Location
Farmoor Water Treatment Works, Oxford, OX2 9NS

Hours
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:30 am – 3:36 pm

Salary
Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

About the Role
We are recruiting a Mechanical & Electrical Technician to join our team at Farmoor Water Treatment Works. You will use your mechanical and electrical knowledge and experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify, or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment safely, efficiently, and with minimum supervision. Your work ensures that all sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers and helps reduce pollution from our sites, making a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact.

Your responsibilities will include carrying out scheduled planned maintenance on mechanical and electrical equipment in compliance with company procedures to minimise plant breakdowns. You will investigate plant failures and carry out repairs quickly and efficiently to avoid process interruptions, including diagnosing complex faults and repairing during incidents. You will provide technical advice, refer to up-to-date technical knowledge, and support or train technical trainees if required.

Equipment you will work on includes 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 devices, programmable logic controllers, variable speed drives and controls, and chemical handling and dosing equipment.

You will also participate in a standby rota following relevant training. All PPE, tools, a company van, and a fuel card are provided.

Experience
You should be a time-served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems working in a true multi-skilled capacity. Ideally, you will have been upskilled with a mechanical qualification to enable you to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify, or repair mechanical and electrical plant equipment safely and efficiently. For candidates with mechanical or electrical experience only, we are willing to develop the right people to dual-skilled status.

About you
You must have knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues, as these are crucial in this role. The work requires physical fitness, including the ability to work in confined spaces following successful completion of appropriate training. A valid driving licence is essential. You should be motivated, reliable, and committed to maintaining high standards of safety and operational excellence.

Qualifications
Previous experience in an electrical apprenticeship, ONC/HNC in engineering, NVQ, or City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical Engineering is required. An upskill in mechanical NVQ Level 2 or 3 is crucial to this role.