Process Operator

Anglian Water; Eythorne; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A water management solutions provider is seeking a Process Operator at its Tilmanstone facility. The role involves leading in operational tasks for wastewater treatment, optimizing plant processes, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have mechanical or electrical qualifications, with experience in wastewater operations being a significant advantage. Benefits include private health care, generous annual leave, and a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Personal private health care

25 days annual leave

Life Cover at 8x your salary

Personal Accident cover

Flexible working

Competitive pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in asset management plans and controlled health & safety environments is desirable.
• Knowledge of wastewater operations or industrial processing plants is a plus.
• Proactive, self-motivated individual needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine and non-routine mechanical and electrical services to the WWTP.
• Operate and optimise day-to-day plant processes.
• Build excellent customer relationships.

Skills

Electrical qualifications

Mechanical qualifications

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

IT skills

Troubleshooting abilities

Tools

Pumping technologies

Filtration technologies

Job description

Overview

Company: Alpheus (Tilmanstone)

Position: Process Operator

Location: Tilmanstone (20 minutes from Dover/Deal)

Salary: Circa £38,000 per annum

Permanent, Full Time, 40 hours per week (Rolling shift pattern including, bank holiday, weekend and on-call working)

Join the Pioneers of Water Excellence!

Alpheus (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anglian Water Group), specialise in providing innovative water and wastewater asset management services tailored for commercial and industrial clients. We are renowned for our advanced, commercially-focused solutions and our unwavering commitment to excellence.

Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming water management? Alpheus invites you to embark on an exciting journey with us!

The Role

We\'re searching for an experienced process operator to join our team at our cutting-edge wastewater treatment facility in Tilmanstone near Dover.

Reporting to the Alpheus Operations Manager you will work as a team of three onsite and be responsible for the successful delivery of operational tasks associated with the compliant management of the wastewater treatment facility. Your role will support the achievement of regulatory, financial, environmental and customer performance targets associated with the contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver proactive routine and non-routine mechanical and electrical services to the WWTP
• Operate and optimise day-to-day plant processes, including monitoring, sampling, and adjustments.
• Work within a small onsite team and with the wider Alpheus technical and management teams to help produce daily and monthly reports as required.
• Build excellent customer relationships, ensuring excellent value and benefit is delivered to our clients
• Work closely with your site supervisor, onsite team colleagues, and our wider technical and management teams, sharing responsibility for the continued development and optimisation of the facility
• Monitor and understand the plants performance and act swiftly to ensure the plant is well maintained and available at all times
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and repairs in a timely manner
• Participate in our \'out of hours\' emergency standby rota, attending call outs in a timely manner and proactively carrying out repairs to ensure compliance is maintained.

What We\'re Looking For

• We\'re seeking a hardworking, proactive, self-motivated individual:
• Electrical or Mechanical qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience working to asset management plans and in controlled H&S environments (Desirable).
• Knowledge of wastewater operations or industrial processing plants (Desirable).
• Skills and experience in the maintenance and repairs of a wide range of pumping and filtration technologies.
• An advocate of safety standards, committed to creating a culture of safety excellence.
• Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot, adapt, and contribute improvement ideas.

Benefits

As a valued employee, you\'ll also be entitled to:

• Personal private health care.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Life Cover at 8x your salary.
• Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary.
• Flexible working.
• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%.
• Bonus scheme.
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Why Alpheus?

We\'re part of the Anglian Water Group, delivering sustainable water solutions that make a real difference. If you\'re passionate about operational excellence and want to help shape the future of wastewater treatment, we\'d love to hear from you.

Closing Date: 10/02/2026