Role: Field Technicians
Location: Abergavenny
Key Accountabilities:
• Dependent on skill set, undertaking day to day inspection, repair and maintenance of water and wastewater assets to defined internal quality standards.
• Deliver a high level of customer service whilst meeting health and safety, financial, KPI, statutory, quality and contractual compliance.
• Work with scheduling team and line management to maximise productivity and efficiency.
• Provide quality daily job feedback to identify follow on work to minimise the avoidable failures for water quality and environmental consents.
• Provide support to both customers and colleagues with technical input when required.
• Manage personal workloads to ensure maximum flexibility, productivity and effective time management.
• Undertake range of activities as required and as skills and ability allow. For ICO employees this may include, O&M activities, CFS testing, meter verification/ installation, lifecycle works and private pipe services and general site maintenance and cleaning duties, tank inspection and cleaning, pipework installation and modification, Water Compliance remedial works, etc.
• Maintain site standards to food grade level, particularly on water assets.
• Support local operational incidents
• Participate in an out-of-hours operational stand-by rota.
• Carry out O&M works on a Water Treatment works capable of producing 5 mega litres per day.
• Undertake shift work, consisting of participating a rota containing late shifts, and working weekends and bank holidays.
• Be able to achieve MoD clearance
• Travel to various sites required All travel and expenses will be covered.
Experience:
In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will have:
• Experience of operating and maintaining water and wastewater assets
• Experience in Minor Civil works such as drainage, manholes and water pumps
• Experience in plumbing installation and maintenance (where applicable)
• Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety
• Good communicator with customers and all STS colleagues
• Computer / Smart phone literate for using Field IT
Capabilities:
In order to succeed in this role it is expected that you will have:
• The ability to organise with planning abilities
• Car and Drivers License
• Self-motivated
• Be physically fit
• Good communication skills
• Following organisational procedures
• Good written, numerical and verbal skills
• Flexible approach to short term changes to working arrangements
• Able to travel nationwide and stay overnight for training etc. when required
• Evidence of strong determination and problem solving skills
• Evidence of working independently or within a team
• Drive and motivation to achieve and deliver the best possible standards (both aesthetically and product quality)
Qualifications:
• Experience in O&M activities
• Experience in Water/Sewage assets
• Ability to use safety equipment / tools
• Basic risk assessment knowledge
Desirable:
• Qualifications in Water/Sewage treatment - NVQ Level 2 or equivalent (where applicable)
• 360 Extractor Ticket experience
• Farming background
• EUSR Hygiene card
• Manual Handling Training
• Confined Space (escape set or full BA)
• Working at Heights