ICA Technician

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Role: ICA Technician

Location: Chatham, Kent - you will also need to be willing to travel across multiple sites and have a current full driving licence.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours

What Do We Offer?

We offer a comprehensive package, salary range from £35,704.36 - £45,708.37 depending on skills and experience + overtime and on-call bonus.

More benefits!

1. A company van (for business use only) which you can take home, and a fuel card
2. All necessary PPE, tools, uniform and training to excel in your career at Southern Water
3. 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
4. BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage)
5. Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers
6. Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution)
7. An employee assistance program
8. A network of sports and social clubs
9. Company and performance-related bonus
10. Life assurance equal to 4x salary
11. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
12. Health Cash Plan
13. Two paid volunteering days a year
14. Occupational health service
15. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
16. Digital GP service
17. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
18. Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options
19. Cycle to work scheme

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

With our sites located across the beautiful South Coast, you can enjoy the security of full-time employment while tackling the challenging assignments that keep you engaged and growing.

What's the Role About?

As an Instrumentation, Control, and Automation Technician, you'll use your automation or electronic skills to make a tangible impact. Your responsibilities will include maintaining, repairing, diagnosing, modifying, and installing instrumentation systems such as flow, level, pressure, temperature, and various chemical systems.

What Opportunities Will You Have?

We are committed to your growth and professional development. You'll benefit from a robust structure of learning and development opportunities tailored to your long-term career aspirations. Our progressive development plan includes training in technical areas specific to the water industry and manufacturer-specific development.

The importance of this role cannot be overstated—ensuring our equipment meets regulatory standards is crucial for delivering a continuous treatment of waste water to our customers.

Who Are We Looking For?

We welcome applicants with instrumentation and/or control experience.

You should have completed qualifications in a relevant field, such as:

1. Level 3 NVQ Qualified
2. Instrumentation, SCADA system and/or control experience.

This is a job where you can make a difference to our customers and environment. This is a very rewarding role, and we need your technical abilities! Not one day is the same, but as a great team player you will be ready to take on the challenge with a proactive mindset and make the required improvements to keep the sites running without any interruptions!

Join our Wastewater Treatment Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment.