Electrical Maintenance Technician

YTL UK; Trowbridge, Warminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join its EM&I team, providing essential maintenance for water production sites. The role offers significant career development opportunities and a strong commitment to employee well-being, including a comprehensive benefits package and the chance to work within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Combined pension contribution of up to 20%

Career progression and professional development opportunities

25 days' holiday, rising to 28 with service

Healthcare package for healthcare costs

Life assurance up to eight times salary

New electric car option

Discounts with over 3,000 retailers

Volunteering day annually

Enhanced family leave and pay

Health and wellbeing platform

Qualifications

• Time-served Electrical Maintenance Technician with experience in three-phase and single-phase power.
• Competent in fault diagnosis and fault resolution.
• Flexible approach to various tasks required.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive work.
• Ensuring effective operation of plant machinery and equipment.
• Making continuous improvements in operation.

Skills

Three-phase power

Single-phase power

Control circuits

Fault finding

Health and safety awareness

IT literacy

Education

City & Guilds/BTEC, NVQ Level 3

Electrical apprenticeship

Job description

Are you an Electrician or Electrically biased Service Engineer looking to take the next step in your career within the water industry? If so, we have a role which will see you join a friendly, supportive team, where you'll help to look after our water production sites, maintaining the highest standards for customers.

This is a Monday to Friday role, but standby cover will be required for evenings and weekends on a rota basis, which equates to an availability payment of around £1,950 per year, plus a performance bonus of up to 5% of your salary and overtime available. A company van and all the tools and training you will need to complete your role will be provided.

This opportunity will suit you, if you are an established Electrical Maintenance Technician, looking for a new challenge, covering our water production sites across the Trowbridge, Warminster and surrounding areas.

Whether you have previous experience working in a 24/7 operational production environment; a commercial, industrial or domestic background; or experience testing, inspecting and fault finding, then we want to hear from you!

What you'll do

As an Electrical Maintenance Technician, you will join the EM&I team, carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive work on our water production sites.

Day to day your responsibilities will be to ensure the effective operation of plant machinery and equipment, as well as carrying out fault finding, fault diagnosis and fault resolution.

Your experience and expertise in decision-making will be second to none, as you will confidently seek to make continuous improvements on our water supply sites to reduce the risk of them not performing to their full potential.

What you'll need

In this position, you will be required to have a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to work activities as you will be involved in a variety of tasks. You will also have ongoing development opportunities to develop your skillset and knowledge, which can include progressing into PLC programming.

To be successful, we are seeking a time-served Electrical Maintenance Technician or Service Technician who is competent in three-phase and single-phase power, control circuits and finding faults.

It is essential that candidates applying for the role hold, or are working towards a City & Guilds/BTEC, NVQ Level 3 or a time-served electrical apprenticeship. Formal mechanical training (dual skilled) is preferred but not essential. The successful candidate would also need to have excellent health and safety awareness and IT literacy.

To be considered for this role you must hold a valid driving licence, as there will be regular travel to various sites within the region. You will also be required to participate in a standby rota.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.