About the Role

Craft Assistant – Thorpe Marsh/Doncaster area

The Craft Assistant role will assist in the overall delivery of National Grid’s refurbishment programme. You will have the opportunity to dismantle, refurbish and re-assemble High Voltage (HV) Switch Gear along with undertaking site routines and other duties on plant and equipment to ensure optimum efficiency and safety.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting craftspersons in carrying out craft duties including HV testing and Air testing.
• Support the company values by demonstrating a flexible approach to the completion of work so as to minimise cost, increase safety standards and help to improve ways of working
• Communicate with the Production Engineer/Supervisor/Craftsperson, to enable the work programme to be kept on track and updated to maintain target prioritisation as necessary.
• Learning to adopt risk assessment techniques and be aware of potential hazards to help eliminate injuries and incidents by reporting near misses
• Complete all relevant systems, including IT and paper based, to record and access data in an accurate and timely manner.

About You

We are looking for someone with similar skills to the below:

• Ability to work independently on a limited range of equipment within refurbishment workshops as part of a fully integrated team
• Ability to frequently work on a limited range of equipment and site routines.
• Demonstrate a self-help approach to common work-related problems, using IT systems to resolve them.
• Demonstrated ability to operate small plant, hand/pneumatic tools and other workshop equipment
• Experience of Machine shop/mechanical engineering experience

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or relevant experience in an engineering discipline
• Full driving licence
• FLT Driver (with licence)

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £25,285 - £28,260 – dependent on experience

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of 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.

About Us

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone in the UK, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow.

In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Our values and principles

At National Grid, through listening to what our customers need, every day we do the right thing and find a better way.

We offer inclusion and diversity training for everyone here at National Grid, with a view to building an inclusive working environment and developing all our employees. Training opportunities range from unconscious bias and reverse mentoring to targeted training initiatives which are tailored to support our diverse and innovative work force.

Advert Close Date

This advert closes on 10th February 2020

Interviews will be carried out on the 20th and 24th February