What you’ll be responsible for
As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for undertaking planned maintenance activities at our DCWW assets including Production Treatment works, pumping stations and Reservoirs. 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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Proactively identifying and preventing mechanical failures in a timely manner
4. Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishment and assist with commissioning equipment to specification and on time.
5. Reading and interpreting engineering drawings of various equipment to ensure correct tolerance and fits are maintained for efficient plant operation.
6. 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.
7. Inspecting, repairing, installing, and testing mechanical and electrical equipment in order to ensure that mandatory legislative requirements are met.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Using a mobile device to record all work details and all accounted for time.
11. Liaising closely within the Alliance Partnership to ensure that all large capital schemes are implemented effectively and efficiently.
Who you’ll work with
Internal
* Production and Network Teams
* Internal audit team
* Scientific team, asset strategy/capital delivery teams and operational control centre
External
* Regulators
* Specialist contractors
* Suppliers
About you
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* A recognised apprenticeship in mechanical or dual skilled engineering to at least NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
* A full UK Driving licence.
* Ability to work alone and as a member of a team.
* IT literate in Microsoft Office applications including various App’s, training will be provided on the systems we use.
* Transferrable Experience to ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures.
Good to know
* Requirement to take part in standby rota
* Full UK Driving Licence required
* Company vehicle included
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