but you may be experienced already

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.

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