Production Technician (Electrical/Mechanical) - Rickmansworth

Affinity Water; Rickmansworth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 51,000

Job description

As an Electrical and Mechanical Production Technician, you will be responsible for completing electrical, mechanical and instrumentation maintenance and repairs to plant and equipment. Each day, you'll complete a maintenance routine schedule to ensure our sites, storage facilities and pumping stations are operating reliably and efficiently.

Your day will be varied with managing planned and reactive work for which you will be provided with the training and tools to be successful in your role. In addition to this you will play a key role in all local infrastructure projects and improvements on the site working closely with other stakeholders in the business and have the freedom to express your opinions.

Travelling from place to place couldn't be easier as you'll be given a company van to drive to and from sites according to your schedule. You must have a full UK driving licence.

About us:

Affinity Water are the UK's largest water only company and our site in Rickmansworth has an incredibly talented and experienced team.

The work they do matters to people's lives, with over 3.89 million customers using our water every day. Making that happen means a lot of Technicians playing their part - whether they're treating and producing water, maintaining our network, visiting our customers, or doing the important work of supporting our front-line teams.

We want to go beyond business-as-usual and constantly look for any opportunity to be more sustainable, help our customers use water better, and improve the experience of everyone who uses our water.

The work you'll do is essential for Affinity Water to deliver safe, clean drinking water to millions of customers every day.

Experience required:

• To work safely and competently with the heavy equipment on site.
• You need to hold a full electrical apprenticeship, or relevant HNC qualification or equivalent such as City & Guilds Level 3. If your qualification is gained from overseas, you will need to show proof of UK equivalent.
• Experience working with Industrial electrical equipment in a similar process-driven environment.
• Full UK driving license.

Interview Process:

Advert Close Date: 20/4/25

Once the advert has closed, the Talent Acquisition Partner managing this recruitment campaign will be in touch to confirm successful and unsuccessful shortlisting for this position.

The Interview will be a face to face interview at our Harlow site and will consist of an hour and a half.

This interview will involve a number of behavioural and technical competency based questions.

Salary:

• Basic £38,855 + Flex Allowance: £4,728 (Salary offered dependent on experience) + additional Stand-by payment: 1 in 5 = £6,611 (separate payment on top of salary).

• Salary total package up to £50,194.

Benefits:

• Working independently / onsite.
• Hours of Work: Operational (Mon - Thurs- 08:00am - 16:30pm, Fri - 08:00am - 15:30pm).
• Company Van.
• Uniform.
• Fuel Card.
• 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.
• Disability confident; if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us.

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.