Electrician

The Role We have an exciting new opportunity for a permanent Electrician to join us on our responsive repairs and maintenance team at the Orbit Housing branch. This will be covering a patch of social housing properties across Rugby, Warwickshire and surrounding areas, therefore travel will be part of this role and a full UK driving licence is essential. The core working hours are Monday to Friday Start at 8.00am-4:30pm We provide a competitive salary  Company Van, Fuel card and Power Tools.  

Generous paying ON CALL Rota (Approx. 1 week in every 5-6 weeks) Our Services Fortem's contract with Orbit Housing covers over 17,000 properties across Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Nuneaton, Northampton, Milton Keynes and Bedford. We have multiple work streams, including Repairs & Maintenance, Voids, Capital Works and Re-Roofing. We are currently rated as 4.5 on Glassdoor and 93% of staff would recommend to a friend!

Duties and Responsibilities The Electrician's duties and responsibilities will include the following:
Taking ownership of work, aiming for 'First time Fix' on all jobs whilst remaining within budget and time parameters. Carry out all aspects of maintenance and repairs on all electrical engineering services as required, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of Supervision. Installing, servicing and maintaining electrical systems and appliances in accordance with the current Edition of The IET Wiring Regulations Installation, repair, inspect & test electrical installations and have the ability to fill in correctly, the appropriate Electrical Certificate or Electrical Condition Report Carry out EICRs and remedial upgrades to properties.

Completing reactive maintenance work as per the specification. Advising Supervisor in a timely manner when other trades are required. Working in partnership with other operatives to complete projects. Completing daily work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken. Provide excellent customer service to both tenants and clients. What you will need Essential criteria:
* NVQ Level 3 Electrical (2356) with AM2 portfolio to support your experience (not just EAL)
This can be a combination of C&G 2360 Part 1&2 Electrotechnical Competences plus the NVQ 3 Certificate 2356 with Technical Certs L2&3 plus the NVQ 3 Certificate or just the NVQ 3 2356 certificate
* C&G 18th Edition Certificate
* Full UK driving license with less than 6 points and no recent driving bans
* Must be able to pass a Basic DBS Check Desirable:
* Unvented Hot Water Certificate Water Regulations Certificate Part P
* JIPB H&S Test Certificate with Current JIBP card
* Testing & Inspecting Certificate 2391 or C&G 2377
* PAT Certificate Benefits Company Van, Fuel card, PPE & Power Tools all provided 25 days annual leave  bank holidays & your birthday off* (34 days total) Pay review every year 26 weeks full pay maternity leave 8 weeks full pay paternity leave Discounted gym memberships at national and local gyms Up to £3,000 colleague referral fee Vast directory of training on bespoke in-house Learning Management System and Fortem Advance schemes available for career progression 24/7 access to GP appointment for you and your immediate family from Day 1 Private pension employer contribution 3-6% of your base salary into your pension pot Life Insurance, dental care, private healthcare insurance and eye care vouchers Cycle-to-work scheme, mobile phone provider shopping discounts & more Who we are and why we are a great place to work Fortem are Social Housing property experts.

It is our sole focus, and the only sector we have worked in since inception in 2002. We successfully deliver works across three work streams
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