Senior Technician

Senior Technician – Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4YU

Contract: PermanentSalary: Offering up to £35,000 per annum depending on your level of experienceWe have a fantastic opportunity for you to join Thames Water as a Senior Technician based at our wastewater treatment site on the outskirts of Oxford.
As our Senior Technician, you will provide flexible cover to support the existing operation teams, depending on resource needs and priority. This is a great opportunity for someone ambitious, wanting to help lead a team to success and take that next step towards management.
In this role, there will be plenty of opportunities to take ownership of various project work to get stuck into. You will be writing working procedures and instructions, involved in H&S improvements, meeting contractors, raising quotes and bringing an array of new, fresh ideas to the table to improve processes.
Utilising your experience on the sewage treatment works, you will take the lead role in key field-based activities, along with supporting the Performance Manager in managing and coordinating a team of technicians on the site.
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.
What you\’ll be doing as the Senior Technician

• Provide coaching and mentoring for team members, including apprentices, upskillers and new starters (for example, Tech 1 training, monitor verification processes, event learning)
• Provide technical input to help with the delivery of the maintenance plan and promote first-time fixes (this could include attending planning meetings, inputting into asset availability improvements, and investigating site trips)
• Work with the performance managers to assist with the smooth running of the team by taking over some day-to-day management or coordinating activities (for example, assisting with process risk assessments, obtaining quotes, assisting with site inductions and reviewing RAMS)
• Role model positive behavioural safety and site pride. Support and promote a positive H&S culture (for example, supporting your colleagues to recognise and raise safety observations, both good and bad, own resolution of issues, identify \’Site Pride\’ sites, assist with H&S action completion)
• Step up to help cover activities when the performance manager or technical coordinator is unavailable
• Participate in out-of-hours standby rota

Base Location: Oxford STW – OX4 4YU
Working Pattern 38 Hours Monday- Friday. Plus, standby & overtime opportunities. Upon completion of essential company training.
All PPE and tools are provided.
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you\’ll need are:

• NVQ 3 in Operating Process Plant – or working towards it
• Management qualification – or working towards it.
• Hands-on operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment process and plant
• Proactive – take the lead on recommendations and improvements around the site and communicate effectively.
• Take Ownership of responding quickly to faults, being curious to fully understand the problem, and identifying the best solution to resolve it the first time.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills to interact with the team.
• Teamwork – We are one team, and our end goals are the same.
• IOSH trained or willing to complete H&S training
• A valid driving license is essential,

What\’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £35,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution – Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
• Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus