Electrical Technician

**Dawson Levy Resourcing**currently have an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Technician to join a key client of ours on a permanent basis, working within the Water Industry.

**About the role**

We have an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Technician to work in our Wastewater Treatment team. Maintaining these assets ensures we help deliver life's essential service to our customers, communities and the environment so keeping pumps availableand running is our primary goal.
- You will be working in a small team and on your own ensuring the assets on site remain in service This will involve routine maintenance and problem solving when things go wrong
- Carrying out scheduled planned and reactive maintenance work on a variety of wastewater assets and industrial electrical machinery in compliance with company procedures in order to minimise plant breakdowns
- You will investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions to the process. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and carrying out repairs during incidents
- You will be expected to provide technical advice, referring to up to date technical knowledge, and provide training or support for technical trainees if required
- Examples of equipment that you will be working on will be various pumps and associated control gear, 3 phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems such as VSD's, automatic valves and penstocks, flow, level and pressure measurement, programmablelogic controllers, variable speed drives and controls, chemical handling and dosing equipment
- Participate in a stand-by rota following the relevant training

**What we are looking for**:

- 18th Edition electrical and City and Guilds certification is required
- Ideally an apprenticeship with significant experience of electrical systems working in an industrial environment
- Experience in inspecting, maintaining, fault diagnosis, testing, installation, modifying or repairing electrical plant equipment
- Experience maintaining large pumps, actuated valves, electronic control systems such as VSD's and 3 phase electrical switchgear is essential
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues relevant to the industry
- The work will require physical fitness
- A full UK driving licence is essential

**We're looking for you to**:

- Take Ownership of problems on site and identify the best solution to resolve it the first time
- Be honest and reliable. Our technicians work on their own and in small teams, so we rely on them to manage their own time efficiently and effectively
- You will be working in a team that care and want to do the best

**What's in it for you**:
Working outside you will be presented with unique challenges on a daily basis, whether it is using your expertise to diagnose a fault or removing large objects to prevent plant damage. You will gain experience on a wide range of plants and equipment someof which are innovative investments providing exciting new experiences.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced electrical technician to join the UK's largest water company and join the operations team, working across the estate.

Our client's competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.

**All necessary tools and PPE are provided.**

We're proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we are moving to a hybrid approach where we will provideoptions around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.

Our client is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We're also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall DiversityChampion and Disability Confident Leader and we are a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.