Salary- Circa £30,000 depending upon experience (+ standby and call out allowance and work van)
Here at Anglian Water, we take great pride in delivering a first-class service to our customers across our region. Working within a highly regulated industry to deliver a critical resource to ensure we can maintain homes and businesses with safe running water.
Essential to us meeting and exceeding these targets to deliver consistent customer satisfaction are our Groundwater Engineering Unit who are looking for a Groundwater Technician to join the team based in Old Buckenham (near Attleborough), Norfolk.
What will you be doing?
Working across the whole Anglian Water region, including Hartlepool, you’ll help ensure full operability of groundwater assets to maintain the upstream security of supply and contribute to the delivery of measured targets. You’ll be part of a team that manages our borehole and pump assets that successfully supply 50% of raw water to meet the demand of 4 million customers.
Reporting to the Groundwater Engineering Unit Manager, you’ll undertake a variety of maintenance work on our groundwater assets and provide support on a variety of day-to-day operations including borehole pump replacements/maintenance, and groundwater asset surveys and inspections.
Key responsibilities include:
Carry out pump installations at critical and non critical sites ensuring stocks are always maintained.
Support the borehole maintenance programme.
Support the delivery of the CCTV inspection programme.
Participate in the delivery of the headworks inspection and maintenance programmes.
Adherence to hygiene standards and Health & Safety policies and procedures when completing work (eg lifting operations).
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.
What do you need?
As our next Groundwater Technician, you will develop specialist skills gained with on site experience and technical training. Training will be provided for any aspects not covered by previous work experience. A fully trained technician would have the following training/skills.
Previous experience of the below would be beneficial, though not essential.
HGV and Telehandler licence
Slinger signalling experience
Mechanical engineering experience
Any previous welding/fabrication experience would also be of value
This role will require you to be part of a standby rota (1 week per month), so you’ll need to be motivated, ideally live within a 30-40 minute radius of our depot, have a strong team work ethic and have the capability to work flexibly as you will be required to stay away over night at times due to the large geographical areas we cover.
Your benefits will include:
Bonus scheme
Dental Plan
Access to tools, all uniform and PPE
Private health care
Competitive pension scheme
23 days annual leave – rising with length of service – Able to buy and sell annual leave
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing
Employee Assistance Programme
Pension Scheme – We double your contribution
You’ll take pride and responsibility in your work. With an open frame of mind and a willingness to use new tools and technology, you’ll work collaboratively to deliver results on a day-to-day basis.
If the opportunity to join our team and keep our water flowing appeals, please apply today!
Close date: 13/08/2023
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Anglian Water is the largest water and wastewater company in England and Wales, providing services to more than six million domestic and business customers.