EM&I Technician

  • 4488
  • Devizes
  • Wessex Water
  • £44,343
  • Fixed Term
  • Business services
  • 2026-07-31
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Are you an electrically or mechanically qualified technician? Do you enjoy working outdoors? If so, we are looking for someone with a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to join our close-knit team of skilled technicians.

What you'll do

Renowned for the quality of its work, the EM&I team provides a 24/7, 365 days a year operation and ensures that the operation and maintenance of water recycling centres are compliant and meet quality standards.

Day-to-day in this role you will:

  • plan preventative maintenance
  • attend breakdowns using fault finding skills and report on asset condition
  • make modifications to control philosophy where needed
  • manage personal stock and critical spares
  • cover out-of-hours call-outs as part of a standby rota.

What you'll need

The ideal candidate will be an experienced technician who is self-motivated and can work with minimal direct supervision.

You will need:

  • City & Guilds, Btech or NVQ 
  • experience working with three phase power and control circuits
  • fault finding skills
  • a full clean driving licence
  • computer literacy
  • PLC programming and fault diagnosis experience
  • experience working within the water industry
  • experience working with chemical and gas dosing systems
  • experience of mechanical repair and maintenance
  • to be flexible in your work patterns to meet the demands of the team.

In this role, you will have great opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

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