Mechanical Maintenance Technician

South East Water; Lewes; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking water company as a Maintenance Technician, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the reliability of water supply. This position involves maintaining and repairing essential equipment at production sites, working under your own direction, and responding to breakdowns. With a strong focus on quality and safety, you'll be part of a team dedicated to providing clean water to communities. Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent benefits, including a competitive salary, training opportunities, and a commitment to inclusivity. If you're ready to make a difference, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible annual leave policy

Paid volunteering days

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Wellbeing related benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and repair of mechanical plant and water treatment equipment.
• Ability to work independently and supervise contractors.

Responsibilities

• Repair, maintain and install mechanical plant and water treatment equipment.
• Supervise work of contractors and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Physically fit for working in confined spaces

Clean driver’s license

City and Guilds, HNC or relevant technical qualification

Fault finding and problem solving

Highly organized

IT and computer skills

Education

City and Guilds

HNC

Relevant technical qualification

Job description

Can you operate, maintain and repair process control plant and equipment?

Do you thrive in challenging environments?

We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.

You'll join in this crucial role to keep the assets at our pumping stations, reservoirs or production sites maintained so we can keep the water flowing for customers. Fewer things are more important to our communities than having reliably clean running water. It’s your initiative that will help us to find the best solutions.

As someone who works under their own direction, you’ll be trusted to use your knowledge and experience to find solutions that meet the highest standards in terms of quality, safety and cost. You’ll attend to water production sites to complete repairs, respond to breakdowns, supervise the work of contractors and restore faults. You’ll maintain and install a range of plant and water treatment equipment, including pumps, motors, chemical analysers and gas dosing equipment.

Your earnings would be made up of a base salary between £36,552 to £43,436 and an allowance for working on a standby with the potential overtime. We provide a company vehicle for work. You’ll generally work 37 hours per week between the hours of 7.30am to 15.30 Monday to Friday. Following your training, you’ll work a standby rota to respond to incidents outside of normal hours and at weekends. In return, you’ll receive additional standby allowance payment ( around £2,000 per annum).

We offer a clear pay progression structure to encourage development. We’re open to providing training to help you take your knowledge to the next step. As an experienced maintenance technician, this is a great opportunity to use your talents to grow a career within the water industry.

Main responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and installation of mechanical plant and water treatment related equipment including various types of pumps, motors, gas dosing equipment and chemical analysers to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of our production works and associated sites.

• You will be required to take part in a standby roster providing out of hours support to the operational area.

• Assisting other members of the Production team with Confined Space Entries. BA training will be provided.

• Supervise work of Contractors and external service providers including PSSR and LOLER inspections.

• Accurate and timely completion of all necessary administration associated with reactive and planned maintenance work including updates onto our business and work management systems.

• Work in line with company policies, procedures and safe systems of work.

• Routine administration (e.g. timesheets, health and safety forms, vehicle record sheets etc.)

• Monitor and maintain security of production site

• Site manual updates and maintenance

• Issue Permits to Work where required

• Contribute and assist with engineering capital works as and when required

• Driving Company vehicles which may also include the towing of plant and equipment

• Ensure sites are in a clean and tidy condition upon completion of works

You'll need:
Skills / Qualifications / Experience

• Physically fit for working in confined spaces

• Hold a clean driver’s licence

• You’re qualified to City and Guilds, HNC or hold a relevant technical qualification

• Previous experience fault finding and problem solving plant and equipment

• Highly organised individual with the ability to work under your own direction

• Confident using IT and computers to be able to update records and reports

It will be a bonus if you have:
Skills / Qualifications / Experience

• Experience of process operations would be beneficial

• Water industry qualifications are advantageous but not essential

What can you expect from us?

• Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.

• Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.

• Paid volunteering days.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Health cash plan.

• Life assurance.

• Wellbeing related benefits.

Everyone needs water, South East Water welcomes everyone.

We understand that the communities we serve are made up of different types of people. We believe that creativity comes from having diverse perspectives, rather than everyone being the same. That's why we are excited about promoting inclusivity in terms of age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, and identity. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and fair treatment to everyone throughout the recruitment process, employment, and advancement at South East Water.

What can you expect from your recruitment?

• To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our careers website.

• Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

• It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.

• Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.

• If you require assistance / adjustments to engage with our recruitment process and to ensure you're able to compete on equal terms, please contact the recruitment team via [e-mail]

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!