United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Our purpose is to provide great water for a stronger, greener and healthier Northwest. Our business model enables us to deliver on our purpose both now and into the future.
We are recruiting for a Mechanical Fitter to join our team at the Northwich Waste Water Treatment Works.
Company: United Utilities
Location: Northwich WWTW, Cheshire, CW8 4EG
Day rate: £175 PAYE or £278 Umbrella
Contract: 6 months rolling
Hours- 37 per week Monday to Friday
Job Spec:
You will be responsible for mechanical maintenance and technical support to the Wastewater Water Production team to repair and maintain Wastewater assets.
You will be working in a fast-paced modern maintenance environment, providing proactive, planned and reactive support in all aspects of your field of expertise, to ensure compliance with company, statutory and regulatory requirements at the same time minimising environmental impact.
Job Accountabilities
As the role can require lone working you will need to be comfortable working alone or as part of a team.
The role will also include working in confined spaces as well as the opportunity to provide input into capital and operational projects to ensure assets fully meet operational and maintenance requirements.
Participation in an out of hour’s standby rota is also a requirement. Your duties will include the following:
*To implement an efficient Mechanical maintenance and installation service.
*To analyse faults, rectify and ensure correct operation of Mechanical and systems-based equipment.
*To perform planned and proactive maintenance activities.
*To ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations and internal company policies
*To maintain required financial control of a pre-defined budgets.
*To provide reliable, accurate and complete asset performance and repair information.
*To analyse and recommend solutions to recurring maintenance problems.
*Ensure that throughout your career that the required skills, competence and recency in all relevant subject matter are maintained
Knowledge and Skills
To be successful in this role you must be a time served apprentice or equivalent, supported with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC equivalent in an electrical and instrumentation technical area. To be considered for this role you must have:
*A valid driving licence
*The ability to work in a team but also alone, be resilient, self-motivated, with strong problem-solving skills and possess the required technical competence
*Able and willing to diversify into specialised areas of maintenance, as required, such as but not limited to chlorine gas systems and high voltage installations
*Diagnostic, organisational, planning, communication and computer skills
*Industry Experience
Experience of performing fault diagnostics, assist with disaster recovery and small system modifications
Please forward an up-to-date CV to be considered for this role.
Kind regards.