Job Description

Mechanical Fitters Mate
A Water Industry Mechanical Fitter installs, maintains, and repairs mechanical systems within water and wastewater infrastructure. This includes working on pipes, pumps, and valves in accordance with technical drawings, specifications, and safety regulations.
Key duties include carrying out routine maintenance, diagnosing faults, and undertaking refurbishments, often in challenging environments such as confined spaces and at heights. The Mate supports the Fitter in all aspects of the role, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Installation & Fabrication:
Assist with install and assemble pipes, valves, pumps, and other mechanical equipment for water and wastewater systems, potentially fabricating components as needed.
Maintenance & Repair:
Assist with performing routine maintenance on machinery, including pumps, gearboxes, and compressors, and conduct repairs and refurbishments.
Safety & Compliance:
Ensure all work complies with company and industry health and safety regulations, particularly in potentially hazardous environments like confined spaces.
Teamwork:
Collaborate with engineers and project managers to meet specifications and work as part of a mechanical and electrical team.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
Technical Proficiency:
Ability to follow instruction from the Fitter.
Tool Usage:
Competence in using a range of hand and power tools for assembly and maintenance tasks.
Mechanical Knowledge:
Some experience with various mechanical systems, including pumps, pipework, and fluid power equipment.
Safety & Certifications:

• CSCS or equivalent safety card.

• Knowledge or training in water hygiene.

• Confined space training.

Soft Skills:
Strong communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively, and a good level of physical fitness.
Typical Work Environments
Construction Sites:
Working on new installations and upgrades of water supply and wastewater pipelines.
Treatment Plants & Facilities:
Performing maintenance and repairs on equipment within water and wastewater treatment facilities.
Hazardous Locations:
Operating in confined spaces, at height, or other challenging environments as part of the job.
Company Information:
OCU leads the way in end-to-end infrastructure engineering in the utilities, digital, and energy markets, specialising in safely and efficiently delivering complex client requirements. Our breadth of capabilities and depth of operational capacity, paired with our cutting-edge technology, ensure that we are not just part of the market; we are leading it.
Working directly with many of the country's leading power, energy transition, water, telecoms and digital clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country's leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, 'One Company United'.

Skills Required