Electrical Technician

Wessex Water Services; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Healthcare package

Holiday entitlement

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Wessex Water is seeking an electrically qualified technician with industrial experience to maintain a diverse range of plant machinery and equipment at multiple sites in the South West. Overtime, standby payments, and performance-based increases are offered, along with ongoing training to develop your skills.

You will attend breakdowns at sewage pumping stations, diagnose electrical/control faults, and implement corrective actions while identifying improvements to save money and improve

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification and industrial experience are preferred.
• Ability to fault-find, diagnose and repair electrical/control faults.
• Experience with relay and ladder logic is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Attend breakdowns across sites, diagnose faults and implement corrective actions.
• Identify improvements to enhance reliability, efficiency and safety.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Relay logic

Ladder logic

Three-phase power

Motor control

Education

Level 3 Electrical NVQ/City & Guilds

Tools

EMI plant operations

Job description

We are looking for an electrically qualified technician with industrial work experience to help us maintain a diverse variety of plant machinery and equipment.

We have multiple opportunities for you to increase your earnings in this role through overtime and standby payments, offering additional financial rewards, alongside your regular salary. You will also be rewarded with performance-based salary increases and ongoing training.

What you'll do

You will be required to attend breakdowns across a wide range of sewage pumping stations and associated assets, carrying out fault finding, diagnosis and repairs to minimise downtime and maintain operational performance. The role requires the ability to investigate electrical and control system faults, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions.

In addition to reactive maintenance, you will be expected to identify opportunities for improvement, making recommendations and modifications to equipment, control systems and site installations to enhance reliability, efficiency, safety and overall asset performance.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• planned preventative maintenance
• attending breakdowns using fault-finding skills
• reporting on asset condition
• making modifications to control philosophy where needed
• managing personal stock and critical spares
• identifying how improvements could be made to save money and improve functionality
• covering out-of-hours callouts on a one-in-four rota.

What you'll need

It will be advantageous to have worked in an industrial setting, being conversant with relay and ladder logic, level control, pressure transducers, motor control centres, three-phase power, motors and power distribution.

You will also need:

• the ability to work with minimal direct supervision however, you will receive support through various forms of communication
• a Level 3 Electrical NVQ/City & Guilds qualification or equivalent (ideally)
• mechanical gearbox and automated penstock experience (advantageous but not essential)
• knowledge of EMI plant operations/maintenance strategy
• knowledge of technical design standards and WIMES (beneficial)
• awareness and knowledge of IT and health and safety
• a confined space working certificate
• technical knowledge and experience
• a can-do attitude and flexible approach to work
• the ability to work in a pressurised environment day and night
• a full UK driving licence.

You will have great opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge on the job.

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 sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by 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 Live - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 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.