Mechanical and Electrical - Technician

About the Trust

We're one of the UK's biggest charities and we care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs because we believe life is better by water. We're looking for people who support our cause and want to make a difference for future generations. Could this be you?

Along with our waterways we also manage museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of historic buildings, as well as the nature and wildlife that calls our canals home. All of this enables us to provide wellbeing opportunities for millions of people each year.

As a Mechanical & Electrical Technician on our waterway you will play an important role using your technical expertise to deliver the maintenance and repair works to M&E structures, plant, and equipment to protect and enhance the reputation of the network as a valued national asset and the provision of customer service.

Our Wales & Southwest maintenance team require a suitably qualified M&E engineer to assist with maintenance activities to electrical and mechanical assets - specifically hydraulics. As a Health and Safety driven team, we need someone capable of isolating incoming power supply / control panels, performing fault finding within the 400v / 230v / 24v systems, and fixing any potential issues. Many of our M&E Technicians lone work, therefore, we need someone with the appropriate qualifications to perform such work legally and safely.

Ideally you will already be fully conversant with mechanical and electrical isolation methods for safe working and will have the ability to fault find methodically without assistance. The right candidate will be provided with the right training pursuant to their continued development in the role and will be offered a supportive environment to adapt to our unique infrastructure.

In house hydraulic training will be provided with progression onto CETOP stage 1 hydraulic training course. See how we are using technology to manage our waterways here:

Reporting to the base in Gloucester or Sharpness this role will involve regular travel along the regional network. Occasionally you may also be required to work in other areas of Wales & Southwest.

Residing near these areas will be essential to accommodate the regular travel along regional canal networks.

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This role supports Canal & River Trust's aims to improve safety and increase the number of people using the inland waterways network. Your skills will be used to maintain our waterways infrastructure.

• Work safely ensuring the safety of others and contribute to safe working environment.
• Work with volunteers to ensure tasks are completed safely and to standard.
• Work with Computer Maintenance Management Software, understand preventative maintenance, its practices, record and input data.
• Deliver maintenance, repair works; assist contractors, and support other departments.
• Provide reactive support.
• Research and seek solutions when problem solving.
• Provide the best customer interactions through service and share relevant updates and information.

This role is for an Electrical Engineer / Technician / Operative with experience and knowledge of mechanical engineering with previous experience for example, working in the water industry, with factory production lines or manufacturing processes where fault finding wiring systems of 400 / 230 / 24 volts occurs frequently. We are focused on fixing an issue first time round and trust you to make important decisions to ensure the equipment remains compliant and fault free.

If you have any experience of fault finding and then fixing a variety of electrical and / or mechanical assets of varying types and sizes, you may well be right for us. We welcome Technicians with valuable experience, for example if you have worked with water plants, pumps, sewage works, hydraulics, production plants, traffic lights, packaging machines, lifts and escalators, automatic gate systems or heating control systems then this job may be suitable for you.

• STEM subjects in GCSE. Higher Education or equivalent vocational courses / time served experience working in a technical capacity. Full driving licence.

• Planned maintenance of electrical and mechanical equipment including fault finding and repair of powered assets. A working knowledge and / or experience of control systems and hydraulic / mechanical machinery and their repair would be considered beneficial to the role. Experience of working to modern safety standards and culture is essential.

• Driver, workshop / fitting skills, welding / fabrication, fault finding, understanding technical documents / drawings, electrics, hydraulics, record keeping, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Comply with Canal & River Trust Health & Safety policy and defined standards, report incidents, accidents and near misses. Assess the risks and adjust work methods…