Maintenance Craft Technician

About the role

Due to our ongoing expansion in our Maintenance teams. we are looking to recruit experienced Industrial Electrical Technicians to work in the Durham central maintenance team. Reporting to a team manager you will be required to successfully carry out planned maintenance and repair of electrical equipment to a high standard on NWL sites.

You will be responsible for liaising with asset owners to efficiently deliver maintenance routines on NWL operational sites while safeguarding the site process.

You must be able to read, and fault find from schematic diagrams, identify, source, and replace faulty components. You will understand single phase and 3 phase AC systems, PLC’s, radio and telemetry, level control, variable speed drives, motor starting methods including DOL & Star Delta, as well as a willingness to multi-skill.

NWG offers support and training so that you will be competent in inspecting, maintaining, diagnosing, testing, installing, modifying or repairing Electrical components / machinery as appropriate. Our Maintenance department is ever evolving, with each Technician issued a smartphone and laptop to receive work instructions from a mobile field service app and to provide progress updates to our planning team. You will follow a robust maintenance plan as well as getting involved in minor installation projects.

Working outside, with no one day being the same provides a very interesting working environment. You will be presented with unique challenges whether it’s using your expertise to diagnose a fault or complete preventative maintenance to improve plant availability. All tools and equipment are provided supporting Technicians to minimise plant down time 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

You will be a fully mobile worker covering the Consett/Dutham/Tyne/Wear region, starting and finishing from home. At NWG we recognise potential, offering development and growth opportunities for people to progress internally. With our committed leadership and close-knit teams, you will never be short of support during your time here.

Please note that once all core and competency training is complete the role requires that you work an out of hour’s 1 in 8 standby rota attracting an annual payment of circa £1,000 however we will ensure that you have the experience required in to do this. Competitive rates for additional payments are made for callouts and any additional hours worked.

About you

You’ll be a time served electrical technician educated to at least ONC/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in electrical engineering. You’ll be able to demonstrate a maintenance background in reactive breakdowns and planned work, you will be responsible for managing your time efficiently with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate will be competent in reading and finding faults from electrical drawings, identify the source and replacing faulty components and have the desire to expand your skill-set with core and module based training which can further improve earning potential with the majority of our Technicians attaining two technical modules attracting circa £2700 in salary payment.

We are looking for candidates with a can-do attitude, willingness to learn and explore new ways of working. A hands-on practical approach and keen eye for identifying the route cause whilst investigating problems and implementing solutions is essential as it is a large part of this role.

You’ll have excellent communication skills both written and verbally and be a strong team player with. A strong Health and Safety ethic is an important part of our Everybody Home Safe Everyday culture. A basic level understanding of Microsoft office packages including Outlook e-mail and experience with job planning software is desirable as is contractor engagement, but these skills can be developed with the right candidate.

A full, UK driving license is essential and you will have full responsibility and use of a company van during working hours.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity which means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we believe and strive to be an equal opportunity employer committed in having a diverse community represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation. We have our colleague network groups, including Rainbow Support Network (LGBT+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks too.

What we will give you

Development

Potential to receive payment for up to 4 Technical Modules (extra salary for extra skills). £1362 per module per year with expectation that each technician will achieve a minimum of 2 modules within 3 years Well-developed succession plans with opportunities for individuals to receive leadership and technical training in support of their career development within the maintenance department Internal specialist Instrumentation, SCADA, Reliability Engineering, Project Engineering and Project Management teams with many technicians having been promoted internally into roles in these areas Potential for company support for higher education Potential to develop and grow your career internally

Generous holiday arrangements

Annual leave entitlement starting on 23 days + Bank Holidays – Increases with Length of Service Additional 2 x ½ days holiday for Christmas Option to buy and sell leave

Rewards & Benefits

Generous defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution Access to 24/7 digital GP All tools, PPE and company uniform supplied Annual health screening process Cycle to work scheme Discount portal Wellbeing support Paid time to take part in community events

Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoke

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