Job Description

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Salary - £42,500 to £46,000 depending on experience, plus company van and Veolia benefits

Location: Scotland central region (East coast to West coast)

Hours - 42.5 hours per week (flexibility is required) + a Call Out Rotation

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with industrial boiler experience. However, if you have a solid electromechanical engineering background with a good understanding of pressure systems or commercial MTHW, with Gas Safe, then please get in touch.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave + statutory bank holidays

• Company van

• Company phone and tablet

• The option to join the Veolia Pension Scheme

• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers

• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental, and financial health

• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing:

This is a mobile role that will require you to travel throughout a large geographical area of Central Scotland and the Borders.

• To work as part of the maintenance team to manage the maintenance of the steam boilers.

• Operate the steam generating plant (and associated equipment), steam distribution and pressure control systems, fuel supply systems, hard, soft and treated water distribution systems.

• Carry out daily routine Steam Boiler operational tasks that will comply with legislation and company policies, ensuring plant performance, availability and reliability is maintained to a high level.

• Carry out routine and statutory planned preventative maintenance (PPM) , reactive and breakdown works to all mechanical and electrical systems across all the sites.

• Carry out analysis each day of boiler feed water, treated water and boiler blow down to maintain water quality within set limits.

• Partake in boiler annual shutdown activities, preparing the boilers for their annual insurance inspection, rebuilding and putting back to an operational state.

• Ensure that the steam boilers are maintained as per OEM specifications.

• Assist in the operational control of the plant, correct and report any abnormalities, record plant performance and carry out routine operational duties.

• Ensure that plant faults and defects are swiftly rectified to maintain the plants in serviceable order at all times (24/7).

• Complete reports, logs, data collection and handovers accurately and to the required schedule.

• Monitor and control safe working (including PTW) within the designated area.

• Compliance with Company’s Health and Safety, quality and environmental policies.

• Ensure day to day compliance with all aspects of the Environmental Permit, reporting any non-compliance or incident to the Team Leader.

• Assist other Company staff and contractors as required.

• Undertake continuing personal development to enhance knowledge & skills relevant to the role.

• Participate in an on-call rota, providing out of hours cover, along with weekend working, currently 1 weekend in 4.

What we're looking for:

Essential

• Strong Electromechanical experience with either a Mechanical or Electrical bias and a formally recognised Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification.

• IT literate demonstrating good numeracy and literacy skills.

• Strong organisational skills with an ability to balance a varied workload and re-prioritise in response to changing business needs and unexpected problems.

• An in-depth knowledge of Health & Safety practices.

• The willingness to undertake training to better understand the plant, processes and procedures involved in operating a boiler house.

• Full UK driving Licence.

Desirable

• Experience of steam boilers and associated equipment.

• Boiler Operations Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) Qualification.

• Gas Safe / ACS - CODNCO1/COCN1, TPCP1 or 1A, ICPN1, CDGA1, CPA1

• I-GAS

• Medium Risk Confined Space.

• PASMA.

• Health and Safety qualifications and awareness, risk assessment, method statement training, competence in issuing and use of all company Permit to Work systems would be preferential, however, training will be provided where appropriate.

What’s next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.