Proactive Maintenance Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Proactive Maintenance Engineer to enhance reliability-centered maintenance strategies. This role involves conducting criticality assessments, verifying maintenance data, and developing system-specific maintenance programs. With a focus on operational excellence, you will monitor production losses and implement strategies to minimize them. The position offers a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and a supportive work environment that prioritizes health and well-being. Join a team committed to making a positive impact on millions of lives while ensuring sustainable water management for future generations.

Benefits

Car Allowance (£4,500 per annum)

26 days holiday, increasing to 30

Health MOTs

Access to physiotherapy and counselling

Cycle to Work schemes

Shopping vouchers

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in stakeholder engagement and technical capability.
• Ability to lead workshops and foster continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct criticality assessments to prioritize resources effectively.
• Develop tailored maintenance programs to optimize system performance.
• Track and reduce production losses for operational excellence.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Capability

Continuous Improvement

Forecasting

Scheduling

Planning Processes

Education

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

Equivalent Experience

Job description

We’re looking for a Proactive Maintenance Engineer to support the Engineering and asset function to meet customer expectations and regulatory targets. You'll be instrumental in implementing a proactive, reliability-centred maintenance strategy as part of our AMP8 plan.

What you’ll be doing as a Proactive Maintenance Engineer

• Conducting Criticality Assessments: Perform thorough evaluations to determine the criticality of various sites and systems, ensuring effective prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Verifying Maintenance Data: Lead efforts to verify and improve the accuracy of maintenance data, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.
• Developing System-Specific Maintenance Programs: Design and implement tailored maintenance programs that optimise the reliability and performance of specific systems.
• Tracking and Reducing Production Losses: Monitor production losses and implement strategies to minimise them, contributing to overall operational excellence.

This role will be based at Reading Sewage Treatment Works, Hybrid. You will be required to attend the office and sites up to 3 times a week, and as the role and business require you to do.

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Must be a driver and have access to a car to travel to sites. This role will come with a £4,500 per annum car allowance.

What you should bring to the role

• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics or Equivalent Experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and technical capability, with the ability to effectively collaborate, influence and inspire reliability-centred maintenance best practices and lead workshops.
• Experience in leading workshops and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Exposure to forecasting, scheduling, and planning processes and systems throughout the asset lifecycle.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary between £55,000 - £61,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• 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.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive.

Learn more about our purpose and values
Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family.
Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.