Trainee Craftsperson - Exeter, United Kingdom - Wales & West Utilities

Wales & West Utilities

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Exeter, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£31,368

Trainee Craftsperson - Workshops

Job details

Salary:
£31,368 rising to £41,645 when fully qualified

Business Area:
Operations

Location:
Exeter

Contract Type:
Permanent (Full Time)

Working hours/pattern:7.75 hours per day, 38.75 hours per week Monday to Friday between our core working hours 7.30am - 5.30pm.

Who are we?
We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England.

We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we're looking for?

We are looking for a Workshops Craftsperson to carry out the maintenance, inspection and modification of our plant and equipment associated with our operational departments.

You'll also provide technical support and control the supply and return of portable plant.

We'll trust you to:

Carry out all work on Portable Equipment safely and cost effectively, keeping up to date with current technical and industry standards
Maintain accurate records to satisfy WWU, third party and legislative requirements
Liaise with third party suppliers on technical matters relating to Portable equipment
Assist with all new equipment, including recording stock levels, processing equipment requests and logging the shipment of equipment across WWU
Carry out maintenance, modification, repair and calibration work in accordance with appropriate policies, procedures and statutory requirements to ensure optimum technical performance and reliability
Arrange disposal of equipment via agreed processes

You'll need to have:

Previous relevant experience
BTec National certificate / NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Full valid driving licence

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role

What's in it for you?

A competitive salary starting of £31,368 rising to £41,645 when fully qualified
A structured pay & competency framework which rewards skills, competence and enables development and career progression
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% totalling 15%
14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan

- "Choices" flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans

Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
Enhanced pay for parental leave
Retail discounts and cashback scheme
Annual salary review
Company Sick Pay
Inhouse Occupational Health Team
Employee Assistance Programme
Comprehensive training
Use of company pool vehicles (including vehicle insurance & fuel card), tools, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and uniform

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business - from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues.

Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn't matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it's about our colleagues' skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

Interested?
If you think you'd make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you