Description
Job Title: Multi Skilled Process Technician
Location: Kent Region
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 38
Salary: £38,144.10 - £45,284.27
Package:
This role will be full time Monday to Friday 38 hours a week (standby/overtime available if required)
We are offering a salary from £38,144.10 per annum depending on skills, experience & qualifications, with opportunities to earn extra money through overtime and standby when available.
Our other benefits include:
1. Company Van (depending on the role)
2. Company and performance-related bonus
3. Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
4. 25 days annual leave
5. Life assurance equal to 4x salary
6. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
7. Health Cash Plan
8. Full funded eye tests
9. Two paid volunteering days a year
10. Occupational health service
11. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
12. Digital GP service
13. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
14. Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
15. Cycle to work scheme.
16. Private medical insurance (Senior Grades only)
We are recruiting for a Multi Skilled Process Technician with mechanical & electrical qualifications and experience and would be keen to discuss options of career development with you, ideally you will be based in or around the surrounding areas of Tonbridge.
You do not need a background in the Water industry, we welcome applications from candidates outside of the sector, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas.
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.
This role has a focus on compliance, technical problems solving, repairing and maintenance.
As a Field Based Technician, you will be joining our Wastewater Treatment Team, who play a vital part in the frontline of our day-to-day maintenance of, and repairs to, wastewater treatment works, sludge treatment centres and pumping stations to ensure all environmental, quality and customer service standards are met, whilst meeting H&S legislation and achieving budgetary targets.
In this role you will be utilising your mechanical & electrical knowledge and experiences to ensure we remain compliant, reduce pollution, and ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers. You will have the scope of opportunity to innovate and introduce solutions, to create continuous improvements into existing processes.
Your core responsibilities will be:
• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fix these or escalate, planned maintenance of plant and equipment on a daily basis, installing new plant and equipment as required.
• Coaching, training, and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme
• Managing projects internally; and updating the necessary company systems and databases as required accurately and promptly.
• Carrying out inspection and tests on electrical equipment following company procedures.
• Gaining quotations for parts, equipment or from contractors for work to be carried out, and providing self-quotations for work to be carried out, so assessment can be made against contractor prices.
• Identify possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of their day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
• Keeping up to date with new technology and approaches to ensure you can work with existing plant/equipment and are able to identify opportunities to utilise new methods/approaches in your work.
Qualifications required:
A degree, apprentice or NVQ in mechanical engineering, with certificates showing your qualifications.
*Any applications that do not have the above qualifications will not be considered*
Skills:
17. A problem solver
18. Able to identify potential issues and implement solutions or escalating if required
19. An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External contractors.
20. Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.
21. Understanding of mechanical or electrical drawings
Desirable:
22. ISO9001 procedures
23. Able to demonstrate an understanding of standard equipment/tools required of the speciality, and operational processes with its impacts; and manufacture simple parts.
Join our Wastewater Treatment Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment.
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?
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.
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), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.