ABOUT USThe Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Guinness Property, our in-house maintenance service, delivers repairs to 55,000 of our homes. Our national teams deliver rapid-response housing repairs, maintenance, and improvement services to ensure our customers' homes are safe and maintained to a high standard.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTIONAbout the Role We have an exciting opportunity for an
Electrical Qualifying Supervisor to join our team. This role involves supervising and supporting our electrical fixed wire testing site engineers in Greater Manchester. This is a permanent opportunity, working 39 hours per week (Monday-Friday).
What We're Looking For As a customer-focused organisation, we value how we do things as much as what we do. The successful candidate will be a fully qualified and experienced Electrician with excellent leadership skills and a commitment to electrical compliance and health and safety.
Key Responsibilities:- Ensure a quality electrical service that meets regulatory standards is provided to our customers.
- Ensure that the engineer's test results of all inspection and testing works are recorded correctly on the appropriate certificates or reports.
- Ensure NICEIC / BAFE accreditations are maintained by acting effectively as Qualifying Supervisor.
- Support the Quality and Compliance Manager in ensuring electrical performance, productivity and quality are maintained and audit reports are provided to the Service Managers.
- Support the Quality and Compliance Manager to ensure that the business premises, equipment, documentation, and records are available for inspection when required by NICEIC.
- Safeguard all unused NICEIC forms of certification and report any loss, theft or misuse.
- Undertake inspections of jobs, to ensure quality standards are being maintained and take corrective action as necessary.
- Undertake periodic inspections of electrical installations.
- Provide electrical technical updates to operational staff.
- Support the protection and safety of our customers by ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and safeguarding concerns are appropriately identified, monitored and reported.
Essential Skills/Experience- Proven knowledge and experience in electrical fixed wire testing up to 400V.
- Up-to-date working knowledge of inspection, testing, and fault finding.
- Excellent knowledge of current IEE Regulations.
- Experience in delivering excellent customer service.
- Proficiency in using maintenance information systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Clean driver's license.
Desirable Skills/Experience- Experience in managing processes and service delivery within teams.
- Up-to-date knowledge of industry improvements and innovations.
Essential Qualifications- Must meet Qualification Requirements of NICEIC QS application based on IET EAS guidance with a relevant craft, testing and inspection and regulations qualifications. Depending on award date and nature of qualification, an end point assessment like an AM2 qualification may be required to confirm craft competency.
Accepted qualifications include, but are not exclusive to:- City and Guilds 236 Pt 1&2 and NVQ Level 3 (with end point assessment like AM2 if necessary)
- City and Guilds 2391 Inspection & Testing (or equivalent).
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations BS7671.
Desirable- SSSTS (CITB Site Supervisor training)
- Up to Date Portfolio of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) evidence
Note: SSSTS and CPD training will be provided if necessary to a suitable candidate.
This position will require a basic DBS check which will be paid for by The Guinness Partnership.
If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.
Benefits• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme
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