Mechanical & Electrical Technician

Location: Ducklington

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mechanical / Electrical Dual Skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team within the Cotswolds area of the Thames Valley North Wastewater Operations Region. This is a fantastic role for someone looking to join a close‑knit, high‑performing team with a wide range of experience and ability, all working to the same high standards.

This position offers excellent learning and development potential, including opportunities to cross‑skill across multiple engineering disciplines and broaden your operational knowledge.

As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for ensuring that all electrical equipment across our wastewater treatment sites operates safely, efficiently, and reliably. You will use both proactive and reactive maintenance techniques to keep critical assets running and to support the resilience of our sites.

What you'll be doing as a Mechanical / Electrical Maintenance Technician

Proactively and reactively maintain the mechanical and electrical assets across the Cotswolds sites.
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.
Carrying out service and replacement of assets examples of equipment that you will be working on will be various pumps and associated control gear, 3-phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems such as VSDs, automatic valves and penstocks, flow, level and pressure measurement, programmable logic controllers, variable speed drives and controls, and chemical handling and dosing equipment.
Supporting the local maintenance teams, carrying out planned and breakdown maintenance activity on electromechanical wastewater assets.
Providing technical advice to the wider team, referring to up-to-date technical knowledge, and providing training or support for technical trainees if required.
Undertake fault diagnostics and have the ability to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Interpret and update technical drawings.
Timely feedback on work carried out on daily basis.
Monitor treatment processes using SCADA system and act on alarms as required.

Base

Location:

Witney – OX28 5JH

Working Pattern or hours:
Monday-Friday 7:30-15:36, 38 hours per week including working on a call-out rota where you will receive additional payment.

All PPE, Tools Plus and Van will be provided.
What you should bring to the role

Have considerable experience in electrical and systems. A time-served apprenticeship in an engineering sector, NVQ level 3 or greater in mechanical and / or electrical engineering.
Ideally, you will have been upskilled with a mechanical qualification to allow inspecting, maintaining, fault diagnosis, testing, installing, modifying or repairing mechanical and electrical plant equipment safely and efficiently.
You will have qualifications in BS7671 or 18th Edition electrical wiring regulations. Experience in maintaining, testing, installing and fault diagnosis on electrical plant equipment safely and efficiently.

Experience with 3-phased systems.
Knowledge and awareness of health and safety policies and processes are essential.
The work will require physical fitness as you will work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training.
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.
You will need to undertake role-specific training to fulfil any safety and team competency requirements.
A full UK driving licence is essential.

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