Waste Maintenance Technician (Electrical Bias)

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias), you will be responsible for undertaking planned maintenance activities at our Welsh Water's assets including wastewater treatment works, sewage pumping stations and combined storm overflows. You will contribute to safeguarding the environment now and for future generations, meeting and maintaining compliance in line with our environmental permits. Your key responsibilities will include:
 

• Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on all equipment relating to the Welsh Water asset base in compliance with company procedures to minimise plant breakdowns
• Investigating the nature of plant failures and subsequently carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions to service and in order to ensure compliance
• Proactively identifying and preventing mechanical failures in a timely manner
• Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishment and assist with commissioning equipment to specification and on time
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings of various equipment to ensure correct tolerance and fits are maintained for efficient plant operation
• Maintaining a general knowledge of the treatment processes and the variations at individual assets to enable an accurate and speedy assessment of problems and their consequential results
• Inspecting, repairing, installing, and testing mechanical and electrical equipment in order to ensure that mandatory legislative requirements are met
• Carrying out an assessment of spares and materials required to complete work effectively, where necessary ordering additional items via the Supervisor or direct from supplier
• Implementing and maintaining the Information Management System (IMS) procedures always to ISO standard. Keep IMS records to ensure that they are satisfactory for internal and BSI audits
• Using a mobile device to record all work details and all accounted for time
• Liaising closely within the Alliance Partnership to ensure that all large capital schemes are implemented effectively and efficiently

Who you’ll work with

Internal 

• Strong working relationships within the Wastewater operational teams
• Advice and support from Operations, Process Science, ICA/ATC and fellow Craft personnel
• Liaison with local Wastewater Networks Team

External

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

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience 

THIS IS *NOT* A DOMESTIC ELECTRICIAN ROLE - YOU WILL NEED EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH THREE-PHASE ELECTRIC POWER (3Φ) TO BE RELEVANT FOR THIS ROLE

• A recognised apprenticeship in mechanical/electrical or dual skilled engineering to at least NVQ level 3 or equivalent 
• Driving licence
• Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
• IT literate in Microsoft Office applications including various Apps, training will be provided on the systems we use
• Transferrable experience to ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures
• Maintenance knowledge of electrical systems, pumping systems, and rotating machinery, desirable but not essential

Please note: This position will be a dual-skilled position covering the requirements of a ‘Maintenance Technician’. Where required, training will be provided to ensure the successful job incumbent has all the mechanical and / or electrical skills required to carry out the full remit of the role. 
 

Good to know

• Site based work covering the Swansea Bay area.
• Company Vehicle Provided 
• Requirement to cover standby 1 in 7 and 260 hours of planned overtime with additional earning potential of up to £3000 a year. Potential additional unplanned overtime in excess of this will be in line with business requirements.
• Shift pattern Mon-Fri  8-4pm 

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)

•    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

•    20% 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

•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity

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 to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
 

INDMP

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.