Travel: Multiple sites in Kent with a company supplied van
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £35,704.36 to £42,844.53 per annum + bonus and call out allowance.
Hours: 38 hours
Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?
With our sites located across the beautiful South Coast, you can enjoy the security of full-time employment while tackling the interesting assignments that keep you engaged and growing.
Southern Water is recruiting a Mechanical Process Technician to join our Water Supply Team, playing a vital part in the frontline of our day-to-day maintenance and repairs to Water Supply works, Reservoirs, and Water Booster stations to ensure a constant supply of wholesome water to the customers, while meeting H&S legislation and achieving budgetary targets.
As a Mechanical Process Technician, you will use your mechanical knowledge and experience to ensure that equipment such as pumps, gearboxes, generators, valves, and pipework remain operational across the Southern Water region to ensure efficient and effective operations.
You will have the opportunity to innovate and introduce solutions to create continuous improvements in existing processes.
This role requires occasional paid out-of-hours working and participation in on-call scheduling.
Your responsibilities include:
* Fault finding, repair, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of mechanical plant.
* Implementing process improvements and solutions or escalating as required.
* Conducting planned maintenance to Southern Water standards to ensure reliability and accuracy.
* Responding to faults within Southern Water parameters, as guided by the Regional Control Centre.
* Providing technical expertise to internal and external contractors.
* Completing documentation accurately and timely to maintain internal change control standards, ISO9001 accreditation, and other systems.
* Coaching and training team members to develop their skills.
Skills and experience needed:
* NVQ3 in mechanical engineering or relevant qualification or time-served apprenticeship.
* Experience within a process-oriented industry such as water utility, petrochemical, electricity, manufacturing, or similar.
* Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
* Strong documentation and regulatory compliance skills.
* Collaborative with good communication skills.
* Enthusiastic about learning and growth.
* Full, current UK driving licence.
What Do We Offer?
We offer a comprehensive package with a salary range from £36K to £52K depending on skills and experience, plus overtime and on-call bonuses.
More benefits include:
* A company van (for business use only) which you can take home, and a fuel card.
* All necessary PPE, tools, uniform, and training to excel in your career at Southern Water.
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
* BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage).
* Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
* Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
* An employee assistance program.
* A network of sports and social clubs.
* Company and performance-related bonus.
* Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
* Health Cash Plan.
* Two paid volunteering days a year.
* Occupational health service.
* Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
* Digital GP service.
* Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
* Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
* Cycle to work scheme.
A job where you make a difference to our customers and the environment, rewarding you for your technical abilities! No two days are the same, but as a great team player, you will be ready to take on the challenges with a proactive mindset to recommend and implement the required improvements to keep the sites running without interruptions!
Join our Water Supply Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training, and development opportunities for our customers and the environment.
Privacy Statement:
Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g., a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), which will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
Interested in the role?
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so if you are interested in the position, please send your application over today to ensure consideration.
Every Body Welcome
We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to facilitate your participation in the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.
We succeed together
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.
Need flexibility in your work?
Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? #LI-Hybrid
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