Trainee Electrical Production Technician - Iver... Customer Delivery · Hatfield · Hybrid Remote

Affinity Water; Slough; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 25,000

Job description

Affinity Water, the UK's Largest Water-Only business has a fantastic career opportunity to become a Trainee Electrical Production Technician.

As a trainee, you will be working alongside the Production Technicians to learn the skills, equipment, and processes on site to become a Production Technician. A Production Technician delivers planned and reactive maintenance, gets involved in the delivery of small projects and capital work on site, and safeguards water quality, health and safety, security, and operations. You will take ownership of your own KPI compliance and site production availability and tidiness. The role supports the Production Lead and the wider Production Team to deliver company and directorate objectives.

We are responsible for producing high-quality water and delivering great customer experience, from source to tap. We do this by drawing on our expertise, providing a positive asset, environmental, and people legacy which adds value to the business and the wider community. The Technicians are part of a dynamic, visible team that is trusted by the business and has a reputation for being reliable and high performing. Individuals in Production see their work as a vocation and feel a duty and responsibility to create this vision in their role and across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Train alongside the Production Technicians to ensure maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and process equipment is completed so that sites are reliable to provide maximum output.
• Adhere to site standards, water quality, health and safety, operations & maintenance ensuring sites are kept in a clean, tidy, and safe state.
• Work alongside the Production Technicians to drive and implement site improvement schemes, supporting and sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement across the department and directorate.
• Adhere to company procedures and training. Be engaged in regular one-to-one meetings and Personal Best Performance Check-Ins, taking appropriate action where necessary.
• Work alongside the Production Technicians to support and assist in the delivery of capital schemes.
• Assist with inspections to ensure that statutory, regulatory, and compliance work is carried out on time.
• Escalate issues to ensure risks are understood at an appropriate level and the impact is controlled.
• Member of area standby rota to provide front line level support during call outs. This will be agreed with the line manager based on competency and completion of the training requirements.

Experience Required

You must be working towards or newly qualified in Electrical NVQ 3 or C&G.

Salary

Starting Basic Salary: £20,162 + full flexibility allowance £4,728 = £24,890.

8 months into apprenticeship: With Manager approval on apprenticeship progress, salary will increase to £27,890.

14 months into apprenticeship: With Manager approval on apprenticeship progress, salary will increase to £29,890.

20 months into apprenticeship: With Manager approval on apprenticeship progress, salary will increase to £31,890.

Benefits

• Salary: £19-25,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience).
• Company van.
• Hours of work: 37.
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 24 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%).
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave, fertility support leave, and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid carers leave.
• Menopause policy and reasonable adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a range of retail outlets and on dental and medical insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

If you need any reasonable adjustments and would like to apply in a different format, please do let us know.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.