Vehicle Technician

What youll be responsible for

Join the Welsh Water Transport team and apply your technical expertise on the fleet that provides water to a nation. Its challenging complex and dynamic and youll get to use all of your experience as well as learning new skills when you become part of the team that maintains the fleet and all of the specialist ancillary equipment that we operate as a major water utility.

As a credible member of the Transport Services team you will:

• Be part of the team which provides maintains and services and repairs the fleet and its ancillary equipment and supports the provision of safe drinking water and environmental services to 1.3 million households across Wales and Herefordshire
• Work in a professional environment and support the team and the wider business in keeping the fleet in the best possible condition through the highest standards of maintenance
  
  

As a Vehicle Technician you will:

• Ensure that the DCWW fleet and its ancillary water industry equipment is maintained to the highest standards
• Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with our policies and procedures
• Support the performance of the team by working in a professional and efficient way
• Ensure that all aspects of vehicle and plant maintenance are completed including paperwork and job card record keeping
• Support the team in achieving safety performance and budget targets
• Respond to business and colleague requests and requirements as necessary
• Work as part of a small team at a busy garage and MOT preparation of vehicles to DVSA standards
• Carry out routine servicing of vehicles in line with manufacturers standards as well as planned maintenance and repairs of both vehicles and ancillary equipment.
• Complete all maintenance records
• Carry out all work in accordance with the companys Health and Safety procedures and systems

Who youll work with

Internal

Transport Services team
Vehicle users / internal customers
All other internal functions as required

External

Suppliers
Service providers such as MOT stations
Other external agents including customers as required

About you

Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Full UK Driving License category C preferred
• Experienced in maintaining light and heavy commercial vehicles; HGV experience preferred but not essential
• A good knowledge of health and safety requirements in vehicle maintenance
• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3 in Light or Heavy Goods Vehicle Technology with post apprenticeship experience
• The ability to work on your own initiative to plan and organise workloads and to complete all necessary documentation
• Good computer skills Excel email and fleet systems
• Good customer service skills

Good to know

• The successful candidate shift patterns are Monday to Thursday 8.0016:00 & Friday 8.0015:30.
• There is an optional standby rota

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Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary 33 days annual leave (pro rata including public holidays) we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same but performance depending you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website.

Due to the nature of the industry we require satisfactory references post offer medical clearance and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe reliable water and take away wastewater to clean before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality essential services which help to protect the health of our customers colleagues and our environment we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people assets and information is key to us so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the companys required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black Asian and Minority Ethnic people Females LGBT Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence ours is a company based on trust openness respect commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.