Job Description

We have a great opportunity for an Instrument Technician to join our Production team here at Bristol Water.


As an Instrument Technician you will repair, install, operate and maintain plant and equipment associated with operational processes within water treatment and distribution.

What you'll be doing?

This is a crucial role within our Production Team, as you will be responsible for operating, maintaining and repairing plant and equipment to ensure process cost and quality is not compromised in the production of our water within our treatment works.


Our Production team is responsible for the treatment and supply of water for 365 days of the year, 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.

Day to day you'll be...

Ensuring health, safety and environmental standards are always maintained. Maintain instrumentation, control, telemetry and telecommunications equipment in accordance with an appropriate maintenance programme, carrying out repairs and modifications as necessary, to ensure that the equipment provides accurate information and data on the relevant site. Maintain all types of electronic, electrical, mechanical, chemical, pneumatic and hydraulic elements of the workings of any plant. Respond to reported faults, identify and diagnose the cause of the fault or abnormality, carrying out a site visit where necessary and carry out tests as required, to quickly and accurately establish the most appropriate remedy. Carry out repairs and / or modifications on any instrumentation or process plant as required. Following installation, 'set up' and commission the instrumentation and process plant by calibration and configuration. Preparation and submission of reports on maintenance and repairs and in respect of modifications, submit reports and drawings as necessary to comply with regulatory requirements and to ensure that the company database is accurate and up to date. Source and order replacements for instruments and process plant as necessary to ensure that the technology in use is up to date in terms of industry developments and standards.

What we are looking for ...

Significant experience of operations and maintenance within a plant environment. Someone from a process plant or factory production environment. HNC or higher in an Engineering discipline or apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering You will need to be comfortable working in confined spaces and to be able to wear breathing apparatus and pass relevant medicals. Computer literate and familiarity with MS office software packages, SCADA control and telemetry systems. Someone who is a team player with a hardworking and flexible attitude.

As an Instrument Technician, you will need to be willing to work additional hours where required, including weekends and back holidays, in addition to participating in a 24-hour standby rota. There is no additional overtime to be paid within this role.

What's in it for you?

As well as a truly supportive, friendly working environment and plentiful opportunities for personal development, the role offers:

Entry into the bonus scheme 27 days holiday, plus BH Entry into the company pension scheme Employee discounts and flexible benefits Flexible, supportive friendly working environment A company car

Since 1846, we've been making people healthier and the economy stronger. We've served generations of families and will serve generations to come.


We're here to have a positive impact on people and the planet for generations. We don't just give people water - we keep them healthy and help them grow. We work around the clock, testing our water hundreds of times every day.


We take this same view with our 600 employees, we don't just give them jobs in water, we keep them healthy and help them grow.

The best of both worlds

We're one of the smallest water companies in the UK. Being small means we're nimble and can achieve things quickly for our customers and our people.


But while we're small, we're also part of a larger family. In June 2021 we became part of the Pennon group, which also owns South West Water and Bournemouth Water.


This means that as part of our team, you'll get the best of both worlds - the dynamism and fast pace of a smaller company, along with the security and breadth of opportunity that comes with being part of a large organisation.