Water industry asset maintenance technician - Water industry asset maintenance technician - mechanical

Awareness of water industry legislative and regulatory requirements. Materials in contact (WRAS approved), food grade lubricants, Asset Management Periods.

Awareness of water and waste water process theory from source to recycling. Abstraction processes. Water treatment and disinfection processes. Water distribution, boosters and service reservoirs. Wastewater treatment, networks and pumping stations. Effluent discharges and parameters.

Chemical dosing systems for water and wastewater. Risks, mitigations and safe systems of work. Equipment and storage to include pumps, valves and dosing lines.

Water industry maintenance technician role, responsibilities, limits of autonomy and reporting channels.

Awareness of health and safety regulations, relevant to the occupation and the technician's responsibilities. CDM regulations. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Display Screen Equipment. Due diligence. Electricity at work regulations (EaWR). Emergency evacuation procedures. Health and Safety at Work Act – responsibilities. Isolation and emergency stop procedures. Legionella. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER). Lone working. Management systems of occupational health and safety ISO 45001. Manual handling. Near miss reporting. Noise regulation. Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments. Safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers. Situational awareness. Slips, trips and falls. Types of hazards. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Working in confined spaces. Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR).

Safe systems of work.

Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). ATEX compliance (safety requirements of the workplace and equipment used in explosive atmospheres). Working in and around explosive atmospheres. Hazardous areas (DSEAR zones). PPE. Intrinsically safe tools for working in explosive atmospheres. Exposure limits. Necessary forced pre-ventilation. Gas monitoring equipment.

Water industry sustainability and environmental principles and requirements. Permits and operation conditions for water extraction. Requirements for disposing of discharges and waste. Monitoring emissions to air, land and water (MCERTS). Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.

The impact water industry operations have on the environment.

Planning, prioritising, work scheduling and time management approaches.

Asset security requirements.

Tools and equipment used in maintenance and repair tasks. Operational checks, calibration, storage and maintenance requirements.

Maintenance strategies and techniques: planned, preventative, predictive and reactive methods and their frequency.

Written communication and documentation: methods and requirements - electronic and paper. Service records. Test results.

Personal hygiene risks and requirements for working on a water treatment or a wastewater treatment site.

Water industry process safety and process risk assessments. Incidents and emergency situations (internal and external): pollution, loss of process, security, weather, and accidents: their potential impact. Incident management and procedures. The risk of pollution and untreated water in supply.

Continuous improvement techniques. Asset and process optimisation.

Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Unconscious bias.

Team working principles.

Non-written communication methods and techniques. Engineering maintenance terminology.

Information technology and digital: digital interfaces, email, Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentation, word processing, virtual communication, learning platforms, work collaboration platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.

Electrical: Practices and techniques for the installation, commissioning and decommissioning of cabling and electrical equipment.

Electrical - Electrical theories and principles. Basic concepts of electricity. Ohms law, Kirchoff's law, circuits, conductors and insulators, basic AC theory, complex numbers, resistance and impedance - capacitive and inductive, transformers, polyphase AC circuits, power factor. Harmonics.

Electrical: Design and modification of electrical circuits.

Electrical: Safe isolation of plant and electrical equipment in preparation for repair and maintenance work. Permits, safe isolation policies and procedures, lock off systems.

Electrical - Types of intelligent control equipment. PLCs, HMIs, Intelligent starters, Variable Speed Drives (VSDs).

Electrical - Basic telemetry signals and outstations.

Electrical - Fault finding, problem solving and rectification techniques, aids and diagnostic equipment.

Electrical: Tools, equipment, resources and components used for the installation, repair and maintenance of electrical systems. Application, operation, care and calibration requirements.

Electrical: Design specifications, plans, drawings and manufacturer’s instructions.

Electrical: Inspection and testing requirements and techniques.

Electrical - Repair and maintenance of equipment and components. Practices and techniques. Removing and replacing parts.

Electrical: Awareness of wiring regulations - purpose and importance.

Electrical: Electrical drawings.

Electrical - Cable types and termination methods. Specifications and application.

Electrical: Round numbers, scientific notation, percentages and ratios. Area, perimeter, volume and surface area. Scales, tables, graphs and charts. Trigonometry and Pythagoras' Theorem. Engineering formulae. Sequence of operations. Conversions and calculations.

ICA: Electrical theories and principles. Basic concepts of electricity. Ohm's law, Kirchoff's law, circuits, conductors and insulators, basic AC theory, complex numbers, resistance and impedance - capacitive and inductive, transformers, polyphase AC circuits, power factor.

ICA: Practices and techniques for the installation, commissioning and decommissioning of ICA equipment.

ICA: Repair and maintenance of instruments, controllers, sensors, probes, attachments, cabling, meters and display units. Practices and techniques.

ICA: Instrumentation and control device operational principles: flow, level, pressure, analysers, transducers, transmitters, gauges. Proportional–integral–derivative controller.

ICA: Open and closed loop systems. First and second order control systems.

ICA: Safe isolation of plant and ICA equipment in preparation for repair and maintenance work. Permits, safe isolation policies, lock off systems.

ICA: Tools, equipment, resources and components used for the installation, repair and maintenance of control systems. Application, operation, care and calibration requirements.

ICA: Field instrumentation, communication devices and equipment used in system and process control. To include: Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, back up procedures. Configuration procedures and requirements.

ICA: Fault finding, problem solving and rectification techniques. Aids and diagnostic equipment.

ICA: Inspection and testing requirements and techniques.

ICA: Design specifications, plans, drawings and manufacturer's instructions.

ICA: Awareness of wiring regulations - purpose and importance.

ICA: Configuration and calibration procedures and requirements. Precision and tolerance.

ICA: Round numbers, scientific notation, percentages and ratios. Area, perimeter, volume and surface area. Scales, tables, graphs and charts. Trigonometry and Pythagoras' Theorem. Engineering formulae. Sequence of operations. Conversions and calculations.

ICA: Cable types and termination methods. Specification and application.

ICA: Telemetry signals and outstations configuration.

ICA: Software and logic used within the control system.

ICA: Data analysis and monitoring techniques.

Overview of water and wastewater industries. Regulators and stakeholders: Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT), Consumer Council for Water (CCWater), Environment Agency (EA), Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) - roles and powers.

Mechanical: Mechanical theories and principles; pneumatics, hydraulics and pressure systems. Torque, gearbox ratios, flow ratios, step-down ratios. Machine specifications.

Mechanical: Safe isolation and depressurisation of mechanical plant and equipment in preparation for repair and maintenance work. Permits, safe isolation policies and procedures, lock off systems.

Mechanical: Practices and techniques for the installation, commissioning and decommissioning of mechanical systems and equipment.

Mechanical: Repair and maintenance of machinery, equipment and components. Practices and techniques. Removing and replacing parts, set up, adjustment, cleaning and lubricating.

Mechanical: Tools, equipment, resources and components used for the installation, repair and maintenance of mechanical systems. Application, operation, care and calibration requirements.

Mechanical: Fault finding, problem solving and rectification techniques. Aids and diagnostic equipment.

Mechanical: Inspection, monitoring and testing requirements and techniques.

Mechanical: Basic fabrication, welding and thermal cutting processes for mechanical components and structures.

Mechanical: Bench fitting techniques used in equipment and component assembly.

Mechanical: Types and application of machinery. For example: lathes, pillar drills, milling machine, threading machine, mechanical saws. Machine speeds for different materials.

Mechanical: Design specifications, plans, drawings and manufacturer’s instructions.

Mechanical: Round numbers, scientific notation, percentages and ratios. Area, perimeter, volume and surface area. Scales, tables, graphs and charts. Trigonometry and Pythagoras' Theorem. Engineering formulae. Sequence of operations. Conversions and calculations.

Plan maintenance work, taking into consideration: process safety and following process risk assessments; the impact work has on the environment and on water treatment or wastewater recycling.

Identify and organise resources to complete tasks, with consideration for process, cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.

Follow health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards, including PPE.

Comply with sustainability principles. Segregate waste for recycling, reuse or disposal.

Select, check store and maintain equipment and tools.

Restore the work area on completion of the activity.

Communicate in writing and record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and legal reporting requirements.

Collect, interpret and use data and information using information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.

Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.

Communicate with and provide support, technical advice, work updates and information to technical and non-technical colleagues and other stakeholders.

Carry out and record learning and development activities.

Comply with security procedures. For example, site access, document classification, and securing assets.

Electrical: Install, commission and decommission cabling and electrical equipment.

Electrical: Apply electrical theories and principles.

Electrical: Apply repair and maintenance practices and techniques.

Electrical: Modify electrical circuits.

Electrical: Interrogate information displayed on different types of intelligent control equipment. To include, PLCs, HMIs, Intelligent Starters, Variable Speed Drives (VSDs).

Electrical: Carry out fault finding and rectification techniques using aids and diagnostic equipment.

Electrical: Use tools, equipment, resources and components for installation, repair and maintenance.

Electrical: Isolate equipment in preparation for maintenance work, including permits, safe isolation policies and lock off systems.

Electrical: Inspect and test electrical installations and equipment.

Electrical: Use electrical drawings.

Electrical: Install different cable types and terminate to their specifications and applications.

Electrical: Use mathematical theory.

Electrical: Identify a problem, investigate problem to identify the underlying cause. Identify a solution.

ICA: Apply electrical theories and principles.

ICA: Install, commission and decommission ICA equipment.

ICA: Configure instrumentation and control devices.

ICA: Calibrate and monitor open and closed loop systems.

ICA: Use tools, equipment, resources and components for installation, repair and maintenance.

ICA: Configure field instrumentation, communication devices and equipment used in system and process control.

ICA: Apply repair and maintenance practices and techniques to instrumentation and control equipment, control systems and cabling.

ICA: Carry out fault finding techniques for instrumentation and control equipment. Use diagnostic equipment.

ICA: Inspect and test ICA equipment.

ICA: Interpret and use design specifications, plans, drawings and manufacturer's instructions.

ICA: Calibrate ICA equipment.

ICA: Use mathematical theory.

ICA: Isolate equipment in preparation for maintenance work, including permits, safe isolation policies and lock off systems.

ICA: Install different cable types and terminate to their specifications and applications.

ICA: Test telemetry signals and configure outstations.

ICA: Use software to produce programs to be used within the control system.

ICA: Assess condition of equipment. Identify action required.

ICA: Identify a problem, investigate problem to identify the underlying cause. Identify a solution.

ICA: Analyse and monitor data to make evidence based changes if required.

Work in line with water industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Apply equity, diversity and inclusion policies and practices.

Apply teamworking principles.

Mechanical: Carry out commissioning and decommissioning tasks on mechanical equipment.

Mechanical: Assemble, position and install mechanical equipment or components.

Mechanical: Disconnect and remove mechanical equipment or components.

Mechanical: Apply repair and maintenance practices and techniques.

Mechanical: Use tools, equipment, resources and components for installation, repair and maintenance tasks.

Mechanical: Isolate plant and equipment in preparation for maintenance work, including permits, safe isolation policies, lock off systems and depressurisation of pressurised systems.

Mechanical: Inspect and test mechanical systems and components.

Mechanical: Carry out fault finding and rectification techniques using aids and diagnostic equipment.

Mechanical: Carry out inspection and monitoring of mechanical systems and equipment.

Mechanical: Identify a problem, investigate problem to identify the underlying cause. Identify a solution.

Mechanical: Interpret and use manufacturer’s instructions, design specifications, plans and drawings.

Mechanical: Apply basic fabrication, welding and thermal cutting processes for mechanical components and structures.

Mechanical: Apply bench fitting techniques.

Mechanical: Use machinery. For example, lathes, pillar drills, milling machine, threading machine, mechanical saws.

Mechanical: Apply mechanical theories and principles.

Mechanical: Use mathematical theory.

Take responsibility for and promotes health, safety and wellbeing for self, others, site and assets.

Considers the environment and sustainability.

Seek to improve ways of working.

Promote inclusivity in the workplace with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers.

Collaborate and promote teamwork across disciplines.

Identifies issues and takes responsibility for actions.

Committed to maintaining and enhancing competence of self and others through Continued Professional Development (CPD).