Electrical Investigations Technician, Wednesbury
Client:
Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days holiday + bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus and the chance to choose from 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings.
Location:
Wednesbury, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
12
Posted:
08.03.2025
Expiry Date:
22.04.2025
Job Description:
We need everyone's positive energy and innovative thinking to lead the energy transition to net zero. That's why we welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and have a range of flexible working options to suit everyone! We are looking for an Electrical Investigations Technician to join our Product Assurance Team based at Wednesbury.
Electrical Investigations Technician
Here's what you'll be doing
Salary for this role is between £30,432 and £42,087
Location - Based at our Wednesbury site – WS10 7XD
As an Electrical Investigations Technician, you will be working within our Product Assurance Team to review, evaluate, and investigate a variety of assets, including Smart meters, In-home displays, communications hubs, Electric Vehicle chargers, and a variety of other new smart energy solutions. You’ll be providing technical support on a wide range of smart assets and products, playing a key role in ensuring that we provide equipment and solutions to our customers that comply with all technical, safety, and quality regulations up to National Standards at all times.
An inquisitive nature and the willingness to learn will help you become the expert on new energy solutions – which in turn will help E.ON choose the right products.
You will also investigate any faults and failures with gas meters, electricity meters, and EV Charging assets, finding the root cause of any issues, carrying out hardware reviews, and providing recommendations to our external partners. Your knowledge, expertise, and findings in this role will help us evaluate any new assets for their suitability to be included within E.ON’s portfolio while liaising with manufacturers to understand their products’ limitations and raise any faults that you find.
Other responsibilities include:
* Actively support the Smart Metering Project through smart product evaluation.
* Demonstrate to and train E.ON Staff on metering solutions.
* Assist in the construction of equipment and test facilities to support production and field staff.
* Evaluate electricity metering products including support communication devices.
* Support in the development of Work Instructions.
* Assist in the creation and application of tariff structures, field staff documentation, and customer read sheets.
* Represent and attend meetings on behalf of the Product Assurance Team.
* Produce various technical data and reports to support other departments.
* Be the point of contact for Asset defects, impacts, and workarounds.
* Recommend asset maintenance and replacement policies.
* Deliver reports to Asset & Logistics and other departments within defined timescales.
* Provide statements on data accuracy linked to meters, hubs, and IHD’s.
* Travel to supplier’s premises in the UK and abroad.
What we need from you:
* An understanding of electronic product function testing, and a demonstrable ability to follow test scripts.
* PC literate with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint knowledge.
* A systematic and methodical approach to product evaluation, investigations, and testing.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey concepts and ideas effectively at all levels of seniority.
* Self-motivated with the drive to succeed and create excellence in all aspects of the role.
* Ability to assemble and test electronic equipment at circuit board level.
* Experience of working with/testing complex electronic devices.
* NVQ level 3 Electrotechnical qualification (or equivalent), 18th Edition and ideally 2391A.
* Knowledge or experience with EV chargers.
Here’s what you need to know:
As a Disability Confident Employer, we interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role.
We’ve exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON. Our open access, inclusive talent networks provide networking, learning, and development for all, building your skills, qualifications, and capabilities throughout your career.
At a glance:
Reference no.: 225123 Closing date: 02/07/2024 Salary: £30,432 to £42,087
Get in touch:
For more information about this role please contact the recruiter at paul.winter@eonenergy.com
About us:
E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies, and customer solutions.
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