80522 CRAFT ATTENDANT LINESPERSON

This craft attendant linesperson will report to the field staff supervisor and will work within network operations based in our Crawley/Brighton office. You will be a permanent employee in our UK Power Networks team.
You will attract a salary of £31,454 per annum (depending on experience) + benefits and a bonus of 3%.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Educated to at least GCSE level or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of electrical distribution
• An understanding of the Electricity at Work Act including understanding electrical diagrams and maps i.e. points of isolation/earthing
• New Roads & Streetworks Act (NRSWA) – Units 1, 2 and 3 achieved.
• Training would initially be at a training centre for a basic grasp of policy and health & safety. Craft Attendants would learn on the job.
• Trained in First Aid
• Awareness of the policies relating to network standards and Health & Safety. The Craft Attendant has to be aware of such policies but only enough so as to escalate to the Fitter if you felt there was a failure to follow a policy.
• Full UK driving licence required

JOB PURPOSE

You will assist the Overhead linesperson in their role regarding faults repairs, network alterations and new connection work which involves work on the LV/HV distribution network. This will also include assisting in the restoration of LV supplies as part of fault working and system emergencies. This will be done by observing the work in progress to ensure correct procedures are being followed with regard to PPE and safe working practices for the task in hand.

DUTIES

• Observe all work being carried out on:
• live LV apparatus with exposed conductors.
• Ensure safe use of equipment following health & safety procedures and network standards specifically that colleagues on site are also wearing the relevant PPE. (This forms part of the duty of care of all operational staff under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974)
• To deter members of the public distracting staff while working on live equipment, and ensure ‘Do Not Disturb’ signs are prominently displayed and whilst live electrical work is in progress.
• Set equipment up for the Linesperson including preparation of work, laying out tools and equipment for a task and equipping the vehicle to enable jobs to be carried out.
• Assists the Linesperson when they carries out work on live 230/400v apparatus, conductors or equipment following appropriate safety procedures.
• Use appropriate IT equipment such as an electronic job issuing system.
• Digging and aiding in excavating holes safely and in doing so liaise with external contractors.
• Supports the Linesperson regarding uses own judgement to undertake risk assessment of a job in terms of feasibility, safety, knowledge of tools and equipment and communicate with the Field Engineer
• You will also have a system emergency storm role which you will carry out following network standards and safety requirements.

HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
Employees need to be aware that for some craft and operational roles that work at height, or use fall arrest devices, there is an upper weight limit of 116Kg due to maximum safe working load of the safety equipment that is used.
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