Plant PLC Technician

Veolia; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000

Job description

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is an industry leader in solving the world's most pressing water reuse, industrial, irrigation, municipal, and drinking water needs. Through desalination, advanced membrane, separation solutions, and water reuse and wastewater management and process technologies, we deliver added value to every customer.

Veolia WTS provides value by improving performance and product quality, reducing operating costs, and extending equipment life through a broad range of products and services that are designed to optimise total performance. We safeguard the environment through water conservation and energy reduction. We are a great work environment, providing consistent professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

Present in 130 countries and employing more than 10,000 people worldwide, Veolia's Water Technologies & Solutions activities rely on a culture of innovation, combined with strong expertise and a global organization to provide solutions to the most complex water, wastewater and process problems.

We have a range of products and services, complemented by chemicals, equipment and digital offerings, to help our customers optimize their production, while preserving water resources and overcoming process challenges.

We work with all industrial sectors, including the food, metal & mining, electrical, chemical & pharmaceutical, oil & gas downstream & upstream, petrochemical, pulp & paper and municipal industries.

Job Description

Overview of the role:

As the Plant PLC Technician, you will be supporting the Plant Operations Team to carry out electrical maintenance to Mobile Water treatment equipment. You will also be helping with routine maintenance tasks, regeneration operations, housekeeping and fault finding. This is a busy role within our team and there are plenty of opportunities to progress.

The role is based in Peterborough.

Salary from £38k and can go up to £44k depending on experience plus overtime.

What will your day-to-day look like?

• Working with Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC software.
• Fault finding in control systems (PLCs, SCADA, DCS etc).
• Electrical and PLC support to the team.
• Maintaining electrical control systems.
• Some PLC modifications and fault finding.
• Maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

What skills will you have?

• Experience in industrial electrical works.
• 17th or 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, or NVQ3 in electrical based units, or similar.
• Drawing software skills.

Additional Information

At Veolia, we know that at certain crucial moments in life, we all need a little help, protection and support. That's why we are proud to offer our innovative Veolia Cares program, which demonstrates our commitment to our employees. From the very first day of employment, this commitment is reflected in an array of benefits that is generous, and relevant. These include:

Health & Welfare:

• Holiday allowance 26 days plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy or sell additional days off.
• Private Healthcare - currently BUPA, with an option to add your family members.
• Dental Plan providing cover or monetary cash back on appointments and treatments.
• Enhanced Maternity / Primary Care pay of 13 weeks full pay from Day 1.
• Enhanced Paternity / Secondary Care pay of 2 weeks full pay from Day 1.
• Adoption Leave of 13 weeks full pay for Parental, and 2 weeks full Co-parental pay from day 1 of employment.
• Support for Carers offering flexibility for longer term caring needs such as considering options of remote work, flexible work hours, adjusted schedules, and paid or unpaid leave.
• A Lifestyle Account where we put in £60 to start you off, then match you £ for £ on every activity you buy up to £360.
• Discounted Gym Memberships.
• All employees receive one day of paid volunteering leave per year.

Monetary Benefits:

• Leading pension contribution of 10% of your earnings from us every month, doubling your own contribution of 5%.
• Option to buy shares at preferential rates.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes.

The Bigger Picture: protecting you and your loved ones in the longer term.

• Industry leading Life Insurance providing you 10 x your salary as a benefit paid to your nominated person(s).
• Income Protection that covers you for 5 years at up to 60% of your salary, with 2 x your salary as a lump sum should you be unable to return to work.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.