Mechanical & Electrical Technician

idibu; Chesham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A utility service provider is seeking a Mechanical and Electrical Technician for Chesham Sewage Treatment Works. The role involves inspecting, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment with a focus on safety and efficiency. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, experience, and a commitment to excellent customer service. The position offers a salary up to £45,000 per annum, a company van, tools, PPE, and a range of benefits including significant leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Company van

Tools and PPE provided

Contributory pension

24 days annual leave

Performance-related pay plan

Qualifications

• Time-served apprentice or significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and under own initiative.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment.
• Undertake reactive and planned maintenance, fixing issues or escalating if necessary.
• Record work information to improve business performance and identify risks.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Health and Safety knowledge

Education

NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical and Electrical Technician to join our team at Chesham Sewage Treatment Works. You will be working on various sites in the Colne North area.

As a successful candidate, you will use your mechanical and electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe, efficient, timely, and effective manner with minimum supervision allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the Mechanical & Electrical Technician

• Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always your top priority by always displaying the correct behaviors by complying with the Health and Safety at Work regulations and Thames Water’s Health and Safety guidelines.
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fixing these or escalating, planned maintenance of plant and equipment daily, installing new plant and equipment as required in line with current Standards and Regulations.
• Record work and asset information to improve business performance, along with identifying possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of your day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
• Provide specialist technical advice where appropriate with up-to-date technical knowledge, along with coaching, training, and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme.
• Delivering an excellent customer experience and positively contributing to overall customer satisfaction. Interacting with all of our customers (internal and external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful, and polite manner.

Base Location: Chesham - HP5 1TH.

Working Pattern: 38 hours Monday- Friday 7:30 am- 3:36 pm plus Standby rota payments and Overtime opportunities can increase the earning potential by up to £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.

All PPE, tools, Van, and Fuel card are provided.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering.
• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalate if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative, to design to standards.
• Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry.
• Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.
• Full UK driving licence.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.