Mechanical & Electrical Technician

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical and Electrical Technician to join our team at Chesham Sewage Treatment Works. You will be working on various sites in the Colne North area.

As a successful candidate, you will use your mechanical & electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

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• Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always a top priority by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
  
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fixing these or escalating, planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
  
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
  
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate with up-to-date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
  
• Delivering an excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all of our customers (internal & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.
  

Base Location: Chesham - HP5 1TH.

Working Pattern: 38 hours Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:36 pm plus standby rota payments & overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

All PPE, tools, van and fuel card are provided.

You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.

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• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.
  
• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalate if required.
  
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
  
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
  
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative, to design to standards.
  
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
  
• Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
  
• Full UK driving licence.
  

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• Offering a salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
  
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
  
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
  
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
  
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
  
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
  
• Access to benefits to help you take care of yourself and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
  

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference. You’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with a real passion to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.