Electrician

Job Description

Quinton Davies are pleased to announce that we have an amazing opportunity for a Electrician to join a company which is primarily focused on diagnosing and repairing vehicles, as well servicing and replacing parts in adherence to Central Engineering Standards.The company outlines specific responsibilities, performance measurements, health and safety guidelines, environmental management practices

• To be aware of your own responsibilities under the Health & Safety at work etc Act 1974.
• To ensure that where personal protective equipment such as high visibility vest, eye protection and head protection is specified and issued for a particular activity or area, it is used in the appropriate manner.
• To report to their manager or supervisor any injury, collision, dangerous occurrence or a near miss in which they were involved, or are aware of having taken place at their place of work, or any concern regarding any health or safety issue.
• To co-operate with management in the investigation of injuries, collisions or other incidents, in training programmes, safety campaigns and the achievement of health and safety performance targets.
• To make full use of the Health and Safety Committees by making suggestions to improve health and safety.
• To use hazardous substances, operate plant and equipment, drive and manoeuvre buses safely and in accordance with the information, training and instruction received.
• To ensure that all contractors follow the group on-site health and safety policy.
• To ensure compliance with the requirements of the environmental management manual at depot level.
• To report incidents and complaints to the Engineering Manager.
• To report immediately, to the Engineering Manager, any leak, unauthorised or accidental discharge or any other hazards to the environment.
• To ensure protective clothing and equipment is used at all times.
• To diagnose vehicle faults and specify the correct method of repair and parts to be used within defined quality standards and within the most cost effective manner.
• To carry out vehicle servicing in accordance with central engineering Standards.
• To record individual job times for the repair action either manually or electronically.
• To ensure parts replaced under warranty are returned to stores fully labelled and in a clean condition.To adhere to good house keeping practices including general tidiness in the workshop and the return of all tools and equipment to their designated place.
• To attend on-road vehicle breakdowns and recoveries.
• To carry out vehicle road testing where necessary to determine specific vehicle defects or following remedial repair.
• Minimum level 3 NVQ standard or equivalent (i.e. City & Guilds level 1 & 2)
• To be fully conversant with the safe operation of workshop equipment including brake rolling road testers, tracking gauges, hydraulic vehicle lifts, pressurised oil and waste systems, battery charges and starters, trolley jacks, scaffolding, pressure washand automatic washing equipment, digital smoke readers, headlamp alignment testers, hydraulic jacks and testing equipment, drilling machines, torque wrenches, pedestal grinders and general portable equipment (i.e. air guns, drills, electric and pneumatic handtools etc..).

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