Mechanical & Electrical Technician

TieTalent; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 46,494 - 56,827; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Van

Uniform

Fuel Card

Excellent Training

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced leave policies

Wellbeing Centre access

Discounts for Medical and Dental Insurance

Job summary

A leading water services company in Chertsey is seeking an Electrical and Mechanical Technician to join their team. You will be responsible for essential maintenance and repairs, manage varied work schedules, and contribute to local infrastructure projects. The position requires relevant electrical qualifications and offers an exciting opportunity with excellent benefits including a salary of up to £51,661 after training.

Qualifications

• Experience working with industrial electrical equipment in a similar process-driven environment.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Complete electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation maintenance and repairs.
• Manage planned and reactive work based on maintenance schedules.
• Play a key role in local infrastructure projects and improvements.

Skills

Industrial electrical equipment experience

Mechanical maintenance

Instrumentation maintenance

Education

Full electrical apprenticeship or relevant HNC

City & Guilds Level 3

Job description

We have an excellent new opportunity for an Electrical and Mechanical Technician to join our established team in Chertsey. Affinity Water are the UK's largest clean water only company and the work you'll do is essential for Affinity Water to deliver safe, clean drinking water to millions of customers every day.

The role

• You will be responsible for completing electrical, mechanical and instrumentation maintenance and repairs to plant and equipment
• Each day, you'll complete a maintenance routine schedule to ensure our sites, storage facilities and pumping stations are operating reliably and efficiently.
• Your day will be varied with managing planned and reactive work for which you will be provided with the training, tools and vehicle to be successful in your role.
• In addition to this you will play a key role in all local infrastructure projects and improvements on the site working closely with other stakeholders in the business and have the freedom to express your opinions.

About Us

The work we do matters to people's lives, with over 3.89 million customers using our water every day. Making that happen means a lot of people playing their part - whether they're treating and producing water, maintaining our network, visiting our customers, or doing the important work of supporting our front-line teams.

But we want to go beyond business-as-usual. We constantly look for any opportunity to be more sustainable, help our customers use water better, and improve the experience of everyone who uses our water.

Experience Required

• You need to hold a full electrical apprenticeship, or relevant HNC qualification or equivalent such as City & Guilds Level 3. If your qualification is gained from overseas, you will need to show proof of UK equivalent.
• Experience working with Industrial electrical equipment in a similar process-driven environment.
• Full UK driving license

Benefits

• Salary total package up to £51,661 (once training complete)
• Basic £38,855 + Flex Allowance: £4,537 plus £8,629 Stand-by payment
• Standby 1:4 £8,269 per annum (after completion of training)
• Core Hours of work: 08:00am - 16:00pm (Monday to Thursday) 08:00am - 15:30pm (Friday)
• Remote/ working independently / onsite
• Company Van
• Uniform
• Fuel Card
• Excellent Training to gain further experience
• Company annual bonus scheme
• Annual leave from 24 days rising with length of service
• A generous double match pension scheme that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Carers policy and Menopause policy to help us support our people
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health
• Discounts for Medical and Dental Insurance, Retail Outlets
• Volunteer days
• Life Assurance

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet