Process Operator

What you’ll be responsible for

Across our region we have 833 wastewater treatment sites, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining several of our Wastewater Treatment Works and associated sewage pumping stations in line with environmental permits to company Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Health and Safety requirements. 

This will include:

1. Taking responsibility for operating sites in line with environmental permits to protect the environment, carrying out general maintenance of equipment and sites, and taking effluent samples to monitor and improve biological performance.
2. Taking responsibility for identifying and, where appropriate, undertaking reactive work as required, raising work requests for equipment repairs, and liaising with multi-disciplinary craft teams to facilitate repairs.
3. Identifying potential pollution risks from our assets, taking appropriate measures to prevent pollution, and escalating concerns when required.
4. Liaising and coordinating with the Area Supervisor and team members to support operational activities and continuous improvement initiatives across the area.
5. Taking responsibility for your own safety and that of colleagues through compliance with company Health and Safety procedures.
6. Understanding and adhering to quality management system requirements to ensure audit compliance.
7. Taking ownership of sites, maintaining high housekeeping standards, and ensuring defects are reported promptly.
8. Demonstrating a willingness to develop and learn within the role, with the flexibility and competence to operate and maintain multiple sites.
9. Participating in arrangements to provide cover for annual leave and sickness across the operational area.
10. Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
11. Participation in the out-of-hours standby rota is a contractual requirement of the role.

About you

Good to know

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days  annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary will always stay the same, but depending on the performance of the company you could receive a yearly bonus)
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car-leasing scheme
• Health CashBack scheme
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.