Improvement Manager

SevernTrentLife; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Severn Trent is looking for an Improvement Manager to enhance performance in their Waste Water Recycling division. In this role, you will identify improvement opportunities and ensure compliance while driving collaborative efforts across teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant environmental impact and develop your career within a supportive company culture.

Benefits

28 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave option

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in Waste Water Processes & Procedures.
• Strong analytical skills and experience collaborating with stakeholders.
• Understanding of operations and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve performance of sewage treatment and pumping stations.
• Drive compliance and deliver great performance.
• Identify areas for improvement and lead continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Job description

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As an Improvement Manager in our Waste Water Recycling division, you will be part of a team responsible for managing, tracking and improving performance of our Sewage treatment and pumping station sites, particularly in relation to driving compliance and delivering great performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to help make a real difference to the local environment and rivers. The role will look for improvement opportunities allowing us to go beyond compliance and help to deliver on our commitment to have zero impact on our rivers. You will be expected to drive standards and assure compliance through working closely with colleagues in the Waste Water operations teams, aligning your goals, and delivering great performance. You will be working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams providing insight and support where needed.

Within the role, your responsibilities will include identifying areas for improvement, making recommendations, and planning and leading on activities to reduce impact on our rivers from storm overflows. You will become an expert in monitoring equipment, standards and process. You will support and coach local teams and aid the delivery of proactive, corrective and improvement actions. You will be responsible for driving continuous improvement activities in WWR and ensuring that regulatory requirements are met.

Fundamentally, you will support local operational teams to deliver great performance, develop and own an improvement plan and provide management assurance and effectiveness checks of corrective, preventive and improvement actions and provide reporting against performance.

This role will be regionally based across the STW region allowing you to work closely with operational teams.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication & influencing skills that can demonstrate experience of collaborating with and influencing stakeholders effectively at all levels within an organisation. You should have strong analytical skills and be capable of rationalising data from various sources. You will have a positive problem solving mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Waste Water Processes & Procedures, understanding of operations and customer issues and experience of prioritising, planning and delivering outputs to timescales.

It would be desirable if you had experience in process investigations, knowledge of Safer, Better, Faster tools and techniques as well as awareness of regulatory reporting and other compliance requirements.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

And if this has sparked your curiosity, and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

About the company

Severn Trent plc is a water company based in Coventry, England.

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