Mobile Plant Technician

Anglian Water Services; Bedford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Flexible working

Private health care

Pension — double match

Life assurance

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Medical assessments

Virtual GP

Cancer screening

Financial wellbeing

Discounts

Employee assistance

Volunteer days

Job summary

Anglian Water Services seeks a Mobile Plant Technician to service and repair a range of mobile plant in the Bedford area, including pumps, telehandlers and tractors.

You will be based at a site near Bedford/Cambridge, working 37 hours a week (Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm) with flexible working opportunities. A strong focus on safety and efficient repairs is essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Light Vehicle Maintenance is required.
• Confident user of IT and good communication/organisation skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and use your own initiative; driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain and repair Anglian Water’s mobile plant inventory (from pumps to telehandlers and tractors).
• Keep van/workshop stock of service parts and log parts/hours in Fleet system.
• Repair defects reported by business users and align with safety criteria.
• Provide fast, efficient repair service aligned to business priorities.
• Build relationships with local parts and service providers for support.
• Keep the fleet management system updated with hours worked and parts used.

Skills

IT literacy

Communication

Organisation

Autonomy

Driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Light Vehicle Maintenance

Job description

Circa £36,980 (dependent on skills and experience) + business use of a company van

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours a week. Monday to Friday 8am-4pm (Flexible working opportunities available)

Bedford, Cambridge or surrounding area

Double‑Matched Pension Scheme (up to 21% combined)

Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare

For a greater career just add water!

Water Recyclingis at the heart of ouroperations.The key services that we are responsible for aredelivered by ourin-house, highly skilled workforce. We collect and treat the water that customers have used, returning it to the environment via rivers and coastal outlets. Our network includes 76,000 kilometres of sewers which feed over 1,000 water recycling centres. Would you like to be part of a team who responsible for the safe and sustainable operation and maintenance of our water recyclingassets?

What will you be doing?

Reporting into the Plant and Equipment Supervisor, you will be responsible for the service, maintenance, and repair of Anglian Water’s diverse inventory of mobile plant. This ranges from small pumps to telehandlers and tractors.

• Ensuring all items of mobile plant are serviced and inspected in line with the company, manufacturer and Health and Safety criteria and schedules for that item.
• Maintaining sufficient stock of service parts on your van and/or at your aligned workshop.
• Repairing defects reported by the business users of plant items.
• Understanding and demonstrating knowledge of business priorities to offer a fast and efficient repair service to ensure that the business is not adversely affected.
• Establish and form relationships with local parts and service providers to ensure you have support as and when required.
• Keeping the fleet management system updated with the hours you have worked, and parts/stock used logged to ensure our service records are up to date.

What does it take to be a Mobile Plant Technician?

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in Light Vehicle Maintenance
• Confident user of IT
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Ability to work autonomously and use your own initiative
• Full Manual UK driving license is essential

Why join Anglian Water?

At Anglian Water, we’re driven by purpose — keeping essential services running today while protecting the environment for future generations. In this role, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of operational services across our network, work closely with frontline teams and see the real-time impact of your work, develop your planning and coordination capability in a complex operational environment, and be part of a collaborative, supportive team that values improvement and innovation.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
• Flexible working options
• Private health care
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 7%
• Life assurance at eight times your salary
• Annual bonus
• Potential funded car allowance depending on evidenced business mileage
• Personal medical assessments
• Virtual GP service
• Cancer screening
• Financial wellbeing support and salary finance benefits
• Lifestyle savings including discounts on retail, travel and utilities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteer days

Inclusion at Anglian Water

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We are proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.

Closing Date: 16th August 2026

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