Electrical Technician
Job summary
The post holder will carry out necessary maintenance tasks to ensure the safe and continuous operation of mechanical and electrical engineering services and the building plant located in the Trust.
The post holder will undertake specific maintenance tasks and will carry out maintenance and repair across a wide range of interconnected highly complex plant and equipment. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager.
As an Electrical technician you will liaise with the management team on a daily basis in order to carry out work duties and report any issues. You will also liaise with all the other members of the Estates Department on a regular basis to assist each other and share knowledge.
During your working duties you will have regular contact with all levels of staff, patients and contractors where you will be expected to explain the problems, offer solutions and be able to explain the impact of your work on their departments service delivery.
You will participate in an on - call rota system to provide a flexible out of hour's service throughout the night for all emergency jobs, covering all possibilities including building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades.
Main duties of the job
Relevant AP duties (HTM 06-02 LV / HTM 06-03 HV)
Assisting and supporting estate officers
Mentoring assistants and those working towards a craftsperson's role
Cover the supervisor role when required
Cover estate officer basic duty's when off site
Correct attitude and mindset setting an example to the rest of the team
Problem solving complicated electrical functions leading to a resolution
Have/Attain detailed site knowledge and understanding of the electrical plant and equipment.
Work closely with the estate officers in key maintenance functions to achieve compliance
Take responsibility for completing key actions from Electrical Installation Condition Reports
About us
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
- Fully managed estate and building maintenance
- Clinical Engineering and Decontamination
- Procurement advice, guidance and governance
- Capital project management
- Transport
- Grounds maintenance.
- Portering
- Catering
- Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead the electrical team, liaising with clinical staff for maintenance related tasks
Ordering of electrical/mechanical related materials
Carry out maintenance tasks including statutory, mandatory, planned preventative and reactive maintenance
The use of electronic devices, PDA and IPAD for work allocation and completion of planned/reactive works.
Interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to his / her background and training, often without supervision
Assist in the setting out of new work, (identify materials for ordering and collect) using relevant tools and equipment, often without supervision
Use a flexible approach to perform a wide range of the duties
Manufacture, assembly, erection and installation of new work, without supervision
Undertake specific maintenance and repairs after dedicated in house training
Use and be competent in the use of all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works
Learn new techniques, with training as necessary
Have an understanding of the relationship of other engineering staffs trade to your own
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Recognized time served apprenticeship
- BTEC/ONC level or any of the following
- City & Guilds Certificate :- Electrical Installation LEVEL 3
- NVQ Level 3 in an electrical structured training programme
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of modern A/C equipment
- 18th Edition Wiring regulations
- HVAC Knowledge
- Electrical AP (
- IOSH Working Safely
- Multiskilling qualification
- Full clean driving license
Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent working knowledge and understanding of the provision of maintenance services and thorough knowledge of building, engineering, particularly related to regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements in the given service functions
- Knowledge of Health & Safety/Risk Management issues
- Good organisational and managerial skills, ability to prioritise and organise own and departmental workloads
- Experienced at working to deadlines
- Ability to manage own time multi-tasking skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills along with a proven track record in professionalism, when communicating with people with strong opposing views
- Proven ability to ensure a constructive balance between empowering others to act and holding to account in order to achieve agreed targets and delivery of a high level of service
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and academic progression
- Able to exercise independent judgment
- Skilled at working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to produce reports in relation to facilities services in the NHS environment.
General
- Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
- Must be eligible to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company/Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Experience
- Time served tradesperson and demonstrable post apprentice experience as electrical craftsman / electrician
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of identifying fault/flaws from complex electrical drawings
- Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) Time served tradesperson and demonstrable post apprentice experience as electrical craftsman / electrician
- Have proven supervisory experience
- Demonstrable experience and knowledge of identifying fault/flaws from complex electrical drawings
- Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary Estates & Facilities team
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
- Experience of AP Procedures.
- Prepared to undertake any training as necessary
- Experience working on Fire Damper Systems/Controls
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions
Address
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://chs-limited.co.uk/welcome/