Mechanical Fitter

Unlock your superpower and start your career in the electricity transmission industry.

£41,145 to £43,200 pa including allowances + benefits package + Company Vehicle with fuel from home to work.      

 
It’s a great opportunity for a Mechanical Fitter working in the West Anglia Team. Due to the nature of our work we’re looking for you to live somewhere within 30 minutes of Stevenage, Bedford, Luton or Royston.
We can provide job security; substations are a crucial element of electricity supply in this country. Job satisfaction, working in the Electricity Supply Industry is a very rewarding and fulfilling career, we’ll also challenge you with a diverse workload covering a wide range of asset types, age, technical complexity, and skillsets utilised. Safety Culture, HV Transmission Substations are inherently hazardous environments, National Grid has extremely high safety standards that team members generally find comfortable working to.

As a Mechanical Fitter you’ll generally be working in a team of 2 to 10 people and be involved with maintenance, refurbishment or replacement work on electricity substations. This could be from single asset replacements such as circuit breakers and transformers to maintaining/repairing aging high speed on load tap changers or complex 400kV circuit breakers. We also work on all kinds of ancillary equipment, DC battery systems, air compressors, diesels etc. 

What you’ll need
A minimum Level 2/3 Apprenticeship in engineering or a level 3 Electrical/Mechanical qualification with the relevant experience. A Full UK Driving Licence. You can use a computer. Substation experienced – Desirable. IOSH – Desirable.
Some of the key skill areas we look for are Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Safety Procedures, Working at Height, Lifting Operations, Panel Wiring, and Fault Finding. It is not necessary that a successful candidate requires all of the above skillsets, but a wide breadth of knowledge would be beneficial. Prior knowledge/experience within the electricity supply industry would be beneficial but not a requirement. On job and Formal training will be available for development purposes.

Pay and Benefits

•    A competitive salary from £34,940 to £36,995 pa + £1,705 pa Seasonal Working Allowance + £4500 pa London Allowance + excellent benefits package.
•    Company commercial vehicle & fuel from home to work.
•    37 hours Mon – Fri, the weekends are yours
•    26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days 
•    The option to buy additional or sell holiday days. 
•    Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. Totalling 18%.
•    Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role. 
•    Access to flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few. 
•    Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days). 
•    Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

Apply now for immediate consideration.

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