We are currently recruiting a Far Mechanical & Electrical Technician in our Wastewater Division, based at Rye Meads Sewage Works – SG12 8JY.
As a successful candidate, you will use your mechanical & electrical knowledge to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, ensuring all sites remain operational for our customers.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, helping to reduce pollution from our sites.
What you’ll be doing as a Mechanical & Electrical Technician
* Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of myself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always my top priority. Display correct behaviours 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 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: Rye Meads Sewage Works – SG12 8JY.
Hours: 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am – 3:36 pm, plus standby rota payments and overtime opportunities may increase earnings by up to £8,000–£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential training.
All PPE, tools and a company van are provided.
What you should bring to the role
* Time‑served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems, or NVQ or C&G Level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.
* Problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalated as required.
* Excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to internal and external staff and contractors.
* Resilient and adaptable to changing work pressures.
* Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and meet standards.
* Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues relevant to the industry.
* Team player who can work across multiple teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback, and supporting development of others.
* Full UK driving licence.
What’s in it for you?
* Salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
* Annual leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
* Performance‑related pay plan linked to company performance measures and targets.
* Generous pension scheme through AON.
* Access to benefits for health, wellbeing and finances: annual health MOTs, physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.
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