Electrical Craftsperson

About the role

Salary: £42,192 with the opportunity to earn: £45,825

Working Pattern: Days (37.5 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 – 15:40)

Location: Sellafield site, West Cumbria

Key responsibilities

We are looking for time served electrical craftspeople to join our teams here at Sellafield, carrying out vital electrical and instrumentation work to keep the site safe and operational. The successful candidates must have experience and be capable of delivering the full range of Electrical and Instrumentation maintenance activities safely, efficiently and effectively in support of the plant operations. In order for us to place you in an appropriate area, please let us know in your application if you have the ability to: work at heights; work in confined spaces; wear breathing apparatus, such as a respirator and work in personal protective equipment such as air fed suits, PVC suits and gloves.

Your skills & qualifications

Essential Skills:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or similar subject.
• Successful completion of a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering or similar subject.
• Experience of isolating/make safe of electrical equipment.
• Experience/evidence of fault finding and how issues were resolved including the techniques used.
• Able to use both manual and electronic information retrieval systems and able to explain types of information retrieval used.
• The ability to read technical drawings, instructions, and manuals.
• Strong communication skills, and ability to liaise with a broad range of contacts.
• Proven maintenance experience gained through working on a wide range of equipment. (Examples may include batteries, distribution, lighting, control systems, motor control systems, instrumentation loops, radiometric and installation).

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of maintenance programmes and company standards/industry best practice.
• Trained to carry out condition monitoring in support of maintenance activities.
• Evidence of involvement in improvements to maintenance performance.
• Evidence of involvement in the improvement of a safe environment/general housekeeping of the work area, particularly in their own area of responsibility.

Why us?

We’re committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities. Whatever area you join us in, you’ll find a genuinely rewarding career.

Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:

• You will benefit from an annual bonus of up to £4k, subject to company performance.
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme – the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution.
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays. Plus, the ability to purchase an extra 2.5 days per year.
• The ability to carry over 10 days annual leave each financial year
• Paid Sick Leave
• Family Friendly Policies – Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lifestyle Benefits sasra.co.uk
• Learning & Development Opportunities https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/learning-and-development/
• Reward & Recognition Policies
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme
• Many, many more! Follow the link to visit our Rewards & Benefits page:

https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/work-with-us/rewards-and-benefits/

Sellafield is a unique place to grow your career, offering a remarkable blend of role variety, job security, personal growth, professional development, and truly significant work. This is your opportunity to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the nuclear, infrastructural and engineering worlds and create a clean and safe environment for generations to come. Explore Sellafield Ltd today.

Additional Information

• The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 2nd November.

• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, we reserve the right to close the advert early. Once closed, the advert will be removed from our website. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.

• Qualifications: As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your qualifications. Attaching them at application stage will ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.

• Right to Work in the UK : As part of our screening process, all candidates must demonstrate their right to work in the UK. If you are not a UK national, you will be required to provide evidence of your immigration status. This is generated through the UK Government online service via the GOV.UK services below:

• A valid eVisa (digital immigration status) share code https://www.gov.uk/evisa/view-evisa-get-share-code-prove-immigration-status

• A Right to Work share code https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Applicants who are not UK nationals must provide a valid Right to Work share code and evidence of their eVisa status at the point of application. Applications submitted without this information are not able to be progressed.

• Please be aware that this role is subject to achieving security clearance. This role requires higher level of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 or 10 years of continuous residency in the UK. Factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the level of clearance you’re able to achieve.

• Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on [email protected]

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Electrical Craftsperson

Job number

SP06903

Profession

Engineering & Maintenance

Location

Sellafield West Cumbria

Salary

£42,192

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Posting date

18 October 2026

Closing date

2 November 2026