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Field Technician

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Full UK driving license
  • Willingness to learn
  • No prior experience required

Responsibilities

  • Operate and maintain water and wastewater systems across multiple sites
  • Fault-find, install, repair, inspect, replace and maintain fixed plant and equipment
  • Provide timely and accurate feedback on work
  • Respond to asset failures and conduct fault diagnosis

Key facts

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Problem Solving
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Positivity

About the company

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Severn Trent

Water & Wastewater Treatment

Water is wonderful. Without it we’d be lost. With it, everything’s possible.For every toothbrush, for every loo flushed. For the hot showers, the cool drinks, the cups of tea. (Because honestly? There’s nothing that can’t be sorted over a nice cup of tea.) But it’s not just at the heart of our homes. It’s at the heart of everything; our schools, our businesses, our hospitals. Saving lives, helping communities thrive. It’s essential, and we simply cannot live without it.We’re Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it: not just talking, but going over and above. Stepping up and rolling our sleeves up. And it’s why we do it: because we care. Not only about our water but our little corner of the country and the community we serve. We care for our amazing colleagues who without them none of this would be possible. We care about making sure they reflect the communities we work in too. At Severn Trent we do more, because we care.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryWater & Wastewater Treatment
Company size5001 - 10000

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Job description

 

 

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT 

 

Hello, we’re Severn Trent Services a commercial arm of the Severn Trent Group. We provide water and waste services to companies nationwide, including the MoD and The Coal Authority.

Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care.  

 

We’re currently recruiting for a Field Technician join our team to support the Lincolnshire area.

 

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.
 

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

 


LET’S TELL YOU MORE
 

 

As a Field Technician, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining water and wastewater systems across multiple sites, identifying faults, and ensuring effective solutions. You’ll play a key role in customer service, helping to build strong relationships and maintain satisfaction.
 

Some of your key accountabilities will be:

 

  • Undertaking day to day operations of water and wastewater assets to defined internal quality standards.
  • To fault-find, install, repair, inspect, replace and maintain aspects of fixed plant and equipment as requested to ensure it functions in a safe and effective manner.
  • Provide timely and accurate feedback on work to maintain up-to-date information and status of any allocated work.
  • Maintain level of professional expertise to ensure ability is held to repair/maintain a wide range and types of plant/equipment.
  • Respond to asset failures across numerous sites and undertake immediate fault diagnosis and determine rectification requirements to restore service of the asset
  • Identify appropriate spares needed for effective repair/maintenance of equipment dependent based upon purchasing guidelines.
  • Exercise judgments on equipment spend to ensure the appropriate and safe repair is balanced with the requirement to maximize cost effectiveness. Provide feedback and judgment of asset conditions to assist with ongoing maintenance of assets.  

 

This role dictates that you start from home and work across your allocated region so a full UK driving licence is essential. Participation in a regional on-call rota, typically 1 week in every 7. During on-call periods, the postholder may be required to respond to incidents and attend sites outside normal working hours, including weekends and overnight, as operational needs dictate.

 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 
 

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity, and a caring attitude in equal weight.
 

No experience is required as full training will be provided. The only asks we have of people applying for this role, is that you have a full UK driving licence and a willingness to learn! 
 

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.  
 

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.    

 

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

 

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent Services family:
 

  • Company van (Business use only) and fuel card
  • Annual bonus scheme of up to 15% of your annual salary, based on company performance)
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
  • Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%) 
  • Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate 
  • Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’ 
  • Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers 
  • Family friendly policies 
  • Two volunteering days per year 
     

 

WHATS NEXT?



We can’t wait to hear from you. 
 

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.    

And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.
 

Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

 

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