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Anglian Water Services • United Kingdom

Mechanical & Electrical Asset Technician

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

£36,644 -£44,000 depending on experience. This role is a reactive position and offers the ability to earn standby and overtime, in addition to the basic salary advertised

Business use of company van

Permanent, 37 hours per week

Location: Sheringham, North Walsham, Fakenham and surrounding areas

Private health care

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Generous pension scheme

Life Assurance at 8 times salary

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding career, at a company committed to investing in your training and development?

Join us for the opportunity to gain valuable skills, qualifications, and experience, whilst being part of a company dedicated to building a sustainable future. We're recruiting for an experienced multi-skilled Mechanical Technician with experience of electrical work.

This team-oriented position will see you joining one of our Water Services Teams where you will ensure that the water supply process delivers wholesome drinking water to our customers.

You’ll be responsible for the keeping all kinds of equipment at out Water Treatment Works operating correctly and reliably, you’ll be enthusiastic about carrying out planned maintenance and responding promptly to issues and incidents.

Your mechanical and electrical knowledge will enable you to be responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of water supply assets – including equipment installed at water treatment works, reservoirs, towers and pumping stations.

What does it take to be a Mechanical Asset Technician?

  • You will have completed an apprenticeship in a relevant subject
  • NVQ/ONC/BTEC Level 2 in a relevant subject
  • An electrical qualification
  • Ability to learn quickly and use your own initiative

You’ll need a flexible approach to working hours as you will be required to take part in a standby rota. To be able to undertake your standby duties you will need to live within the surrounding/neighbouring areas.

As well as carrying out planned & reactive maintenance on our mechanical assets (e.g. pumps, screens, mixers, chemical dosing systems, etc), the successful candidate will also work on water quality instruments & control systems, carrying out servicing & calibrations. You’ll also work towards a Licence to Operate Qualification to enable you to manage and control multiple complex water treatment works.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

  • Personal private health care including physiotherapy

  • An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

  • Paid time off if you’re physically or mentally unwell

  • Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary

  • Life Assurance at 8 times your salary

  • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle

  • Bonus scheme

  • Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

  • 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service

  • 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 18th May

If you are offered a job with us, you will be subject to the relevant/standard employment checks, including: your right to work in the UK, reference, driving licence and identity check. Depending on your role, you may also be subject to a criminal record check and a drug and alcohol test.

Company benefits

Eye Care Support – Free eye tests for visual display unit (VDU) users, along with free/discounts on glasses
Health insurance – Private Healthcare scheme including cover for pre-existing conditions
Mental health platform access
Health assessment
Family health insurance – Discounted family health insurance. Available to select annually.
Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
Critical Illness Insurance – Personal Accident cover - providing a lump sum in the case of an accident leading to injury, death or disablement at any time, whether you are on company business or not
Compassionate leave
Bank holiday swaps
Religious celebration leave
Time off in-lieu
25-30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Buy or sell annual leave – 5 days (pro rata'd if part time)
Optional unpaid leave
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay
Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay
Pregnancy loss leave
Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay
Fertility treatment leave
Neo-natal leave
Bike parking – Secure bike parks at main offices
Faith rooms
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice
Life insurance – 8 times your basic annual salary
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
Income protection – Should you be unwell and unable to work for a period of time, the Income Replacement scheme may provide you with income for two years combined with sickness absence
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Double the contribution you make up to 6% - you pay in 6%, we pay in 12%
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Mentoring
Learning platform
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Teambuilding days
Lunch and learns
Professional subscriptions
Meditation space
Interest free loans
Cinema discounts
Theme park discounts
Loyalty programme – Awards for long service, along with increase in annual leave allowance
Hackathons
In house training
Further education support
Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Enhanced sick pay
Gym membership – Discounted gym membership
Employee assistance programme
Sabbaticals
Company car

Working at Anglian Water Services

Company employees

6500

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

66:33:1

Currently Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

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