Network Maintenance Technician
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South West Water keeps the South West flowing with safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater services across some of the UK's most stunning landscapes.
We're proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we're working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.
Whether you're starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career.
Ready to make a splash? Join our team today.
If you enjoy hands-on work, solving practical problems and keeping essential services running, this could be the role for you.
At South West Water, the work we do keeps communities, businesses and homes supplied with safe, reliable drinking water every day. As a Network Maintenance Technician, you'll play a vital role maintaining the infrastructure that keeps water flowing across the region.
This is a varied field-based role where you'll work across operational sites and network assets, supporting both planned maintenance and urgent operational response.
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out maintenance on network assets including service reservoirs, pressure reducing valves and air valves.
- Supporting the operation of the water distribution network to keep supplies running reliably.
- Completing site inspections, maintenance and repairs across operational facilities.
- Assisting with planned and reactive work to minimise supply interruptions for customers.
- Maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.
- Supporting reservoir cleaning and confined space activities where required.
- Providing professional customer service when working in public or operational environments.
- Joining the standby and call-out rota once fully trained.
- Experience working in a water, utilities or operational maintenance environment.
- Practical maintenance skills across buildings, equipment or operational assets.
- Ability to work independently in a field-based role and as part of a wider team.
- Strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
- Good organisation and ability to work to deadlines.
- A customer-focused approach.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
- Full UK driving licence (B+E desirable).
- EUSR Water Hygiene certificate desirable.
- Competitive salary with standby and overtime opportunities
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Option to buy or sell annual leave
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee share schemes
- Pension scheme
- Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts across retail, travel, gyms and more
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Be yourself, we like it that way. Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness.
Our core values, which are essential to our success, are:
Be Rock Solid - Build trust and be trusted. Be the one we all look to and can depend on.
Be You - We want you to bring your best everyday. Be yourself and make your mark in your individual way.
Be the Future - Embrace change. Drive Progress. xbpsjku Own the challenge.
- Location:
- Redruth
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Construction And Property
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