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Electrician
Application Deadline: 14 August 2026
Department: Newcastle Hire And Service Centre
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Newcastle Hire And Service Centre
Reporting To: Stephen Gray
Compensation: £17 / year
Description
Role: Electrician
Hourly Rate: £16.56 per hour, overtime and testing hourly rate where applicable and opportunity to earn additional merit of up to £4.73
Role based: Portakabin Ltd, Gateshead, NE11 0LA
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Mon – Thurs 07.45 – 16.30, Fri 07.45 – 15.30
We are seeking an Electrician to join our fit out team based in Gateshead.
As an Electrician you will carry out skilled installation, refurbishment and fit-out of buildings, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards, supporting on-time and cost-effective delivery for customers.
In this role, as Electrician you will be required to:
- Maintain a safe, organised and compliant working environment, in line with health, safety and environmental standards.
- Carry out refurbishment, fit-out and installation activities in line with technical specifications, SOPs, RAMS and company standards, ensuring work is completed safely and to the required quality.
- Apply trade skills and experience to complete tasks independently, solving problems where possible and escalating issues when required to maintain progress.
- Work to agreed refurbishment and fit-out timescales, contributing to cost-effective and efficient project delivery.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the team, supporting activities outside own trade or expertise where qualified or experienced to do so.
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Benefits & Opportunities as Electrician
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, option to buy 5 days
- Contributory pension including life assurance scheme
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
- Opportunity for career progression
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Our Ideal Candidate as Electrician
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience and practical skills are gained within a specific trade.
- Practical skills are developed through technical training combined with supervised hands-on application.
- Industry recognised trade qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent).
- Working knowledge of site, yard, refurbishment and fit-out practices, including safe systems of work.
- Ability to read and interpret technical documentation such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
- Proven ability to apply trade skills independently to deliver safe, efficient and high-quality outcomes.
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