Mechanical Technician

We have a fantastic opportunity to join Thames Water as a Mechanical Technician to be based at our wastewater treatment site on the outskirts of Oxford.

You will be working in a newly created frontline support team of technicians responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations and improvements of wastewater treatment processes for the project upgrade within the Thames Valley North Area of Waste & Bioresources Operations.

You will also investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process.

As the Mechanical Technician, your role will be to ensure that all equipment at our wastewater Treatment sites is running safely and efficiently using proactive and reactive maintenance methods. You will inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical equipment.

You will also investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process.

Provide technical advice, referring to up-to-date technical knowledge, and provide training or support for technical trainees if required.

If this is you, we are looking for someone to join our Operations Team in Wastewater who offers a brilliant opportunity for you to establish a career with Thames Water in frontline operations.

What you’ll be doing as the Mechanical Technician 

• Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on mechanical equipment in compliance with company standards and procedures, ensuring we continuously improve the mechanical asset base.
• Maintaining technical equipment such as Pumps, Chemical dosing, gearboxes, High-pressure systems, Gas Systems, Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems, Valves, Motors, Generators, Drive Belts, Conveyors, and associated control gear, automatic valves and penstocks.
• Investigating plant failures and carrying out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and carrying out repairs during incidents.
• Providing technical advice to the wider team, referring to up-to-date technical knowledge, and providing training or support for technical trainees if required.
• Complete Lifting Operations safely as per LOLER regs.
• Supporting the Design and Build of new processes.
• Proactively review the health and availability of assets on site.
• Ensure all relevant training, including mechanical and maintenance training, is up to date.
• Always working safely and complying with all Health and Safety guidance and procedures.

Base Location : Oxford Sewage Treatment Works, OX4 4YU.

Working Pattern : During your initial training period (estimated between six months and 12 months), you will work 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 3:36 PM. Following this training phase, you will transition to a rotating shift pattern that includes Monday to Sunday - early, day, late, and night shifts, for which you will receive additional payment.

All PPE and tools are provided.

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need are:

• You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical systems. With NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical engineering.
• Experience working on large industrial plant equipment, including various pumps within the utility industry, would be beneficial.
• Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues are essential.
• A valid driving license is essential.
• Participation in a 24/7 out-of-hours standby rota will be required after a suitable period of training and assessment, for which you will receive additional payment.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £39,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase this earning potential by up to a further £8,000-£10,000 per annum upon completion of essential company training.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks (Please note different T&Cs apply if on secondment)