Electrician

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Chester; Sur place; GBP 31 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

On-site parking

Up to 11% pension contributions

34 days annual leave (pro rata)

Résumé du poste

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias) in Chester. You will join a field-based team delivering planned maintenance and improvements across assets, investigating faults and ensuring uptime.

Responsibilities include installations, refurbishments, and commissioning to spec, with a strong emphasis on safety, documentation, and collaboration with contractors. A recognised electrical apprenticeship with NVQ3/City & Guilds and a driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in electrical or dual skilled engineering with NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds equivalent
• Full driving licence
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of analysing information to spot potential problems
• Industry experience to support apprenticeship and ensure H&S compliance
• Good communication and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to build networks with internal departments
• Ability to meet tight deadlines under pressure
• Awareness of regulatory bodies (DWI/ NRW)
• Proficiency with Microsoft software and other operational systems

Responsabilités

• Work in a field-based role as part of a team on planned maintenance activities for Welsh Water assets
• Investigate plant failures and perform scheduled maintenance to minimise breakdowns
• Carry out installations, refurbishments and assist commissioning to specification
• Audit spares and materials and order items as needed
• Follow health and safety procedures and maintain personal and coworker safety
• Communicate professionally in difficult situations and aim for quick resolutions
• Update information in IT systems daily
• Coordinate with external contractors on large capital schemes for safe delivery
• Organise own time and perform routine work with minimal supervision
• Undertake other duties as required to meet business needs

Connaissances

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Formation

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

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City: Chester

Address: Chester, Wales, GB, ch

Job Function: Operational

Salary Range: £31,395.00-£35,682.00 Predicted salary of up to over £41,000 when including Planned Working Time, Standby payments, additional standby call-out fees etc)

Base: Chester

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias), your responsibilities will include:

In this field-based role, you will be part of a team working on planned activities for Welsh Water assets eg improvement projects and preventative maintenance works, as well as reacting to failures across the area.

Investigating the nature of plant failures and carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on all equipment relating to the Welsh Water asset base to minimise plant breakdowns.

Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishments and assisting with commissioning equipment to specification, on time and in line with company procedures.

Carrying out an audit of spares and materials required to complete work effectively, ordering necessary items via your supervisor or direct from supplier.

Following company health & safety procedures - being accountable for your own health & safety and having a duty of care to your colleagues and anyone affected by the work you do.

Dealing with sometimes difficult situations in a friendly, positive and professional manner, whilst striving for a speedy resolution.

Updating information in various IT systems daily.

Liaising with outside contractors on large capital schemes ensuring they are delivered effectively and efficiently in full compliance with Health & Safety and company procedures.

Organising your own time, handling routine work with a minimum of supervision.

Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

About you

• A recognised apprenticeship in electrical or dual skilled engineering awarded with an NVQ Level 3 qualification or City & Guilds equivalent
• Full driving licence
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of analysing information to spot potential problems
• Practical experience gained in industry to support your apprenticeship and ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures
• Able to communicate well, listen and respond appropriately to solve problems
• Able to build and maintain good networks with internal departments
• Able to work to tight deadlines, sometimes in difficult circumstances
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) and NRW (Natural Resources Wales)
• Able to use Microsoft software packages and other operational systems

Good to know

• The successful candidate will participate on call (1 week out of every 7 weeks), and also participate in 260 hours planned working time.

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking at all our sites
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme
• Health CashBack scheme
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT