Mechanical & Electrical Technician (Electrical Bias)
Job description
Mechanical and Electrical Technician (Electrical Bias)
Location: Dorset/Wiltshire/ Somerset - Field-Based
Salary: £31,500 to £36,500 per annum plus stand-by allowance
Role Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, birthday day off, annual bonus scheme, Westfield healthcare plan for you and your dependents, generous pension scheme, flexible working hours, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and lots more!
As part of our crucial front-line operation, the Mechanical & Electrical Technician is responsible for ensuring the PPM and reactive work of our mechanical and electrical assets is completed to a high standard for both clean and wastewater sites. This is a customer facing role based in/around the Dorset/Wiltshire/Somerset areas and we are looking for candidates based ideally, but not limited to, the Warminster and Shaftesbury areas which will give you a good base for this field-based role. This role includes mobile working, working with minimal supervision in remote geographical locations and participating in a Standby rota one week in four. In return, we offer a fantastic comprehensive benefits package and a supportive culture for you to develop your skills within the water industry.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Completing Planned & Reactive Electrical and Mechanical tasks within timescale, quality and cost parameters
- Building and developing relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers and sub-contractors
- Working to improve the value, performance and overall service of the M&E Team
- Identifying follow-on work after completing planned or reactive tasks
- Working in a lean manner to minimise travel time and disruption to our customers
- Adhering to the highest possible health and safety standards
- Conducting risk assessments and creating method statements where required to safely carry out maintenance activities
What You’ll Bring:
- 18th Edition / C&G Level 3 / Electrical Engineering or equivalent time-served experience
- A background within an industrial asset maintenance setting is crucial for this role
- Ability to read panel drawings and fault find single or three-phase systems
- Experience with inverters, motors and star delta system
- Self-motivation with the desire to contribute positively to the South-West M&E team
- Strong communication skills to allow you to keep colleagues and customers informed of job progress
- Willingness to take part in a regional on-call rota to provide out of hours response and support to customers
About you:
Due to the nature of sites on which we operate, the successful candidate must:
- Meet the security clearance requirements for the role which includes, but is not limited to, the successful candidate being a full-time resident of the UK for the past 5 years’.
- Ability to obtain Security Clearance which involves a Criminal Record Check and a full MoD Security Application and associated verification processes.
- You must have a full, valid driving licence and be comfortable driving a van.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £31,500.00-£36,500.00 per year
Work Location: On the road
