Field Based Process Tech - Faversham, United Kingdom - Southern Water

Description

Closing Date

In this role you will be utilising your electrical knowledge and experiences to ensure we remain compliant, reduce pollution and ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers.

You will have the scope of opportunity to innovate and introduce solutions, to create continuous improvements into existing processes.

We are recruiting for Mechanical, Electrical or Multi Skilled Technicians and would be keen to discuss options of career development with you.

You do not need a background in the Water industry. We would welcome applications from candidates outside of the sector, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas. This role has a focus on compliance, technical problems solving, repairing and maintenance.


Skills and Experience:
Either time served, degree, apprentice or NVQ in Electrical or Mechanical.

• A problem solver, able to identify potential issues and implement solutions, or escalating if required.
• An excellent communicator, providing technical expertise to Internal and External contractors.
• Resilient, adapting to the pressures of work and working in a constantly changing environment.

Your core responsibilities will be:

• Undertaking both reactive and planned maintenance, responding to alarms and fault finding to identify issues, fix these or escalate, planned maintenance of plant and equipment on a daily basis, installing new plant and equipment as required.
• Coaching, training and developing staff under their supervision, including the apprenticeship programme
• Managing projects internally; and updating the necessary company systems and databases as required accurately and promptly.
• Carrying out inspection and tests on electrical equipment following company procedures.
• Gaining quotations for parts, equipment or from contractors for work to be carried out, and providing self-quotations for work to be carried out, so assessment can be made against contractor prices.
• Identify possible future risks and recommending changes in the course of their day-to-day work and to raise these for resolution as required.
• Keeping up to date with new technology and approaches to ensure you can work with existing plant/equipment, and are able to identify opportunities to utilise new methods/approaches in your work.

Desirable:
ISO9001 procedures
Mechanical or Electrical drawings

Able to demonstrate an understanding of standard equipment/tools required of the speciality, and operational processes with its impacts; and manufacture simple parts.

Join our Wastewater Treatment Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment.

Employee Contract Type:
Collective - Ops T&C's