Maintenance Technician - Mechanical Bias

Essential Skills & Experience

• Practical industry experience gained following completion of an apprenticeship, with a strong commitment to Health & Safety compliance and safe working practices.
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and operational systems.
• Experience of working effectively within a team environment and building positive relationships with a range of internal stakeholders.
• Experience of analyzing information, identifying potential operational issues, and implementing effective solutions.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to listen, respond appropriately, and work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to prioritize workloads and deliver results to tight deadlines, including in challenging operational environments.

We recognize that skills and experience can be gained through different routes. If you meet most of the essential criteria and are excited about the opportunity, we'd encourage you to apply.

Good to know

• Location: Multi-site mobile working, no home working.
• Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 3:30pm (37 hours per week).
• Standby: Once fully trained, you'll participate in a 7-day standby rota of approximately 1 week in every 5, providing out-of-hours support to help maintain essential water services when needed.
• Additional Earnings: In addition to your salary and standby payments, this role includes approximately 260 hours of planned overtime each year, providing an additional earning opportunity of up to £4,490 annually.
• Company vehicle provided, UK driver's license required.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: Rhodri.Davies@dwrcymru.com and enter the job ID [9205] in the subject title line.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centers and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance program for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website!

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles, there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high-quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues, and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviors that underpin them. The security of our people, assets, and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity, and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud, and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary, and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment, and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.