We are looking for a Pylon Painter to join a leading Property and Maintenance company to cover contracts Nationwide. You must have previous experience with a willingness to travel.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
As a Transmissions Service Operative, your responsibilities will include:
* Painting and Rigging Electrical Tower Pylons for the Contract and other Power distribution Networks. Candidates should have previous experience working on transmission/distribution towers and be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of procedures for maintaining Safety from the System. Works will be undertaken on various structures of towers; voltage ratings range from 33/66/132/275/400kV.
* Competency to receive a client Safety Document and adhere to the instructions detailed therein (training provided if required)
* Completion of a site risk assessment and other relevant documentation and the ability to work to company RAMS (Risk Assessment & Method Statements)
* Tower rigging works – Installation and removal of fall arrest ropes & associated materials (normally to a height of 65m or less, although not limited to)
* Application and removal of portable drain-earths to dead conductors (including following the Drain Earth Control system)
* Tower defect identification and reporting
* Personal Protective Equipment use & inspection (fall arrest & tower rescue systems, training provided)
* Map reading to ensure agreed routes to work locations are followed exactly
* Quality Assurance works associated with transmission tower painting including:
* Visual inspection of completed preparation and painting works with minor rectification where required
* Use of a Paint Inspection Gauge (PIG) to determine paint Dry Film Thickness (DFT).
* Photographic record of acceptable work standards.
* Completion of relevant QA certification