What you’ll be doing
as the Senior Technician
1. Provide coaching and mentoring for team members, including apprentices, upskillers and new starters (for example, LTO, monitor verification processes, event learning)
2. Provide technical input to help with delivery of the production plan and promote first time fixes (this could include attending planning meetings, inputting into asset availability improvements, investigating site trips)
3. Work with the Performance Manager to assist with smooth running of team by taking over some day-to-day management or coordinating activities (for example, assisting with process risk assessments, obtaining quotes, assisting with site inductions and reviewing RAMS)
4. Role model positive behavioural safety and site pride. Support and promote a positive H&S culture (for example, supporting your colleges to recognise and raise safety observations both good and bad, own resolution of issues, identify ‘Site Pride’ sites, assist with H&S action completion)
5. Step up to help cover activities when the Performance Manager or technical coordinator is unavailable.
6. Participate in out-of-hours standby rota.
Base Location: Wheatley STW, London Road, Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1JH.
Working Pattern: 38 Hours Monday- Friday 7:30am – 15:36pm. Plus, standby & overtime opportunities upon completion of essential company training.
All PPE, tools, a company van and a fuel card are provided.
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
7. NVQ 3 in Operating Process Plant - or working towards it.
8. Management qualification – or working towards it.
9. Hands-on operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment process and plant.
10. Proactive – take the lead on recommendations and improvements around the site and communicate effectively.
11. Take ownership of responding quickly to faults, being curious to fully understand the problem, and identifying the best solution to resolve it the first time.
12. Have good communication and interpersonal skills, to interact with the team.
13. Teamwork – We are one team, and our end goals are the same.
14. IOSH trained or willing to complete H&S training.
15. A valid UK driving license is essential.
What’s in it for you?
16. Competitive salary up to £35,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
17. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
18. Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
19. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
20. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
21. Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
22. Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
23. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.