Industrial Maintenance Electrician - Water Industry

What you’ll be responsible for

As an electrician, you will be required to maintain, repair and install equipment as part of the main MEI teams, working individually or as part of a team. The successful candidate will be able to fault-find, rectify problems with electrical systems and all ancillary equipment.
 

Your responsibilities will include:
 

1. Installing, maintaining and repairing electrical systems generally. 
2. Demonstrating an ability to read, understand and work from electrical drawings. 
3. Maintaining, repairing and installing mechanical, electrical and instrumentation to ensure performance of all assets. 
4. Actively taking part in Risk Assessment, COSHH assessment and all related Health and Safety issues. 
5. Identifying problematic plant and the subsequent faults and taking part in finding efficient solutions to return equipment to working order. 
6. Identifying requirements of spares and materials using preferred suppliers. 
7. Completing all job cards and timesheets to allow for monitoring of workload, performance etc. 
8. Providing knowledge, information and onsite support for Welsh Water capital teams and operational teams. 
9. Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
    

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Operations, H&S
• Day to day liaison with operational staff 
• Welsh Water Contract Partners – Delivery operational staff where appropriate

External

• Contract Operators
• Environment Agency where appropriate

About you

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills 
 

• Fully qualified electrician who has completed a recognised apprenticeship in an industrial environment 
• Full, UK Driving Licence
• Experience of working with pumps and variable speed drives
• Knowledge of industrial processes and of fixed and variable speed motor control.
• Ability to read schematic diagrams and find and repair faults on electrical circuits
• Solution focused approach to resolving problems
• Ability to take responsibility make decisions and uses initiative, working proactively
• The ability to develop positive working relationships and to be seen as a highly credible representative of the team is required for this role.
• Compliance with current standards and legislation i.e. BS7671: 2018, 18th Edition IET regulations
• An excellent understanding of safe working practices and of planning and scheduling of work processes
• Communication and ability to influence others
• Working as part of a team
• Critical thinking to be able to analyse information and provide a solution to situation effectively

Good to know

• A company vehicle will be provided 
• A Full UK Drivers Licence is required 
• The successful candidate will be required to participate in a standby rota

For more information on the role please contact Stuart.Margetson@dwrcymru.com

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:
 
 
•    Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•    Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Free on-site parking at all our sites
•    Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Car-leasing scheme
•    Health CashBack scheme
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
 
 
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 
 
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.

 For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
 

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.


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