Instrumentation Field Service Engineer – United Utilities
Salary: £38,462
Location: Oldham Wastewater Treatment Works, The Causeway, Off Gateway Crescent, Broadway Industrial Estate, Chadderton, OL9 9XD
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent, Onsite
Working Hours: 37.0 Hours per Week
United Utilities’ purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace and foster a culture where our people can grow, excel and be themselves.
Benefits
* A generous annual leave package of 26 days, increasing to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), plus 8 bank holidays
* A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
* Up to 7.5% performance‑related bonus scheme and recognition awards for outstanding achievements
* A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company‑funded scheme
* MyGymDiscounts – up to 25% off gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
* Best Doctors
* Salary Finance
* Wealth at Work courses
* Deals and discounts
* EVolve Car Scheme
* Employee Assistance Plan
* Mental health first aiders
* ShareBuy
* MORE Choices flexible benefits
* Enhanced parental leave schemes
Job Purpose
You will be responsible for instrumentation maintenance and technical support to the Wastewater Production team to repair and maintain water assets. Working in a fast‑paced modern maintenance environment, you will provide proactive, planned and reactive support across all aspects of your field of expertise while ensuring compliance with company, statutory and regulatory requirements and minimising environmental impact. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to capital and operational projects to ensure assets fully meet operational and maintenance requirements.
As the role can require lone working you will need to be comfortable working alone or as part of a team. The role may also involve confined space work and participation in an out‑of‑hour standby rota.
Accountabilities & Responsibilities
* Implement an efficient instrumentation maintenance and installation service.
* Analyse faults, rectify and ensure correct instrumentation and system‑based equipment.
* Perform planned and proactive maintenance activities.
* Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations and internal company policies.
* Maintain required financial control of a pre‑defined budget.
* Provide reliable, accurate and complete asset performance and repair information for entry into corporate systems.
* Analyse and recommend solutions to recurring maintenance problems.
Technical Skills & Experience
To be considered for this role you must have:
* The ability to work in a team but also alone, be resilient, self‑motivated, with strong problem‑solving skills and possess the required technical competence.
* Able and willing to diversify into specialised areas of maintenance as required.
* Diagnostic, organisational, planning, communication and computer skills.
* Industry experience.
Essential Skills
* A full UK driving licence.
* Time‑served apprenticeship or equivalent hands‑on industry experience.
* Industry experience in a relevant maintenance, instrumentation or engineering environment.
* Strong diagnostic, organisational and planning skills.
* Experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems, including fault diagnostics, basic system modifications and disaster recovery.
* Ability and willingness to diversify into specialist areas of maintenance as needed.
We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return we ensure you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick‑start a thriving career here at UU.
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