Apprentice Electrician

Become part of our SWARCO team as

Your Challenge

At SWARCO, we work together as a team to shape the future of mobility. Traffic management is an essential part of modern mobility. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), monitors and controls various modes of traffic in order to avoid congestion and to improve traffic flow. The goal is to enable people to get to their destinations as fast as possible. At the same time, ITS are used to reduce the negative impact of mobility on the environment, e.g. to reduce air pollution. It also improves traffic safety for all road users.

In the spirit of SWARCO founder Manfred Swarovski, we pride ourselves in being agile, innovative, reliable, trustworthy, passionate, and cooperative; and will not hesitate to go the extra mile for you. Swarco are growing, grow with us!

We have a really exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Electrician to join our expanding team in Ireland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is looking to gain their electrical qualifications whilst working along side our talented team of qualified Electricians in traffic signal maintenance and installations. You may also be required to work overtime and/or participate in a regular call out roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Work under supervision of senior electricians to install and maintain traffic signals in the Dublin region
• Competently liaise with both supervisors & managers
• Competently fill in timesheets, job numbers, and vehicle mileage forms
• Learn and maintain best practices based on company Health & Safety policies, procedures, and methodologies
• Maintain company vehicles, equipment, tools, and PPE in a serviceable condition
• Attend and participate in classes, workshops, and on-the-job training as part of the apprenticeship program
• To ensure that all working practices are in accordance with the Swarco ISO 9001 & 14001 Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental management systems at all times
• To ensure that all PPE appropriate to the task and in line with the RAMS is being correctly worn
• Ensure your vehicle, tools, spares, and equipment to be used are in a safe and serviceable condition
• To be available to attend training courses
• Comply with all QHSSE Regulations and procedures for this role

Your Profile

What we are looking for

In order to fulfil the role successfully the following are some of the key skills and experience required:

Essential

• Department of Education Leaving Certificate
• Ability to work on own and part of a team
• Ability to work at heights
• Enthusiastic
• Organised
• Problem solving
• Trustworthy
• Adaptable
• Safety awareness
• Safe manual handling skills
• Full class B driving licence
• Right to live and work in Ireland

Desirable

• Basic Electrical Knowledge
• IT Skills
• Willingness to learn and undertake new challenges
• Practical
• Solas Safe Pass

Your Benefit

Your Benefit

As well as providing a competitive salary and benefits package, we actively run employee opinion surveys as part of our drive to provide a comfortable and supportive working environment. We will support your development and you will also receive:

• Fully Expensed Company Vehicle - providing you hold a full licence
• Company Mobile phone
• PPE provided
• 35 days holiday rising to 38 days with bank holidays included, plus the option to buy an agreed number of days
• Paid Birthday off
• Sick Pay after the qualifying period
• Employee discount portal
• Generous employer pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance

Interested?

Please apply by clicking on the apply button.

Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before any advertised closing date. We, therefore, encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Applications received after the closing date will not be processed.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in Ireland, all successful candidates must have the right to work in Ireland by the start of their employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Agencies, please note, that should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our PSL; we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company for a role we have not actively engaged with you on, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you and we will consider the CV a gift! We will not be liable for any payment you charge in relation to it.

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