E & M Multiskilled Craftsperson - Mechanical
Apply locations: Allanfearn WWTW, Inverness & North Area
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Time left to apply: End Date: December 2, 2024 (14 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R9108
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Most people don’t think too much about how clean water reaches their taps. But Scottish Water does. In fact, it’s all we think about.
We’re looking for an E&M Multiskilled craftsperson with a Mechanical bias to join our Engineering and Maintenance team in Inverness to help keep our operational sites running smoothly.
This team installs, maintains and repairs the critical infrastructure that delivers 1 billion litres of drinking water and removes 940 million litres of waste water from Scottish homes, businesses and industry every day.
What You’ll Do
You’ll be working with our wider E&M team to deliver a proactive service to ensure that the plant and equipment we use at our Water and Waste Water sites is safe and working effectively.
You’ll use your core mechanical craft skills, as well as your electrical knowledge to problem solve technical issues, thinking outside of the box to fault find and diagnose. You’ll be working in a time-sensitive environment, often in confined spaces.
Expect to be working on a range of pumps, including progressive cavity, diaphragm and centrifugal, valves, including gate, non-return, air and butterfly, gearboxes, gears, bearings, seals, compressors, blowers, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, assembling and disassembling of equipment to component level, and various types of pipework.
Your safety is paramount. It is essential that you take all necessary steps to protect yourself and others, including risk assessments, choosing appropriate equipment, keeping up to date with essential training and following safe working practices.
You’ll work closely with our office support team to plan and coordinate resources across the region, with the shared goal of delivering an effective and cost-efficient response to incidents, reactive or planned work, whilst looking for innovative ways to continually drive improvements.
What You’ll Need
You’ll have served a full apprenticeship and have an HNC or NC in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or the equivalent experience).
This is a field-based role – and involves a fair amount of lone working. That means you need a full GB-issued Driving License (DVLA) to reach our sites. Most of them aren’t accessible by public transport.
You’ll need to be happy to work on a standby rota (you’ll be paid an additional standby retainer to compensate you for this).
In this role you’ll be communicating with internal and external customers about work being carried out on site, giving progress reports and keeping people up to date. So it’s important that you’re confident, friendly, and pride yourself on providing a great service.
You’ll be comfortable using computer systems and online learning modules to get up to speed quickly.
And it goes without saying, you’ll need an ironclad commitment to Health & Safety, to protect yourself, your colleagues and the public.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.
This role has some weekend working and standby requirements. But you’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), and life assurance.
As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
The not-so-small print
This role will be a Grade 6. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £33,560. Performance-driven pay progression will then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £44,140. You’ll also receive a monthly standby retainer payment.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don’t worry - we’ll ask your permission before starting these checks.
The closing date for applications will be midnight on 1st of December 2024.
A few final things worth knowing…
Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!).
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Working at Scottish Water you'll be making a real difference to the lives of the people and communities in Scotland who rely on the vital water and waste water services we provide. We offer a broad range of career opportunities and our approach to inclusion and diversity means we can make a real difference together.
Our people are essential to providing our customers with the very best service in communities around Scotland. We're passionate about attracting, developing and retaining the best people who can make a positive difference to our business.
If you are passionate about delivering a great customer service and can inspire trust and demonstrate pride in your work, we are confident that you will find Scottish Water a place where you can build on your talents and one where you can thrive.
If you would like to join our team at Scottish Water you can find out more about our latest vacancies here.
Recruitment Retention of Data
Please note that candidates who have not submitted an application in the last 12 months will be automatically removed from our system records.
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