Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our Demand management and network infrastructure team. We look after 60 million meters and our teams provide advanced metering solutions to help manage demand for essential suppliers.
Want to be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
You'll be required to attend 4 week training programme on all aspects of External meter installation where progression to an excavation team with fantastic earning potential. There is a career for life with in the Water industry – and so many avenues you can take, why not come and see for yourself what you can achieve?
All we ask of you is to bring your enthusiasm to work, be able to follow instructions and adhere to health and safety legislation. You'll need to be able to use mobile applications.
You'll represent Yorkshire Water and M Group Water whilst carrying out your role and be able to communicate with members of the public, so bring a smile to work.
The role will be varying and you’ll be required to work outdoors in all weathers as well as walking and standing on uneven ground. You must also be able to work within a confined space, without restriction.
As the role involves manual labour, including lifting, bending, and working outdoors in various weather conditions, we’ll need you to have a level of fitness which will allow you to complete tasks safely.
We are seeking reliable and highly motivated individuals to install water meters for domestic properties as part of the WSP Yorkshire Wate Contract. Working as part of a 2 man trailer team, the role involves carrying out installations across Yorkshire whilst maintaining high standards of safety and productivity.
Working hours 07:00 -16:30 Monday to Friday. However, there may be times that you are asked to work outside this working pattern depending on business requirements and operational needs, therefore it is important that the successful candidate is flexible and willing to support the business when needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Installation of water meters for residential properties
- Support safe setup, operation and installation sites
- Complete work in accordance with company procedures and health and safety regulations
- Ensure tools, materials and equipment are used correctly, maintained and in good condition
- Accurately complete job records, risk assessments and required documentation
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment at all times
What you’ll bring
- Do you hold a valid UK driving licence?
- Do you have a strong awareness of health and safety in a site-based environment?
- Have you got the ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions?
- Do you have good teamwork skills and ability to follow instructions?
- Are you someone who has the willingness to work across various locations across Yorkshire?
- Are you reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic?
- Do you have great communication and customer service skills?
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers;
- Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use
- Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Standby / Overtime / Call out
- 21 days plus bank holiday, rising to 25 days with service
- Personal Accident Cover
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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