Waste Maintenance Technician

Dwr Cymru Cyf; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PWT 260h

Standby rota

34 days annual leave pro rata

11% employer pension contributions

Training & coaching

HealthCashback

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Employee assistance

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking an engineer/technician to perform planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical plant. You will read drawings, ensure safety and IMS compliance, and support large capital projects across our assets.

Applicants should have an NVQ Level 3 mechanical/dual skilled apprenticeship, a full driving licence, and solid IT skills. The role offers development opportunities, a strong safety culture, and a commitment to environmental responsibility.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in mechanical or dual skilled engineering is required.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• IT literacy with MS Office proficiency.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and ensuring tolerances.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled maintenance on equipment to minimize plant breakdowns.
• Investigate plant failures and carry out repairs quickly and efficiently.
• Carry out like-for-like installations, refurbishment and assist with commissioning.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings to ensure correct tolerances and fits.
• Maintain IMS records and comply with H&S procedures.
• Use mobile device to record work details and time.
• Liaise within Alliance Partnership to implement large capital schemes.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical work

Problem solving

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 mechanical/dual skilled engineering or City & Guilds equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• 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.
  A recognised apprenticeship in mechanical or 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
  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 © Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019. Job Segment: Engineer, Electrical, Wastewater, Water Treatment, Technician, Engineering, Technology

Benefits and Rewards

• 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.