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Production Technician (Maintenance) Mechanical

South East Water UK
Lewes
6 days ago
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Overview

Summary: Can you operate, maintain and repair process control plant and equipment? Do you thrive in challenging environments? We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

You'll join in this crucial role to keep the assets at our pumping stations, reservoirs or production sites maintained so we can keep the water flowing for customers. Fewer things are more important to our communities than having reliably clean running water. It’s your initiative that will help us to find the best solutions. As someone who works under their own direction, you’ll be trusted to use your knowledge and experience to find solutions that meet the highest standards in terms of quality, safety and cost. You’ll attend to water production sites to complete repairs, respond to breakdowns, supervise the work of contractors and restore faults. You’ll maintain and install a range of plant and water treatment equipment, including pumps, motors, chemical analysers and gas dosing equipment.

Compensation and benefits: Your earnings would be made up of a base salary between £37,559 – £43,436 and an allowance for working on standby with the potential overtime. We provide a company vehicle for work. You’ll generally work 37 hours per week between 7.30am to 15.30 Monday to Friday. Following your training, you’ll work a 1 in 6 standby rota to respond to incidents outside of normal hours and at weekends. In return, you’ll receive additional standby allowance payments of £2,000 per annum. We offer a clear pay progression structure and training opportunities to help you grow your knowledge and career within the water industry.


Main responsibilities
  • You will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and installation of mechanical plant and water treatment related equipment including various types of pumps, motors, gas dosing equipment and chemical analysers to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of our production works and associated sites.
  • You will be required to take part in a standby roster providing out of hours support to the operational area.
  • Assisting other members of the Production team with Confined Space Entries. BA training will be provided.
  • Supervise work of Contractors and external service providers including PSSR and LOLER inspections.
  • Accurate and timely completion of all necessary administration associated with reactive and planned maintenance work including updates onto our business and work management systems.
  • Work in line with company policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
  • Routine administration (e.g. timesheets, health and safety forms, vehicle record sheets etc.)
  • Monitor and maintain security of production site
  • Site manual updates and maintenance
  • Issue Permits to Work where required
  • Contribute and assist with engineering capital works as and when required
  • Driving Company vehicles which may also include the towing of plant and equipment
  • Ensure sites are in a clean and tidy condition upon completion of works

Skills / Qualifications / Experience
  • Physically fit for working in confined spaces
  • Hold a clean driver’s licence
  • Water industry qualifications are advantageous but not essential
  • Qualified to City and Guilds, HNC or hold a relevant technical qualification
  • Previous experience fault finding and problem solving plant and equipment
  • Highly organised individual with the ability to work under your own direction
  • Confident using IT and computers to update records and reports

Desirable
  • Experience of process operations would be beneficial.

Equality and inclusion

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for. We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.


Benefits package
  • Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
  • Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
  • Paid volunteering days.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Health cash plan.
  • Life assurance.
  • Wellbeing related benefits.

Recruitment information
  • To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.
  • It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.
  • Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!


South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.


Compensation package

£37,559 - £43,436 depending on experience + company van + standby


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