Maintenance Craft Technician (Industrial Electrical)

We are looking to recruit an experienced industrial Electrical Technician to work in the Essex maintenance team. Reporting to a team manager you will be required to successfully carry out planned maintenance and repair of electrical equipment to a high standard on NWL sites.

You will be responsible for liaising with asset owners to efficiently deliver maintenance routines on ESW operational sites while safeguarding the site process.

You must be able to read, and fault find from schematic diagrams, identify, source, and replace faulty components. You will understand single phase and 3 phase AC systems, PLC's, radio and telemetry, level control, variable speed drives, motor starting methods including DOL & Star Delta, as well as a willingness to multi-skill.

NWG offers support and training so that you will be competent in inspecting, maintaining, diagnosing, testing, installing, modifying or repairing Electrical components / machinery as appropriate. Our Maintenance department is ever evolving, with each Technician issued a smartphone and laptop to receive work instructions from a mobile field service app and to provide progress updates to our planning team. You will follow a robust maintenance plan as well as getting involved in minor installation projects.

Working outside, with no one day being the same provides a very interesting working environment. You will be presented with unique challenges whether it's using your expertise to diagnose a fault or complete preventative maintenance to improve plant availability. All tools and equipment are provided supporting Technicians to minimise plant down time 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

You will be a fully mobile worker covering the Essex region, starting and finishing from home. At NWG we recognise potential, offering development and growth opportunities for people to progress internally. With our committed leadership and close-knit teams, you will never be short of support during your time here.

Please note that once all core and competency training is complete the role requires that you work an out of hour's 1 in 7 standby rota attracting an annual payment of circa £1,000 however we will ensure that you have the experience required in to do this. Competitive rates for additional payments are made for callouts and any additional hours worked.,

• Potential to receive payment for up to 4 Technical Modules (extra salary for extra skills). £1362 per module per year with expectation that each technician will achieve a minimum of 2 modules within 3 years


• Well-developed succession plans with opportunities for individuals to receive leadership and technical training in support of their career development within the maintenance department


• Internal specialist Instrumentation, SCADA, Reliability Engineering, Project Engineering and Project Management teams with many technicians having been promoted internally into roles in these areas


• Potential for company support for higher education


• Potential to develop and grow your career internally


Generous holiday arrangements

• Annual leave entitlement starting on 23 days + Bank Holidays - Increases with Length of Service


• Additional 2 x ½ days holiday for Christmas


• Option to buy and sell leave
  
  You'll be a time served electrical technician educated to at least ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical engineering. You'll be able to demonstrate a maintenance background in reactive breakdowns and planned work, you will be responsible for managing your time efficiently with minimal supervision.


The successful candidate will be competent in reading and finding faults from electrical drawings, identify the source and replacing faulty components and have the desire to expand your skill-set with core and module based training which can further improve earning potential with the majority of our Technicians attaining two technical modules attracting circa £2700 in salary payment.

We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude, willingness to learn and explore new ways of working. A hands-on practical approach and keen eye for identifying the route cause whilst investigating problems and implementing solutions is essential as it is a large part of this role.

You'll have excellent communication skills both written and verbally and be a strong team player with. A strong Health and Safety ethic is an important part of our Everybody Home Safe Everyday culture. A basic level understanding of Microsoft office packages including Outlook e-mail and experience with job planning software is desirable as is contractor engagement, but these skills can be developed with the right candidate.

A full, UK driving license is essential and you will have full responsibility and use of a company van during working hours.

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.
Our values

Pulled from the full job description

• Car scheme


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount, up to £42,402 + overtime + standby (OTE of £7,400 in overtime and standby payments), Generous defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution


• Access to 24/7 digital GP


• All tools, PPE and company uniform supplied


• Annual health screening process


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discount portal


• Wellbeing support


• Paid time to take part in community events


Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date., Our values describe our main principles, qualities and attributes. They are the guiding principles which define who we are, what we do and how we do it. They make us different from our competitors and guide our decisions and actions to drive us towards our vision.

Our values are:

Results Driven
We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.

Ethical
We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.

Customer Focused
We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.

Innovative
We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.

One Team
We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

Colleague benefits

We're the great company we are because of you - our people. As our way of saying thanks, we offer you a wide range of benefits and discounts to take advantage of.