Waste Maintenance Technician

What you’ll be responsible for

As an Electrical bias maintenance technician, you will be required to maintain, repair and install equipment as part of the main MEI teams, to work individually or as part of a team.

Your responsibilities will include: 

1. Be able to fault-find, rectify problems with electrical and mechanical systems and all ancillary equipment
2. Install, maintain and repair electrical systems generally to ensure performance of all assets
3. Demonstrate an ability to read, understand and work from electrical drawings
4. Maintaining a general knowledge and participating in training and knowledge sessions on the Wastewater treatment process 
5. Actively take part in Risk Assessment, COSHH assessment and all related Health and Safety issues
6. Identify problematic plant and the subsequent faults and to take part in finding efficient solutions to return equipment to working order
7. Identify requirement of spares and materials using preferred suppliers
8. Completion of all job cards and timesheets to allow for monitoring of workload, performance etc
9. Provide knowledge, information and provide onsite support for DCWW capital teams, operational teams and part 

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Strong working relationships within the Area Team
• Advice and support from the wider DCWW support functions
• Liaison with local Distribution or Network Teams

External

• Liaison and co-ordination of suppliers and contractors
• Liaison with NRW/EA Regulators and other stakeholders 

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

• Fully qualified electrician   
• Compliance with 17th Edition IEE regulations    
• Full, UK Driving Licence     
• An excellent understanding of planning and scheduling of work processes   
• The ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the team is required for this role    
• Ability to take responsibility, make decisions and uses initiative, working proactively     
• Solution focused approach to resolving problems     
• Critical thinking to be able to analyse information and provide a solution to situation effectively    
• Experience in working as part of a team   
• Good communication skills and ability to influence others     

Good to know

• Standard Working Week: 37 hours (Mon–Thurs: 7am–3pm, Fri: 7am–2:30pm)
• Minimum 'take-home' annual salary £37,585 ranging up to £42,276
• Full UK Driving Licence required Company vehicle and tools included
• Opportunity to incur additional overtime earnings (in line with working time regulations)
• Requirement to take part in standby rota

STANDBY TERMS

• Standby/On-call Rota: 1 in 4 weeks contractually (1 in 6 when fully-staffed)
• Weekend Standby Period: Fri 2:30pm – Mon 7am (24-hour coverage)
• Standby Rota: Designed annually in January (12 months' notice) 

For more information on the role please contact Jason Madden - 07597086694

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website. 

 
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
 
 
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.