Mechanical Asset Technician in Lincolnshire

Locations: Louth, Lincolnshire; Skegness

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Today

Job requisition id: R37105

Starting salary: £38,000 for candidates with NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent in Mechanical/Engineering Subject); £34,000 for candidates with NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent in Mechanical/Engineering Subject)

Clear progression opportunities to earn up to £46,000 with further training and experience

All PPE, tools, and fuel card provided

Permanent Full-time, with flexibility for part-time, 37 hours, 5-day working pattern including some weekends.

Location: Covering areas such as Louth, Horncastle, Skegness and surrounding

Private health care

Virtual GP service for you and your household

Double-matched pension (18% total)

Life assurance at 8 times salary

Join us for the opportunity to gain valuable skills, qualifications, and experience, whilst being part of a company dedicated to building a sustainable future.

This team-oriented position will see you joining one of our Water Services Teams where you will ensure that the water supply process delivers wholesome drinking water to our customers.

You’ll be responsible for keeping all kinds of equipment at our Water Treatment Works operating correctly and reliably. You’ll be enthusiastic about carrying out planned maintenance and responding promptly to issues and incidents.

Your mechanical knowledge will enable you to be responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of water supply assets – including equipment installed at water treatment works, reservoirs, towers and pumping stations.

As well as carrying out planned & reactive maintenance on our mechanical assets (e.g. pumps, screens, mixers, chemical dosing systems, etc), the successful candidate will also work on water quality instruments & control systems, carrying out servicing & calibrations.

You’ll also work towards a Licence to Operate Qualification to enable you to manage and control multiple complex water treatment works.

Your ability to learn quickly and use your own initiative to solve problems is essential for this role and you will train alongside an experienced Technician to ensure you gain all the skills and knowledge required.

To be successful in this role, you must have obtained an NVQ level 2 or 3 (mechanical/engineering) qualification (or equivalent) and/or completed a relevant apprenticeship and hold a full UK driving licence.

You’ll need a flexible approach to working hours as you will be required to take part in a standby rota. To be able to undertake your standby duties you will need to live within the surrounding/neighbouring areas.

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care including physiotherapy
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Business use of company van plus access to tools and all uniform and PPE
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Life Assurance at 8 times your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5 times your salary
• Paid time off when you’re physically and mentally unwell
• An excellent Family Leave package – to help you support your family including enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave policies

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.

We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers.

We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

If you need any support, please reach out to our team at resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk.

To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV; we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.

Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.