Mechanical Fitter

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 of £40,110
• A Company van
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Mechanical Fitter progression plan
• Standby call-out payment and associated overtime payments when called out.
• 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!

As an mechanical fitter, you'll play a vital role in maintaining critical assets across our clean water asset base, ensuring that the county is continuously supplied with high-quality water.  You will mainly be working on assets between Huddersfield, Halifax and Barnsley areas but may occasionally be required to help out in other areas.

This is a permanent position, 37 hours per week over 4 days Mon-Fri. 4 x 9.25-hour days, 0730 to 1715, starting and finishing at home location.  Rota day is rolling so will change each week.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mechanical fitter to join our clean water maintenance team. With a four-day working week Mon-Fri, this role offers a great work-life balance for those who value their time off as much as their work!

If you enjoy being busy and are always eager to learn new things, then this could be the job for 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, it's so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's 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 region's 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. The Clean Water Maintenance Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Where you fit in:

As our Mechanical Fitter you will

• As a Mechanical Fitter, you will undertake maintenance of Yorkshire Waters Mechanical assets mainly across clean water
• Mobile working as part of a Maintenance Team to deliver Planned & Reactive maintenance.  Responding to emergency calls both in and out of hours (on call-out rota).  Driving to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making.
• Maintenance Services has multi-disciplined MEICA 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 on any Yorkshire water asset. This could be during periods of escalation due to adverse weather or similar.
• As a Mechanical Fitter, you will be required to work unsupervised in remote geographic locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive mechanical tasks within agreed timescales, quality and cost parameters. Candidates will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload effectively and to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers and contract partners. Adhering to the Health and Safety policy and standards actively identifying hazards, providing mitigation and reporting onto the company hazard database to ensure the cause of the hazard is removed.
• You will be required to occasionally work alongside our approved Contract Partners, however supported by the team's technical support engineer in this process. You will also be required to use an electronic device to capture all work activity and job status in line with workflow processes. Assist in the development and training of apprentices as well as less experienced members of the team, identifying ways to improve the value and service delivered by the Maintenance Function.
• Support with the installation & commissioning of new plant and equipment to relevant standards is essential.
• Diagnosing and repairing faults on systems and plant.
• You will pro-actively identify and report faults or areas where additional work is required.
• You will conduct your own point of work risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to specify parts and equipment required for procurement as part of day to day role

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• It is an essential requirement that you hold a recognised Mechanical craft/Technician Apprenticeship and either a City & Guilds/ ONC/ BTEC/ NVQ/ or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or Eng Tech.
• It is desirable that you hold the following qualifications: HNC/HND in a Mechanical discipline, CompEx 11.

You will also benefit from having:

• Maintaining and repairing centrifugal, positive displacement, RAM, progressive cavity, diaphragm, peristaltic pumps
  • With gearboxes
  • With compressors
• Maintaining equipment in accordance with PSSR
  • With blowers
• Working with steam systems
• Working with chemical plant
  • With hot work/ fabrication and welding
• Operating lifting equipment and slinging
• Pneumatics and hydraulics

Ideally, you will have previous experience gained within heavy engineering industry, the water sector or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors. Experience within a mechanical based environment or site-based fault diagnosis and repair on complex processes and equipment.

You will be required to visit sites across the Yorkshire Region therefore a full valid driving licence (with no more than three points) is essential requirement of this role.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in a call out stand-by rota. This will typically be 1 week in 7.

This role has a requirement to carry out work in confined spaces, so completion of a medical assessment will be required.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's 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 isn't always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea???

If you've got experience as a Mechanical Fitter and 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.

Closing Date - 6th June 2025

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 committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

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