Wessex Water

Are you an experienced Mechanical Technician looking to take the next step in your career within the water industry? If so, we have a role which will see you join a friendly, supportive and technical team, where you'll help look after our water recycling centres, maintaining the highest standards for our customers.

This is an exciting challenge for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join our high-performing and dedicated Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation (EM&I) team, covering sewage treatment sites across the Bridgewater and Weston-super-Mare area.

Whether you have previous experience working in a 24/7 operational production environment or a commercial or Industrial background doing PPM, fault finding and rectification, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do

As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will join the EM&I team, carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance work on our sewage treatment sites.

Day to day your responsibilities will be to ensure the effective operation of plant machinery and equipment, as well as carrying out fault finding, fault diagnosis and fault resolution.

Your experience and expertise in decision making will be second to none, as you will confidently seek to make continuous improvements on our sewage treatment sites to reduce the risk of our sites not performing to their full potential.

What you'll need

In this position, you will be required to have a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to work activities, as you will be involved in a variety of tasks. You will also have ongoing development opportunities to develop your skillset and knowledge, which can include level 2 electrical installation.

To be successful, we are seeking a time served Mechanical Maintenance Technician who is competent in pumps, gearboxes, bearing and conveyor equipment including finding faults and sourcing replacement equipment.

It is essential that candidates applying for the role holds a City & Guilds/BTEC, NVQ Level 3 or a time served apprenticeship. Formal electrical training (dual skilled) is preferred but not essential. The successful candidate would also need to have excellent health and safety awareness and IT literacy.

To be considered for this role you must hold a valid UK Driving licence, as there will be regular travel around various sites within the region. You will also be required to participate in a standby rota.

What you'll receive

• Total pension contributions up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to 10 days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.