Gas Quality Craftsperson

**Gas Quality Trainee Craftsperson**
**Starting salary of £27,206 - Rising to £36,032 when fully competent**
**Overtime/standby + Incentive scheme + Van**
**Gas Quality training will be provided with the opportunity to cross flex into other disciplines within NGN**
**Location Pontefract**
**Interviews will be held at the end of May**

We have an amazing opportunity to join us as a **Gas Quality Craftsperson**, covering all gas quality activities across the network. The position also has the opportunity to cross flex and train to become competent with other disciplines.
The role of a Gas Quality craftsperson is an essential one as you will be the responsible for sampling and reviewing the quality of all gas flowing through the network. You will be trained to diagnose faults on gas quality equipment and to report non-compliance of samples. You will be trained to assist with emergency gas quality analysis, to support other areas of the business where required. You will partake in a standby rota, to ensure gas quality analysis can be obtained 24/7.

To be successful in the role, you must be confident to work alone or as part of a team. You must hold a full UK driving licence and be comfortable driving for long periods of time. You must be comfortable working on all pressure tiers on the NGN network. The role requires manual handling activities, including replacing gas bottles at site. You must be able to partake in a standby rota, covering unsociable hours. You Must be comfortable undertaking Rhinology activities.

**So, who are we?** We are a team of underground and overground heroes that keep our 2,700,000 customers in the North of England 'cooking on gas'. Our network is VAST and measures the same as travelling from our headquarters in Leeds, UK to Sydney, Australia...and then back again However, we are not 'just pipes' either We care about our people, our communities and our planet. Take our H21 project, for example. This project supports the conversion of the UK gas networks from natural gas to hydrogen. This will reduce carbon emissions in line with the UK commitment to achieve net zero by 2050... Talk about changing the future Or how about our recent Connecting Homes for Health project? This connected some of the most vulnerable in our society, with cold-related ill health/ respiratory conditions to the gas grid for the first time ever.

**Key accountabilities**
- Obtain gas samples from specified sites on the NGN network, as per the maintenance plan
- Perform sample analysis using gas chromatographs located at network depots
- Inspect and check site chromatographs as per the maintenance plan
- Monitor test gas bottles and arrange replacement as required
- Lead on gas examiner visits at sites as per inspection requirements
- Perform emergency gas identification to support teams across NGN
- Re-calibration of rhinologists in team
- Support line management in required decision making, based on gas analysis
- Collate data and analyse for inconsistencies
- Generate reports on analysis for management and stakeholders
- Partake in a standby rota for out of hours gas quality support
- Support with colleague training and mentorship as required

**What we are looking for / Minimum Qualifications**
- Minimum GCSE in Maths, English & Science at Level 4 or above
- You will need to hold a full UK driving licence
- Eligible to work in the UK
- A self-starter with an understanding of the importance of a zero-tolerance safety culture and delivering excellent customer service every time
- Ability to communicate with colleagues, customers, and members of the public
- Available to attend training courses as required
- Willing to work the variable shift patterns and participate in an out of hours' standby rota
- IT skills - working with Word / Excel
- Fit enough to meet the physical demands of the role

**Desirable Qualifications**
- ONC / BTEC in Engineering Discipline (ideally Electrical or Instrument)
- NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Discipline (ideally Electrical or Instrument)
- EUSR
- Compex 1-4 Foundation +
- SCO 1&2
- GNEM 2&4
- DNV DANIT Training
- DNV Rhinology Training
- Perkin Elmer Training
- Emersons Chromatograph Training

**What we Offer**
- £27,206 rising to 36,032 per annum
- A company van and all tools required for the role
- 41.25 hours per week on a variable work pattern including standby
- Incentive scheme
- additional earnings of up to £3,000 per annum
- 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus 2 half days (Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve)
- SSP for first 7 calendar days then Occupational sick pay
- A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme

We are looking for people who can demonstrate and live all our **values**, which are at the centre of everything that we do. We are... Trailblazing, Empowered, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious, Heartfelt. Most importantly... we are... Happy