Jointer

This jointer will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Bury St Edmunds office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team., As a jointer you will improve the fault response performance across the Stevenage area. This will include speaking to customers, the central Network Operations team, and overseeing contractors. You'll also work with engineers and others to ensure we can deliver 1st class service to our customers! You'll also carry out all aspects of Jointing on both low and high voltages cables on the UK Power Networks distribution system. Responsibilities

• Fault finding on the Distribution network
• Connect new supplies
• Alterations to existing supplies
• 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 and high voltage jointing
• Use appropriate IT equipment including TDR, LV Faults sniffer and electronic touch pad.
• Supervise Craft Attendant.
• Inspection and Maintenance
• Required to undertake standby on a contractual basis
As a key member of our team, our jointers play a vital role in the safe restoration of and connection of 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, at first though within the Stevenage area., Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. 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.

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
• Work calmly under pressure
• A Clean driving licences
Personal Skills You'll also have:
• A safety focus
• Customer focused
• Potential to undertake shift working
  
  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.

You will attract a salary of £37,165 per annum - Depending on experience + benefits and a bonus of 3%. If you are successful, you will need to undertake a medical and DBS reference check Close Date:.15/12/2024 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.