Electrician

Chelmsford, Essex
Home Group

Electrician (222031)Working across Hertfordshire and Essex

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)

Salary up to circa £37,273 per annum (depending on experience) plus van and great benefits

Delivering a reliable repairs service. That’s when it hits home

Are you an experienced Electrician, looking for a new role with a great employer? Then join us at Home Group Repairs Partnership and be part of our brand-new Repairs and Maintenance Partnership team. You’ll be carrying out high quality, right first-time maintenance across responsive, void properties and compliance works. And we really are great! 5th best place to work in the UK in fact!

You’ll be a multi-skilled Electrician, ensuring that all your allocated jobs are completed ‘right first time’ with a whole job repair approach, providing a brilliant service for our customers. You’ll carry out electrical installation, repairs and testing, ensuring high quality work. You’ll be willing to multi skill to improve first time fix’s and prevent multiple visits to customers’ homes.

Oh, did we mention that we’re also 9th for “Best Super Large organisations for Wellbeing”, in Stonewall’s Top 100 employers and we grow our own colleagues (not literally of course!). So, when you are ready for the next step in your career or just want to be even more brilliant at what you do, you can grow with us!

What you’ll bring

• You’ll have a City and Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical Installation.
• Qualified to 18th edition IET wiring regulations, electrical inspection and testing 2391 and AM2 or equivalent.
• You’ll have experience of undertaking electrical repairs, installation and testing within a housing maintenance environment.
• Fault-finding experience and knowledge to ensure electrical faults are diagnosed and effectively repaired.
• You’ll have experience in other building trade areas (multi skilled) with relevant experience/training.
• A flexible approach, able to use own initiative and judgement.
• Able to use technology for logging jobs, complete online learning and collaborating with other colleagues.
• Our Electricians need to have a basic DBS Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The great news is that we will pay for this to be done.

What’s on offer?

• Company vehicle for business use and commuting
• Your jobs will be scheduled so you know exactly where you need to be
• 33 days annual leave rising to 38 days (inc bank holidays) with the option to buy 5 more
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance
• Occupational health checks to make sure you’re always at your best
• Great training opportunities (induction package and training / development)
• ‘Me Time’ day off each year for those important moments in life such as moving house, wedding, attending child’s school play.
• Salary sacrifice scheme to get yourself a new car or laptop
• High street rewards and discounts at over 800 businesses, shopping, holidays, days out plus more
• And lots more here – our benefits and rewards!
• Where you’ll do your job

You’ll work across our customers homes in Hertfordshire and Essex. Our office base is Welwyn Garden City. Your jobs will be scheduled for you so you know exactly where you need to be.

Working hours

Working 5 days per week, you may also be asked to take part in our out of hours service on a rota with your colleagues with an additional on call payment.

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