Mechanical & Electrical Technician - Rainham, Greater London
3 days ago
Rainham
Contract: PermanentSalary: Offering up to £45,000 per annum depending on your level of experience plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company trainingWe are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical and Electrical Technician to join our team at Riverside Sewage Treatment Works. As a successful candidate, you will using your mechanical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe efficient timely and effective manner with minimum supervision allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites. What you’ll be doing as the Mechanical & Electrical Technician • Carry out scheduled planned maintenance work on mechanical and electrical equipment in compliance with company procedures to minimise plant breakdowns., • You will investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible 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 VSDs, automatic valves and penstocks, flow, level and pressure measurement, programmable logic controllers, variable speed drives and controls, and chemical handling and dosing equipment., • You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical/electrical systems or with NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical/electrical engineering., • A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalate if required., • An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External staff and contractors., • Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment., • Ability to work with minimum supervision, under own initiative to design and standards., • Knowledge and awareness of Health and Safety issues relevant to the industry., • Team player who can work in many different teams, showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others., • Offering a salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus a company van, tools, and PPE., • Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution, • Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus