Work for Park Gate

Interested in joining us?

We advertise here for apprentices and trainees, administration staff, labourers, stores, sales, skilled electrical, managerial and technical staff

If you are interested in joining Park Gate or hearing about vacancies when they occur please email us.

We currently have a vacancies for the following positions:-

Vacancies

All sections of the business are experiencing increased workload at present and so we have vacancies as shown below.

Please note that in some cases we would consider applicants who don’t fully satisfy all of the indicated criteria but who would be willing to develop into the role through training and experience.

Installation Electricians

Park Gate are seeking qualified installation electricians for work on local and national contracts.
If you are an industrial electrician, or an experienced domestic or commercial electrical who would perhaps like to learn new skills in an industrial environment, with good rates of pay and conditions, or perhaps to earn more by working nationally.

Control Panel Electrician / Control Panel Builder

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Control Panel Electrician to join our growing team. This role is ideal for individuals with strong technical ability who take pride in delivering high-quality electrical work across a variety of industrial applications.

About the Role

The successful applicant will work primarily within our Control Panel Department,  carrying out the manufacture and electrical wiring of control panels for industrial plant. This includes motor controls, PLCs, variable speed drives, and associated electrical control equipment. You will also support occasional on-site electrical work as required.

Key Responsibilities

•Manufacture, assemble and wire electrical control panels
•Read and interpret electrical schematic drawings
•Wire motor control circuits, PLCs, VSDs and industrial control gear
•Support onsite electrical installation or panel modifications
•Work effectively as part of a team or independently

What We’re Looking For

•Good technical and electrical wiring skills
•Strong organisational ability and attention to detail
•Experience within control panel manufacturing or industrial electrical work is ideal
•Training can be provided for electricians looking to transition into panel building
•Ability to work safely and efficiently to deadlines
•Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Motor Rewind Department Workshop Labourer – FULL TIME

A semi-skilled operative to work within our motor rewind workshop, clean, paint and prepare repaired electric motors and gearboxes, General Housekeeping,

Occasional driving/delivering.

Applicants should have good technical skills, an eye for detail, ability to work to strict procedures and be comfortable working in an workshop, Full clean driving licence, forklift truck licence preferred but fully training will be given for the right applicant.

FOR ALL VACANCIES PLEASE APPLY TO : –

Personnel Dept
Park Gate and Co Ltd
87 Kingstown Broadway
Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA3 0HA

Alternatively email personnel@nullpark-gate.co.uk  to request an application form or further details.

Apprenticeships

At Park Gate we are very proud of our record in training and retaining apprentices and staff, some of whom have been with us over 30 years.

More than half of our employees have either trained or are training with us on nationally accredited apprenticeship programmes.

Park Gate get a lot of applicants and can only appoint a very limited number. Our selection process involves rigorous assessment and interviews to allow us to select the best candidates.

Our minimum qualification requirements are 9-4 grades in Maths, English, a science subject and a practical/technical subject. Candidates must also have passed the *JTL aptitude test. Those with an interest in engineering and hobbies or experience involving practical work often have an advantage.

Applications, which should be made in writing, are taken throughout the year with selection and interviews being held during June & July, successful candidates usually taking up posts around the end of August. We normally take 2 apprentices each year but this figure varies depending on our need and we are not committed to taking any number.

Our advice to those seeking apprenticeships is to apply to as many companies as possible to increase your chances of gaining a position contact JTL, JTL is the training organisation allied to JIB, the electrical contracting industry body responsible for training and grading electricians.

To find out more about the electrical apprenticeship programme and to take the JTL aptitude test, contact the local training advisor.

Gary Hodgkison
Tel: 07717851844
Email garyhodgkison@nulljtltraining.com
For more information look at www.jtltraining.com

From time to time vacancies occur in a variety of positions including apprentices and trainees, admin, labouring, stores, sales, skilled electrical work and managerial and technical. If you would be interested in hearing of vacancies when they occur please email your details in confidence.