Waste Maintenance Technician

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Death in service

Staff discount

Pension scheme

Training and development

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a maintenance technician to perform planned maintenance on critical equipment, diagnose failures, and assist with commissioning to specification. Cardiff-based, you will work with a team to ensure reliable operations and safety compliance.

Key duties include reading engineering drawings, maintaining process knowledge, and rigorous adherence to H&S. The role offers a permanent contract with good benefits and 34 days leave pro rata.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in mechanical or dual-skilled engineering with NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds equivalent.
• Full driving licence.
• Ability to work alone and as a team member.
• IT literate with experience of Microsoft Office applications.
• Practical industry experience supporting apprenticeship and compliance with all H&S procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled planned maintenance on equipment to minimise plant breakdowns.
• Investigate plant failures and repair quickly to avoid interruptions to service.
• Carry out like-for-like installations, refurbishment and assist with commissioning to specification and on time.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings to ensure correct tolerance and fits for efficient operation.
• Maintain knowledge of treatment processes and asset variations for accurate problem assessment.
• Inspect, repair, install and test mechanical and electrical equipment to meet legislative requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments, COSHH assessments and health and safety issues.
• Assess spares and materials and order items via Supervisor or supplier.
• Implement and maintain IMS procedures to ISO standard and keep audit-ready records.
• Use mobile devices to record work details and time.

Skills

IT literacy

Reading drawings

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

NVQ level 3 / City & Guilds apprenticeship in mechanical or dual-skilled engineering

Job description

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City: Cardiff

Address: Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF24 2RX

Job Requisition Number 9209

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Operational

Salary Range Predicted salary of up to over £40,000 when including Planned Working Time, Standby payments, additional standby call-out fees etc

Base Cardiff East

Closing Date Sunday 18th October 2026 at 23:59

What you'll be responsible for

• Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on all equipment relating to the DCWW asset base in compliance with company procedures in order to minimize plant breakdowns
• Investigating the nature of plant failures and subsequently carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions to service and in order to ensure compliance
• Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishment and assist with commissioning equipment to specification and on time
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings of various equipment to ensure correct tolerance and fits are maintained for efficient plant operations
• Maintaining a general knowledge of the treatment processes and the variations at individual assets to enable an accurate and speedy assessment of problems and their consequential results
• Inspecting, repairing, installing and testing mechanical and electrical equipment in order to ensure that mandatory legislative requirements are met
• Actively take part in Risk Assessment, COSHH assessment and all related Health and Safety issue
• Carrying out an assessment of spares and materials required to complete work effectively, where necessary ordering additional items via the Supervisor or direct from supplier
• Implementing and maintaining the Information Management System (IMS) procedures at all times to ISO standard. Keep IMS records to ensure that they are satisfactory for internaland BSI audits
• Using a mobile device to record all work details and all accounted for time
• Liaising closely within the Alliance Partnership to ensure that all large capital schemes are implemented effectively and efficiently.

About you

• A recognised apprenticeship in mechanicalor dual skilled engineering awarded with an NVQ Level 3 qualification or City & Guilds equivalent
• Full driving licence
• Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
• IT literate and experience of Microsoft Office applications
• Practical experience gained in industry to support your apprenticeship and ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures

Good to know

• 260 hours of PWT

There will be a requirement to participate in standby rota

• There are 2 position available

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions - Up to 11% employer contributions
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking at all our sites
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme
• Health CashBack scheme
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT