Water Treatment Technician

**About National Pump & Energy**:
We provide the benefits you expect from a leading national company, but what makes us different?

**Rewarding Work - **Being leaders in our industry, we offer a diverse fast-paced work environment

**Our Culture - **We offer the career opportunities of a large company with the tight knit family feel of a smaller team

**Loyalty - **We want to see you reach your potential and we would like to help you get there

**About Us**:
National Pump & Energy (NPE) are proud to be leaders in the provision of pump, power and water treatment solutions. As an industry leader our reputation has been built on products and services delivered by people who are passionate about quality, reliability, and attentiveness.

**Position Description**:
**Key Accountabilities**:
**About the Role**:
As we continue to grow our operations, there is an exciting opportunity to join the Welshpool team as a Water Treatment Technician. This is a full-time opportunity, for somebody wanting to learn and grow their knowledge with an industry leading company.

**Key Responsibilities of the Role**:

- Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of new water treatment equipment, plants, pumps, pipework, and systems in the field
- Fault finding to identify the source of ground water quality issues and put the processes in place to address and treat
- Assessing field parameters and treatments required based on a quick visual assessment
- Analysis and adjustment to ground water quality at discharge
- Identify, report, and resolve service outcomes on site
- Install pipework and plumb up a water treatment train, fixing leaking fittings and conducting preventative maintenance as required
- Process monitoring and optimisation
- Responding to and rectifying alarms generated by SCADA or through the customer portal
- Maintenance activities associated with the Computerised Maintenance Management System and established systems and practice
- Customer and public interfacing, while attending to aspects associated with our clients ground water discharge quality
- Delivery of maintenance of industrial water treatment systems
- Collection and laboratory analysis of water samples
- Providing breakdown service and repairs to water treatment equipment and plants
- Maintain quality records, reports and compliance documentation as require by management
- Other duties as requested by your Manager

**Skills/ Selection Criteria (qualifications & experience)**:
**Essential**:

- Existing expertise & knowledge of water treatment within a water and chemical environment
- Understanding of discharge criteria in Western Australia
- Knowledge of water sampling and lab procedures to ensure QA requirements are maintained
- Ability to confidently communicate to a diverse range of customers and colleagues and deliver exceptional customer service to champion the NPE brand
- Ability to work autonomously and be self-sufficient
- Experience in the maintenance of valves, pumps, pipelines, and other electrical/mechanical equipment
- Demonstrated experience commissioning water treatment equipment in the field including preparing & testing of water treatment equipment prior to being commissioned on site
- Understanding of the constraints, pressures, and responsibility of keeping a construction or mining site compliant with their site discharge water
- Sound knowledge of water treatment technologies
- Sound understanding of P&ID’s and shop drawings and an ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
- Working knowledge of centrifugal and diaphragm pumps
- PVC-U fitting experience
- Current C Class Drivers Licence
- Construction Induction

**Desirable**:

- Experience in the Rental, Mining, Construction or Heavy Industries
- Electrical Trade qualified
- Experience working in a Plumbing/fitting/mechanical background would be highly regarded
- CV (HIAB) Truck Licence
- Understanding of how to operate a plant using PLC and HMI
- Qualification in Water Industry / Treatment Operations

**Further information**:
**Benefits**:
We believe in providing a great employee experience. Therefore, we invest in perks, benefits, and experiences to make the employee journey the best it can be. You will be offered the following benefits and more:

- Competitive Remuneration
- Opportunity to grow within the business and own what you do
- Complimentary Employee Assistance Program for staff and their family
- Great savings on Private Health Insurance + Gym Membership
- Generous discounts available on our online employee portal (Save $ at popular retailers including JB Hifi, Event Cinemas and many more)

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