Mechanical & Electrical Technician

Thames Water; Kempton Park; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water management company is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to ensure functionality and safety in mechanical/electrical systems. The role offers a salary up to £45,000 per annum, and additional benefits such as a company van and generous leave policies. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience, along with effective problem-solving and communication skills.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Annual Leave: 24 days

Generous maternity/paternity leave

Access to health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical/electrical systems required.
• Full UK driving licence needed.
• Ability to work in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and planned maintenance on equipment.
• Provide technical advice and train staff.
• Ensure health and safety compliance during work.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Resilience

Teamwork

Education

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

Tools

PPE

Tools

Van

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• Ensuring the health, safety and well-being of yourself, colleagues, contractors, and visitors is always my top priority 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 & external) in a timely, professional, efficient, respectful and polite manner.

Base Location - Ashford Common WTW – TW15 1RU

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

Equipment

All PPE, Tools, plus the provision of a Van when on duty and call.

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.

What you should bring to the role

• 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)
• 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