South East Water UK
Reliability Maintenance Technician (E&I)
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Reliability Maintenance Technician (E&I)
As a Reliability Maintenance Technician (E&I), you will provide the essential technical expertise needed to maintain and repair our electrical and instrumentation equipment. You will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of our production sites, all while working in alignment with company policies, procedures, and safe systems of work. Your focus will be on upholding high operational standards and ensuring our critical equipment performs safely and efficiently to support our ongoing production success.
Main Responsibilities
- Undertaking the electrical and instrumentation planned maintenance activities as per the organisational maintenance strategy. This includes performing the planned maintenance task as well as first-line remedial work identified when performing the task.
- Accurate and timely completion of all necessary administration associated with planned maintenance and remedial work including updates onto our business and work management systems.
- Supervise work of Contractors and external service providers and issue Permits to Work where required.
- Routine administration (e.g. timesheets, health and safety forms, vehicle record sheets etc)
- Contribute and assist with engineering capital works as and when required.
- Seeing the bigger picture
- Assisting other members of the Production team with Confined Space Entries. BA training will be provided.
- Monitor and maintain security of production sites and ensure sites are in a clean and tidy condition upon completion of works.
- Driving Company vehicles which may also include the towing of plant and equipment.
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Skills / Qualifications / Experience
- The post holder is expected to be qualified to C&G or a relevant electrical/instrumentation technical qualification, preferably trained through a recognised apprenticeship scheme.
- Fault finding and problem solving skills.
- An appropriate level of experience in the maintenance of water specific production site assets.
- Strong technical knowledge of water treatment processes and equipment maintenance practices.
- Employees are required to be flexible and to be prepared to perform duties and other tasks within their capabilities.
- The nature of our business is such that the contents of any job profile are subject to change from time to time.
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We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.
Benefits package
- Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.
- Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.
- Paid volunteering days.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Health cash plan.
- Life assurance.
- Wellbeing related benefits.
What can you expect from your recruitment?
To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website. It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.
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Compensation package
Up to £45,672 p.a. (dependent on experience)
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We supply top-quality drinking water to 2.3 million customers in the southeast of England. Through a network of 9,000 miles of pipe, we deliver 544 million litres of water every day. It's the skill and expertise of our employees that ensures our water meets the highest standards. We make sure we can meet the needs of our customers both now and in the future.
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- Be invested in helping us to create a sustainable water supply for now, and in the future.
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