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ICA Technician

Yorkshire Water
Bradford
7 months ago
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Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

ICA Technician

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

  • We offer a competitive salary, 5a, £38,383 - £45,885, depending on experience
  • A company van
  • Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum Bonus Opportunity for the Performance Year (i.e. from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025)
  • Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
  • Development opportunities in line with the ICA Technician progression plan
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day!
  • Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
  • A great benefits package choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
  • Retail savings scheme
  • Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location:North West, North East, and South of Yorkshire / Hybrid Working

Work type:Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday Friday. Standby would be expected once achieved required level of progression + occasional overtime may be

We have an exciting opportunity for anICA Technicianto joina regional team(North West, North East or South) at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, its so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the regions health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

OurInstrumentation, Control and Automation teamsare a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As anICA technicianwithin ourAsset Delivery team, you will be required to work unsupervised in a wide variety of locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive ICA tasks within agreed timescales, quality, and cost parameters.

You will have responsibility for maintaining, repairing, and commissioning instrumentation, control, automation, and telemetry systems across Yorkshire Water's asset base on treatment works, pumping stations, CSO's and reservoirs.

To support you in the delivery of maintaining, repairing, and commissioning the variety of assets across Yorkshire Water, we provide in-house training on areas such as; PLCs, SCADA, Instruments etc

Asset Delivery has focused ICA teams working across the whole Yorkshire region. Each team has its own geographical area of responsibility but on occasions, members will be expected to work anywhere in Yorkshire.

Where you fit in:

As ourICA Technicianyou will:

  • Be required to work unsupervised in a wide variety of locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive ICA tasks within agreed timescales
  • Be expected to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers, and partners
  • Always work safely to agreed safe systems of work
  • Proactively identify areas for improvement in relation to hazards, providing mitigation and submitting these to the safety database.
  • Be responsible for maintaining, repairing and commissioning a wide variety of ICA related equipment from PLC's to telemetry systems and instrumentation such as pressure, flow, level, chlorine residual, turbidity and pH.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

  • To Always work safely
  • A recognised electrical craft or technician apprenticeship
  • A formal electrical qualification: National Certificate (ONC) or similar
  • A practical electrical qualification: City and Guilds, NVQ or similar
  • The ability to read and understand technical documents such as loop diagrams and electrical drawings
  • The ability to identify and rectify faults on electrical systems
  • Safe isolation to the current IET regulations
  • IT skills

You will also benefit from having:

  • IET 18th edition (requirements for electrical installations)
  • CompEx: Ex 1, EX 2, EX 3, EX 4
  • HNC electrical/electronic engineering
  • Knowledge and experience on PLC systems (maintenance and fault finding)
  • Professionally registered with the IET or similar
  • Experience in the water industry or other process environment
  • IOSH Qualification

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, its important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isnt always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If youve got experience inInstrumentation, Control and Automationand want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date (December 4th), should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please


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