Salary up to £43,448 per annum depending on experience
About the role
The Vacancy
Maintenance Craft Technician
Permanent role
Salary - up to £43,448+ overtime + standby (OTE of £7,400 in overtime and standby payments)
Location: Hanningfield (Mobile Worker with van and fuel card provided)
About the role
We are looking to recruit an experienced industrial Electrical Technician to work in the Essex maintenance team. Reporting to a team manager you will be required to successfully carry out planned maintenance and repair of electrical equipment to a high standard on NWL sites.
You will be responsible for liaising with asset owners to efficiently deliver maintenance routines on ESW operational sites while safeguarding the site process.
You must be able to read, and fault find from schematic diagrams, identify, source, and replace faulty components. You will understand single phase and 3 phase AC systems, PLC’s, radio and telemetry, level control, variable speed drives, motor starting methods including DOL & Star Delta, as well as a willingness to multi-skill.
NWG offers support and training so that you will be competent in inspecting, maintaining, diagnosing, testing, installing, modifying or repairing Electrical components / machinery as appropriate. Our Maintenance department is ever evolving, with each Technician issued a smartphone and laptop to receive work instructions from a mobile field service app and to provide progress updates to our planning team. You will follow a robust maintenance plan as well as getting involved in minor installation projects.
Working outside, with no one day being the same provides a very interesting working environment. You will be presented with unique challenges whether it’s using your expertise to diagnose a fault or complete preventative maintenance to improve plant availability. All tools and equipment are provided supporting Technicians to minimise plant down time 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You will be a fully mobile worker covering the Essex region, starting and finishing from home. At NWG we recognise potential, offering development and growth opportunities for people to progress internally. With our committed leadership and close-knit teams, you will never be short of support during your time here.
Please note that once all core and competency training is complete the role requires that you work an out of hour’s standby rota attracting an annual payment of circa £1,000 however we will ensure that you have the experience required in to do this. Competitive rates for additional payments are made for callouts and any additional hours worked.
About you
You’ll be a time served electrical technician educated to at least ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical engineering. You’ll be able to demonstrate a maintenance background in reactive breakdowns and planned work, you will be responsible for managing your time efficiently with minimal supervision.
The successful candidate will be competent in reading and finding faults from electrical drawings, identify the source and replacing faulty components and have the desire to expand your skill-set with core and module based training which can further improve earning potential with the majority of our Technicians attaining two technical modules attracting circa £3000 in salary payment.
We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude, willingness to learn and explore new ways of working. A hands-on practical approach and keen eye for identifying the route cause whilst investigating problems and implementing solutions is essential as it is a large part of this role.
You’ll have excellent communication skills both written and verbally and be a strong team player with. A strong Health and Safety ethic is an important part of our Everybody Home Safe Everyday culture. A basic level understanding of Microsoft office packages including Outlook e-mail and experience with job planning software is desirable as is contractor engagement, but these skills can be developed with the right candidate.
Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we believe and strive to be an equal opportunity employer committed in having a diverse community represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. We have our colleague network groups, including Rainbow Support Network (LGBT+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks too.
About us
We strive to make NWG a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply.
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services.To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues.
Benefits to include, here’s just a few of them:
* Enhanced maternity pay
* Enhanced annual leave with additional special leave for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
* Company pension scheme
* Digital GP
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Life assurance
* Professional subscription
* Buy and sell annual leave
* Discounts and cashback offers
About us
NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.
We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values
Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.
Our values are:
Results Driven
Results Driven
We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
Ethical
Ethical
We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
Customer Focused
Customer Focused
We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
Innovative
We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
One Team
One Team
We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.
We’re the great company we are because of you – our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.
To find out more about our benefits, see our benefits bookletattached to this advert.
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