< Back to search
Anglian Water Services • Milton Keynes | United Kingdom

Mechanical Technician

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £34,000 per annum
< Back to search
9.8

/10

Transparency ranking

Job Description

Mechanical Technician - Water Recycling Operations (Milton Keynes & surrounding area)

Starting salary: £38,000 for candidates with NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).
£34,000 for candidates with NVQ Level 2 ( or equivalent) , with clear progression opportunities.
Earn up to £44,000 with further training and experience.

All PPE, tools , van and fuel card provided

Full time permanent position, 37 hours per week Monday - Friday (8am - 4pm)

Occasional weekend working as per standby rota

We offer a wide range of benefits including Private health care, Virtual GP service for you and your household. Generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6% giving you 18% combined contribution

Are you passionate about joining a team dedicated to making a positive, direct impact on the environment and the communities we serve?

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

  • Personal private health care including physiotherapy

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

  • 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service

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

  • Business use of company van plus access to tools and all uniform and PPE

  • Bonus scheme

  • Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

  • Life Assurance at 8 times your salary

  • Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary

  • Lots of great discounts!

  • Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell

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

What does it take to be a Mechanical Technician?

To be successful in this role, you will have obtained an NVQ level 2 Engineering/Mechanical qualification (or equivalent) and/or completed a relevant apprenticeship and hold a full UK driving licence.

Build a water industry for the future

Get ready to make a difference and join us as an Industrial Mechanic, responsible for carrying out general repairs, investigating and rectifying faults and completing scheduled maintenance to ensure the reliability of our assets. This role is not just about doing a job, it has a real purpose; it’s about protecting our environment.

With support from a collaborative team, you will develop your commercial and/ or industrial experience with assets such as: electrical control panels, motor testing, level control equipment and instrumentation, inverters, including some small-scale domestic work. Experience working with mechanical control systems, telemetry systems, pumps, gearboxes and general mechanical/electrical plant maintenance would also be advantageous. This role is vital and will have a direct impact on the environment and communities that we serve.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

We welcome everyone! As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all qualified applicants, no matter their gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We hire and nurture based on merit and a shared passion for making positive impacts. Our commitment is to foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong & can use every drop of their potential

Closing date: Wednesday 12th November

Interview date/s: Dates TBC

#loveeverydrop

Company benefits

25-30 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Bank holiday swaps
Bike parking – Secure bike parks at main offices
Buy or sell annual leave – 5 days (pro rata'd if part time)
Cinema discounts
Company car
Compassionate leave
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
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – 2 schemes available
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks full pay
Enhanced pension match/contribution – Double the contribution you make up to 6% - you pay in 6%, we pay in 12%
Enhanced sick pay
Eye Care Support – Free eye tests for visual display unit (VDU) users, along with free/discounts on glasses
Faith rooms
Family health insurance – Discounted family health insurance. Available to select annually.
Fertility treatment leave
Further education support
Gym membership – Discounted gym membership
Hackathons
Health assessment
Health insurance – Private Healthcare scheme including cover for pre-existing conditions
In house training
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
Interest free loans
Learning platform
Life insurance – 8 times your basic annual salary
Loyalty programme – Awards for long service, along with increase in annual leave allowance
Lunch and learns
Meditation space
Mental health platform access
Mentoring
Neo-natal leave
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Private GP service – 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments for you and your household
Professional subscriptions
Religious celebration leave
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Shared parental leave – 26 weeks full pay
Teambuilding days
Theme park discounts
Time off in-lieu
Volunteer days
Work from anywhere scheme – Available to those employees whose work can be done fully remotely
Paid fostering leave – 5 days paid

Working at Anglian Water Services

Company employees

6500

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

66:33:1

Currently hiring in

United Kingdom

Office Locations

Other jobs you might like