Mechanical Fitter

We offer a competitive salary of £40,110, a company van, and an annual incentive related bonus (up to £1,000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year). We have an attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution) and development opportunities in line with the Mechanical Fitter progression plan. There is standby call-out payment and associated overtime payments when called out. You will receive 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra wellness day. Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary is included, along with a great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover, retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts, and many more!

As a Mechanical Fitter, you will play a vital role in maintaining critical assets across our clean water asset base, ensuring that the county is continuously supplied with high-quality water. You will mainly be working on assets between Doncaster, Goole, and Pontefract but may occasionally be required to help out in other areas. This is a permanent position, 37 hours per week over 4 days Mon-Fri, with 4 x 9.25-hour days, 0730 to 1715, starting and finishing at home location. The rota day is rolling and will change each week.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Fitter to join our clean water maintenance team. With a four-day working week Mon-Fri, this role offers a great work-life balance for those who value their time off as much as their work! If you enjoy being busy and are always eager to learn new things, then this could be the job for you.

As our Mechanical Fitter, you will undertake maintenance of Yorkshire Water's mechanical assets mainly across clean water. You will be mobile working as part of a Maintenance Team to deliver planned and reactive maintenance, responding to emergency calls both in and out of hours (on call-out rota). You will drive to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making.

Maintenance Services has multi-disciplined MEICA teams working across the whole Yorkshire region. Each team has its own geographical area of responsibility, but on occasions, members will be expected to work on any Yorkshire Water asset. This could be during periods of escalation due to adverse weather or similar.

You will be required to work unsupervised in remote geographic locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive mechanical tasks within agreed timescales, quality, and cost parameters. Candidates will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload effectively and to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers, and contract partners. Adhering to the Health and Safety policy and standards, you will actively identify hazards, provide mitigation, and report onto the company hazard database to ensure the cause of the hazard is removed.

You will be required to occasionally work alongside our approved Contract Partners, however supported by the team's technical support engineer in this process. You will also be required to use an electronic device to capture all work activity and job status in line with workflow processes. Assist in the development and training of apprentices as well as less experienced members of the team, identifying ways to improve the value and service delivered by the Maintenance Function. Support with the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment to relevant standards is essential. Diagnosing and repairing faults on systems and plant will be part of your responsibilities.

You will pro-actively identify and report faults or areas where additional work is required. You will conduct your own point of work risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities. The successful candidate will have the ability to specify parts and equipment required for procurement as part of day-to-day role.

It is an essential requirement that you hold a recognised Mechanical craft/Technician Apprenticeship and either a City & Guilds/ONC/BTEC/NVQ or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or Eng Tech. It is desirable that you hold the following qualifications: HNC/HND in a Mechanical discipline, CompEx 11.

You will also benefit from having experience in:

• Maintaining and repairing centrifugal, positive displacement, RAM, progressive cavity, diaphragm, peristaltic pumps
• Working with gearboxes and compressors
• Maintaining equipment in accordance with PSSR
• Working with steam systems and chemical plants
• Hot work/fabrication and welding
• Operating lifting equipment and slinging
• Pneumatics and hydraulics

Ideally, you will have previous experience gained within the heavy engineering industry, the water sector, or within the broader utilities, process, or manufacturing industry sectors. Experience within a mechanical-based environment or site-based fault diagnosis and repair on complex processes and equipment is preferred.

You will be required to visit sites across the Yorkshire Region; therefore, a full valid driving licence (with no more than three points) is an essential requirement of this role. As part of this role, you will be required to participate in a call-out stand-by rota, typically 1 week in 7. This role has a requirement to carry out work in confined spaces, so completion of a medical assessment will be required.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it is important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

If you’ve got experience as a Mechanical Fitter and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible. If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.