Maintenance Technician - Dual

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Severn Trent Services is hiring a Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician to support the Berkshire and North Hampshire region, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical assets across multiple sites with a company vehicle and IT tools at your disposal. You’ll start from home and travel within your allocated region, so a full UK driving licence is essential, and you should be comfortable fault finding and performing basic electrical work. A strong safety mindset, good communication, and the ability to work on a standby rota are important. Ideal candidates bring solid mechanical maintenance experience with electrical skills; utilities or production exposure is a plus. Perks include a bonus up to 15%, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, enhanced pension, Sharesave, and Academy training. How to apply: update your CV, set aside five minutes, and learn more by searching #LifeAtSevernTrent.

Hello, we’re Severn Trent Services a commercial arm of the Severn Trent Group. We provide water and waste services to companies nationwide.

Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.  

We’re currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance  Technician to  join our team to support the Berkshire & North Hampshire region. 

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As our Maintenance Technician, you will carry out both planned and reactive maintenance across a broad range of electrical and mechanical assets. You’ll use your diagnostic and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve faults, supported by a good grounding in basic electrical work and fault finding.

You’ll operate across multiple sites within your area, with a company vehicle, laptop and appropriate safety clothing provided. This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking team, working on a diverse range of equipment and contributing to the ongoing performance of critical assets.

This role dictates that you start from home and work across your allocated region so a full UK driving licence is essential.

Some of your key accountabilities include:-

•  Minimise the number of non-operational assets
• Participate in a standby rota to respond to out of hours maintenance requests
• Comply with Statutory and Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure the Health and Safety of yourself, colleagues, visitors and members of the public.
• Maintain effective communication with colleagues and other departments.
• Approach customers in a friendly, helpful manner.
• Travel to different sites as required.
• Assist in training others.
• Diagnose, repair and produce a report on faulty equipment

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

In order to be successful in this role, you will have a solid background in general mechanical maintenance, with electrical maintenance skills being highly desirable. You’ll also be confident using a range of IT systems to support your work.

Experience within the utilities sector or a production/process environment would be advantageous and will help you quickly add value within the team.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.  

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent Services family:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 15% of your annual salary, based on company performance)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%) 
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate 
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’ 
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers 
• Family friendly policies 
• Two volunteering days per year 

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.