Process Technician

What you’ll be doing

as a Process Technician Monitoring and inspecting equipment, following a checklist to carry out planned preventative maintenance, and ensuring equipment/generators/telemetry are operating correctly. Reporting any defective equipment, to ensure a swift resolution following any breakdowns. Highlighting, and resolving where possible, any health and safety risks on site. Taking ownership of your own, and colleagues, health and safety by escalating any concerns to your manager and resolving them yourself where possible. Make sure the work area is safe before commencing any work by undertaking a point-of-work risk assessment using your PDA device. Having an awareness of budget position and how unplanned events can impact the budget. (e.g., tanker/plant/pump hire, etc.) Working at other sites covering holiday/sickness / extra workload as and when required. Liaising with the planning and scheduling team to ensure your workload is managed correctly. Using a PDA device to record work orders being completed. Attending all team meetings, engaging with safety briefings and company communications, identifying issues, and raising constructive feedback with the management team, with suggestions for improvements.

What you should bring to the role

Be a self-motivated individual who can immerse themselves into the team around them, you need to be very disciplined have the desire to learn from those around you and have a can-do attitude. This role can be demanding at times but very rewarding too. Take Ownership of responding quickly to faults, being curious to fully understand the problem, and identifying the best solution to resolve it the first time. Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to interact with the team. Teamwork – We are one team, and our end goals are the same. Experience diagnosing basic mechanical and instrumentational issues is desirable. But not essential. Proactive – take the lead on recommendations and improvements around the site and communicate effectively. Must be prepared to be trained in safety procedures. Knowledge and awareness of health and safety standards. Due to the nature of the role a full UK driving licence is essential.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary starting from £24,800 per annum depending on skills and experience. Full training package provided. 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays) Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution. Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year. Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

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