Job description
To repair, maintain, install and carry out effective repairs and maintenance for the Water, Waste Water and Networks Assets using core Mechanical craft skills and general electrical craft skills for predominately internal and occasional external customers. Resolving technical problems associated with activities and ensuring solutions are implemented.- To liaise with the workflow team to plan and co-ordinate resources. Ensuring an effective and cost-efficient response to any incidents, reactive or planned work.
- To ensure the personal safety of self and others, including undertaking Risk Assessments and the subsequent selection of appropriate equipment and safe working practices.
- To undertake a range of mechanical craft skills, which may include some maintenance or removal of pumps, pump component replacements, engines, valves, gearboxes, specialist electrical interface hydraulics and pneumatics, fitting, pipe disconnections, and mechanical devices (such as bearing’s couplings, brakes and safety guards)
- To undertake a range of electrical craft skills, which may include maintenance or removal of motors and electrical isolation work, while observing 17th(18th) edition working practices
- For this role you must be prepared to work a standby rota.
- A full driving licence is required.
- All applicants to have served a full apprenticeship
- HNC or NC in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- The successful candidate should be confident, personable and have excellent communication, organisational and customer service skills. In addition, the role holder should be capable of managing complex situations, work effectively as part of a team and have proficient IT skills.
- In this role you will communicate with internal and external customers in regard to work being carried out on site. Giving progress reports where necessary and always ensuring our customers get excellent service.
- This role is primarily field based and contains an element of lone working. Full training and PPE will be provided to enable you to carry out the role.
Have experience or an understanding of working within a strong Health & Safety culture to ensure that all Health and Safety policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Be a quick learner, with the ability to use computer systems and on-line learning modules which are essential to the role.
- The ability to plan and prioritise your work, whilst maintaining flexibility to accommodate changing priorities. Experience or an understanding of working within a strong Health & Safety culture to ensure that all Health and Safety policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Be a strong team player, who can work well with others to achieve common goals and have a willingness to learn from others.
- 38 days of holiday per year (including public holidays) with the option to buy 5 more
- Eligibility to join the defined benefit, contributory pension scheme
- Annual company bonus
- Life assurance scheme
- Paid time off for community volunteering
- Opportunities to be involved in sports, social and fundraising activities
- Access to "SW Splash", saving you money on holidays, bills and shopping
- Excellent family friendly policies around Adoption, Maternity, Parental Leave, and Flexible Working
The closing date for applications is 17th of May 2023
We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.
We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.
In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.
You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.