Maintenance technician Work, Jobs in Thaxted, Ess (with Salaries)

Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Affinity Water —Sawbridgeworth
- From £51,851 a year
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- Annual leave
Factory Maintenance Technician
Advanced Technology Services —Braintree
- Maintenance
- Travel
- Organisational skills
Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Anglian Water Services Ltd —Letchworth
- £35,360 - £47,840 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Mechanical knowledge
- Annual leave
Field Service Technician
Fitness Fix —Halstead
- From £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- Plumbing
Quick apply
Electronics Technician - Calibration & Maintenance
MBDA —Stevenage
- £42,000 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Maintenance
- Analysis skills
- Free parking
Maintenance Technician (Calibration)
CBRE —Stevenage
- Full-time
- Laboratory experience
- Maintenance
- Communication skills
General Maintenance Technician - Cambridge
City Facilities Management (UK) —Cambridge
- £33,069 a year
- Overtime
- Driving
- Organisational skills
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
Service Technician
Marshall Motor Group —Braintree
- £36,182 a year
- Weekend availability
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
12h
Agricultural Machinery Service Technician
Cambridge Farm Machinery Ltd —Hauxton
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Employee discount
Quick apply
14d
Vehicle Technician / Mechanic
CSC Automotive Ltd —Hardwick
- From £17 an hour
- Full-time
- Driving
- In-person
- Automotive diagnostics
Quick apply
Interior Plant Maintenance Technician
Rentokil Initial Group —Brentwood
- £29,200 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Test Equipment Maintenance Tech
Teledyne Technologies Inc. —Chelmsford
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance
MOT Tester / Vehicle Mechanic
Motormedic Test Centre Ltd —Haverhill
- £26,306.47 - £34,000.00 a year
- Full-time
- Heavy lifting
- Maintenance
- Driving
- Free parking
- Relocation assistance
Quick apply
11d
Maintenance Technician
Hertford Regional College —Broxbourne
- £26,000 - £27,475 a year
- Full-time
- Driving
4d
VacancyTitle: Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Technician
Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water —Chelmsford
- Up to £45,100 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Calibration & Maintenance Engineering Team Lead
MBDA —Stevenage
- £50,000 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
Facilities Technician Developmental Program
Google —Waltham Cross
- HVAC
Maintenance Technician
Delta Hotels by Marriott Waltham Abbey —Waltham Abbey
- Up to £14.27 an hour
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Hotel
- Supervising experience
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
8d
Field Service Technician II
DuPont —Stevenage
- 8 hour shift
- Travel
- Mechanical knowledge
Field Service Technician
Mettler Toledo —Cambridge
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme

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Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Affinity Water -
Sawbridgeworth

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Job details

From £51,851 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension

Qualifications

Schematics
Maintenance
Programmable logic controllers

Full job description

Electrical Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Ready for a role where every day is different?

We’re on the lookout for a skilled Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Technician to play a crucial role in keeping our water treatment works, booster sites, reservoirs, and towers running smoothly. If you love problem-solving, hands-on technical work, and collaborating with a talented team, this could be the perfect fit.

Why join us?
This isn’t just about fixing things—it’s about making a real impact on the quality and reliability of water supply in the region. From climbing water towers to diagnosing faults in electrical panels, your expertise will keep vital systems running.

A Day in the Life of a Production Technician where no two days are the same:

Climb water towers for inspections
Diagnose and repairing a pump failure
Investigate an electrical fault inside a control panel
Carry out routine calibrations on critical equipment
Take a reservoir out of supply for essential maintenance
Expect a mix of planned work and unexpected challenges—it keeps things exciting!

What You’ll Be Doing:

Performing electrical & mechanical fault-finding, repairs, and maintenance on critical water treatment infrastructure.
Interrogating PLC systems and getting hands-on with complex treatment processes.
Conducting planned and preventative maintenance to reduce breakdowns and improve efficiency.
Diagnosing and troubleshooting faults to keep downtime to a minimum.
Collaborating with the production team and other departments to ensure seamless operations.
Ensuring compliance with water quality and health & safety regulations.

What We’re Looking For:

City and Guilds Electrical Installation Level 3 or equivalent.

If you do not have this, don’t worry. We’re committed to invest in our teams and offer a development training package, starting on an 80% salary, increasing to 100% dependant on passing the required qualifications.

Proven experience in a maintenance engineering role.
Strong electrical and/or mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Knowledge of PLCs, motors, mechanical/control systems, and the ability to interpret electrical schematic or pneumatic/PID/Engineering drawings.
Understanding of health & safety regulations.
A positive, adaptable attitude as you’ll be tackling new challenges daily

Location: Stort region - Saffron Walden / Harlow

Advert Closing Date: 30/7/26

What’s In It for You?

Up to £51,851 salary (includes a 1-in-5 standby payment of £6,611).
Company van + fuel card
Full uniform and equipment provided.
Operational hours: Mon-Thu 08:00-16:0, Fri 08:00-15:30.
Learning & development opportunities, including mentoring and formal training.
Annual bonus scheme based on company performance.
24 days’ annual leave (rising with service) + option to buy up to 5 extra days.
Additional ‘Celebration Day’—take time off for a special occasion that matters to you.
Pension scheme: We’ll double your contributions (up to 12%).
Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and fertility support.
Wellbeing support, including mental health resources and medical discounts.
Volunteering days: Up to 4 paid days per year to give back to the community.
Life Assurance for peace of mind.

What Our Team Says is the most rewarding part of this role

"It's the sense of achievement when you resolve a tricky problem and the collaboration with colleagues. Everyday can be filled with small challenges, sometimes they all come at once, working here can have a real sense of accomplishment at the end of the day."

Luke Rose, Production Lead adds - "If you're looking for exciting challenges and have a growth mindset, this role has huge potential to developing your technical career. There's many opportunities to hone skills and tinker with new equipment whilst beginning your journey within Affinity Water"

This role comes with a great level of responsibility to our customers, working hands-on with raw water, treatment processes, and storage infrastructure, where you will be playing a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality water. If this sounds like a fit, we’d love to hear from you.

About us:

Affinity Water are the UK's largest water only company and our site in Harlow has an incredibly talented and experienced team.

The work they do matters to people's lives, with over 3.89 million customers using our water every day. Making that happen means a lot of Technicians playing their part - whether they're treating and producing water, maintaining our network, visiting our customers, or doing the important work of supporting our front-line teams.

We we want to go beyond business-as-usual and constantly look for any opportunity to be more sustainable, help our customers use water better, and improve the experience of everyone who uses our water.

The work you'll do is essential for Affinity Water to deliver safe, clean drinking water to millions of customers every day.

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