M&e Technician - Reading, United Kingdom - Dawson Levy Resourcing Limited

Dawson Levy Resourcing Limited

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Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Dawson Levy Resourcingcurrently have a great opportunity for a Mechanical OR Electrical Technician to join a leading Water organisation on a permanent basis in Cleeve, Berkshire / Oxfordshire.

About The Role

We are looking to recruit a Mechanical or Electrical technician to join our water production team at Cleeve WTWs, maintaining our sites across south Oxfordshire.

Depending on your skill sets your role will be covering all aspects of engineering from mechanicaland maintenance to complex electrical diagnostic work, this is to ensure that all equipment at our water treatment works is running safely and efficiently using proactive and reactive maintenance methods.

The role will be working in a multi-disciplinary team,alongside a range of operational teams such as water networks, ICA and water quality.

Your working hours 7;30 am

15;36 pm Monday
Friday

You will be equipped with a fully fitted-out van for company use, all PPE, Tools, and Training,

Key Accountabilities:

The overall responsibility of this role is to ensure that all equipment at our water production site is running safely and efficiently using proactive and reactive maintenance methods:

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, variablespeed drives and controls, chemical handling, and dosing equipment
Investigating plant failures and carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions for our customers. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and carrying out repairs during incidents
Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on mechanical and electrical equipment in compliance with company standards and procedures to improve plant resilience.
Providing technical advice to the wider team, referring to uptodate technical knowledge, and providing training or support for technical trainees if required
Participation in a 24/7 out of hours' standby Rota will be required after a suitable period of training and assessment
Completion of Licence to Operate training programme providing detailed knowledge and understanding of water treatment processes

To be successful you will have the following skills and experience:

Have an ONC/HNC in engineering, NVQ, or C&G level 3 in Electrical engineering
Qualifications in mechanical NVQ 2/3 would also be beneficial although not essential
A valid driving license is essential
Having previous experience in an electrical apprenticeship, with an 18th Edition qualification is essential
Physically fit as you will work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training
Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues are crucial
Be a timeserved apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems ideally working in a "true multiskilled" capacity
You will need the ability to work in confined spaces and will require the completion of appropriate training for this.
Be a selfmotivated individual that can immerse themselves into the team around them, you need to be very disciplined and have the desire to learn from those around you, and have a cando attitude. This role can be demanding at times but very rewardingtoo
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
Understanding of, or willingness to learn about water treatment processes.

What's in it for you?

You will have excellent training and development opportunities and there will be plenty of scopes to progress your career within an enthusiastic operations team.

You will gain experience in a wide range of plants and equipment some of which are innovativeinvestments providing exciting new experiences.

Our clients' competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information tosave you money and support your well-being.