Maintenance Electrician Uk Visa Sponsorship Available

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

• Senior Maintenance Electrician
• Salary: £42,840 year
• Full-time (37 hours each week).
• Contract type: open ended.
• Location: Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire

We invite you to join us and pursue a career in the field that inspired you to become an engineer. At STFC, you will be encouraged to develop your technical skills while also fostering human empathy and sustainability. Your efforts will ensure that our world-class scientists and technologists can perform the research required to benefit lives in the UK and abroad.

Simply said, join us and see the difference you can make when you’re prepared, encouraged, and inspired to give your all.

We are seeking a Senior Electrician for the ISIS Electrical Maintenance Section, which is part of the ISIS Electrical Services Group. In this capacity, you will collaborate closely with the Electrical Maintenance Section Leader, technicians, apprentices, and contract workers to maintain low voltage systems and equipment throughout ISIS.

With the assistance of your team, you will be in charge of lights, uninterruptible power supplies, generators, and variable speed drives. You will have proved the ability to work safely, both alone and as part of a team. This function involves a rational approach to defect discovery, the ability to understand electrical schematic drawings, and the ability to coordinate maintenance packages.

We are seeking someone with:

• Level 3 electrical engineering apprenticeship or similar experience.
• Latest BS7671 IET wiring regulations qualification
• Proven experience in an electrical maintenance position.
• Health and safety training.
• Strong communication and organisational abilities are required, since you will be liaising with scientists and engineers from other fields.

What We Offer

We are offering a permanent employment with a wide range of benefits, including:

• 30 days off (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days).
• Working hours are flexible.
• Excellent defined average wage pension system.
• Employee shopping and travel discounts
• Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives to help our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance!

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer.

We ask some of the most fundamental questions in the cosmos in order to address some of the world’s most pressing issues. Our scientists, technicians, engineers, and business support staff collaborate to investigate the unknown in every sector imaginable. They use what they discover to create work that has an impact on our planet.

What could you accomplish with the world-class facilities and professionals of one of Europe’s top research institutions at your disposal? Join us to discover what is possible.

Please keep in mind that if you require sponsorship to work in the UK, you and any dependents going with you will be required to pay application fees directly to The Home Office before beginning your position with us. UKRI is usually able to recover some or all of these fees after you become an employee, which you can discuss with the Hiring Manager. For further information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/costs or email Recruitment@ukri.org.

About the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

As one of Europe’s major research groups, we ask the most profound questions in the cosmos in search of solutions that will transform the world around us. We want to comprehend. We are proud of the effect we make. And we’re committed to fostering a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being a part of all of this entails contributing to work that pushes boundaries and generates new opportunities. You’ll be working with and learning from actual experts. Whatever your function, you will be free to ask questions and encouraged to contribute ideas. And, in a good and supportive environment, you’ll see how much of a difference you can make when you’re prepared and inspired to succeed.

We are a place where curious minds thrive. We are not motivated by profit, therefore we explore concepts that others do not, ask questions that others will not, and uncover solutions that others are unable to find. In addition to Mars landings and black holes, we look at a wide range of worldwide projects in science, engineering, computing, and technology. Our work, whether on the cutting edge or behind the scenes, is intellectually difficult. It’s often groundbreaking. And it’s eternally intriguing.

To learn more about STFC, please visit https://stfc.ukri.org/.

You can also visit our careers website: https://www.stfccareers.co.uk/

UK Research Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI is an institution that combines the seven discipline research councils, Research England, and Innovate UK. Together, we will create an autonomous body with a strong voice and vision to ensure the UK’s position as a world leader in research and innovation.

We create and maintain some of the most outstanding scientific facilities in the world, supporting some of the most intriguing and challenging research initiatives. We are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge via basic research while also providing advantages to UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills, and business-led innovation.

More information can be obtained on www.ukri.org.

If you choose to work at UKRI, you will have access to a variety of benefits, including a defined benefit pension scheme, outstanding holiday entitlement, staff shopping/travel discounts, and a salary sacrifice bike to work scheme. For additional information, see Benefits of Working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to undergo the necessary level of security screening/vetting. UKRI maintains the right to conduct or re-run security clearance as necessary during the course of employment.

How We Support EDI in the Workforce

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has the right to be treated with decency and respect, as well as to have equal opportunity to flourish and succeed in an atmosphere conducive to doing so. We also value diversity of ideas and experience among inclusive groups, organisations, and the larger community. For more details, see ‘How we support EDI in the workforce’.

Disability Confident Employer

As participants in the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who match the basic requirements for the vacancy(ies). We shall make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential work responsibilities, and receive other employment benefits and privileges. Please contact us if you need accommodations.

How to apply?

Online applications are only accepted for this position. Please submit a CV and accompanying letter that clearly describes how you meet the given criteria, as well as your motivation for UKRI and the post. Ensure that the work reference number appears in the filename description of each document uploaded. Please keep in mind that if you do not address the above criteria or submit your application without a covering letter, your application may be rejected. Assessment will be based solely on the content of your submitted covering letter and CV, not the ‘experience’ component of the application.

UKRI strives to create and maintain a system of transparency, justice, and inclusiveness – a collaborative, trusting environment that is appealing to and accessible to everyone interested in advancing their career with us.