Process Operator

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Process Operator you will be responsible for:

• Being part of the Operating team that ensures treatment of sewerage and waste water are to the required standards. 
• Working across multiple sites
• Maintaining equipment and working with the team to rectify any issues.  
• Ensuring compliance to required standards and procedures including Health & Safety
• Operating Waste Water Treatment Works and associated water pumping stations to company BMS and Health & Safety requirements
• Inducting, supervising and managing outside contractors carrying out capital maintenance breakdowns and projects ensuring full compliance to Health & Safety and BMS requirements and ensuring quality control
• Liaising with ME & I craft colleagues on maintenance work.
• Liaising and co-ordinate with area Supervisor and team members on operating activities and to formulate effective and efficient cost reductions plans and savings.

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Strong working relationships within the Area Production Team
• Advice and support from the Production Engineers, Process Control and Craft Colleagues
• Liaison with local Distribution Team

 
External

• Liaison with Environment Agency
• Liaison and co-ordination of suppliers and contractors
   

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• NVQ Level 2 or higher in Waste Water Treatment Process Operations would be advantageous
• Computer systems literate including SAP, Scope X, Exchange, Word and Excel are essential
• Fully conversant with Company BMS procedures and Health and Safety requirement and control
• Experience gained in the industry with use of SCADA systems, Instrumentation and Mechanical and Electrical equipment would be advantageous but not essential
• Experience gained in the industry to ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S issues
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as Natural Resources Wales

Good to know

• 2 year temporary opportunity
• Full clean UK driving licence required
• Company vehicle provided
• Requirement to participate in Standby rota (1 in 6) and 260 hours of planned overtime with additional earning potential of up to £3000 a year

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 band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)

•    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

•    Free on-site parking at all our sites

•    20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops

•    Car-leasing scheme

•    Health CashBack scheme

•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity

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

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

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.

INDMP