Maintenance Craft Technician (Electrical)

About The Role

Maintenance Craft Technician (Electrical)

Permanent role - 37 hrs core per week

Salary - up to £39,310 + overtime + standby (OTE of £6,000 in overtime and standby payments)

Location: Suffolk (Mobile Worker with van and fuel card provided)

About The Role

We are looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Technician to work in the Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 6 standby rota attracting an annual payment of circa £1,600 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 £3000 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, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within all our teams, structures and organisation.

What We Will Give You

Development

Potential to receive payment for up to 4 Technical Modules (extra salary for extra skills). £1500 per module per year with expectation that each technician will achieve a minimum of 2 modules within 3 yearsWell-developed succession plans with opportunities for individuals to receive leadership and technical training in support of their career development within the maintenance departmentInternal specialist Instrumentation, SCADA, Reliability Engineering, Project Engineering and Project Management teams with many technicians having been promoted internally into roles in these areasPotential for company support for higher educationPotential to develop and grow your career internally

Generous holiday arrangements

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

Rewards & Benefits

Generous defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% company contributionAccess to 24/7 digital GPAll tools, PPE and company uniform suppliedAnnual health screening processCycle to work schemeDiscount portalWellbeing supportPaid 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 revoked

About Us

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we're committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.