Mechanical Technician

We have an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Technician to join our Maintenance team at our Coppermills Water Treatment Site.As a successful candidate, you will be using your mechanical knowledge as well as your experience to inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair as appropriate, mechanical plant and associated electrical equipment, in a safe efficient timely and effective manner with minimum supervision allowing us to ensure that all of our sites remain operational for the benefits of our customers.This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to Thames Water''s environmental impact, and you will be actively helping to reduce pollution from our sites.What you''ll be doing as the Mechanical TechnicianInvestigate plant failures and perform repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible to avoid interruptions to the process. This may involve investigating and diagnosing complex faults and performing repairs during incidents.You will be expected to provide technical advice, refer to up-to-date technical knowledge, and provide training or support for technical trainees if required.Examples of equipment that you will be working on include motors, gearboxes, screw /chain conveyors and centrifuges, various pumps, and associated control gear, 3-phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems such as VSD, automatic valves, flow, level and pressure measurement, variable speed drives and controls, chemical handling, and ..... full job details .....