Multi-Skilled Electrical & Mechanical Technician (On-Site) in Merton

We are currently recruiting a Mechanical & Electrical Technician to join our team in our Ring Mains at Merton Wells. As a successful candidate, you will use your mechanical & electrical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment in a safe, efficient, timely and effective manner with minimum supervision, ensuring all of our sites remain operational for the benefit of our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water's environmental impact, actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.

What you’ll be doing as the Mechanical & Electrical Technician:

• Carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on mechanical and electrical equipment in compliance with company procedures to minimise plant breakdowns.
• Investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process. This may involve diagnosing complex faults and performing repairs during incidents.
• Provide technical advice, refer to up-to-date technical knowledge, and provide training or support for technical trainees if required.
• Work on 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, PLCs, variable speed drives and controls, chemical handling and dosing equipment.
• Participate in a standby rota following the relevant training.

What you should bring to the role:

• Be a time‑served apprentice with significant experience in electrical systems working in a “true multi‑skilled” capacity.
• Ideally, have been upskilled with a mechanical qualification to enable safe and efficient inspection, maintenance, fault diagnosis, testing, installation, modification or repair of mechanical and electrical plant equipment.
• For individuals with mechanical or electrical experience only, we will develop the right people to dual‑skilled status.
• Have knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues.
• Be physically fit to work in confined spaces with the successful completion of the appropriate training.
• Hold a valid driving license.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase earning potential by up to £8,000‑£10,000 per annum after completing essential company training.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% – 2× employee contribution.
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
• Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay.
• Access to benefits for health, wellbeing and finances – annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.