Process Technician (Waste)

idibu; Esher; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Operations Process Technician, where you'll play a vital role in maintaining essential wastewater treatment services. This position offers a unique opportunity to work outdoors, face diverse challenges, and contribute to environmental protection. You will be responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, monitoring equipment, and adhering to health and safety standards. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this role is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a dynamic work environment. If you're ready to embrace change and drive excellent service, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Company Van

Fuel Card

Tools and PPE Provided

Full Training Package

24 Days Holiday per Year

Contributory Pension

Personal Medical Assessments

Wider Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Able to manage time effectively and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sites run safely and efficiently, protecting the environment.
• Monitor and maintain equipment, reporting defects promptly.
• Participate in a call-out rota for emergency responses.

Skills

Time Management

Customer Service

Health and Safety Awareness

Adaptability to Change

Team Collaboration

Basic IT Skills

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Hand-held Device for Data Input

Job description

As an Operations Process Technician, you'll be at the heart of our frontline operations, taking on various tasks that keep our essential wastewater treatment services running smoothly. With the ever-changing environment and the complexities that come with it, this role offers an exciting opportunity to get involved in meaningful work that impacts both our customers and the environment.

Working in the Esher area (Esher, Weybridge and Leatherhead), you'll be an integral part of our operations team, ensuring the continuous operation of our wastewater treatment works. Every day brings something different – from routine tasks to unexpected challenges. You'll work outdoors, ensuring we deliver reliable services to our customers while protecting the environment.

• Job base: Esher - Surrey, KT10 8AU.

• Working pattern: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM - 3:36 PM.

• Call-out rota: You’ll also participate in a call-out rota, with additional pay for your availability and response.

What you’ll be doing as a Process Technician (Waste)

• Ensuring our sites run safely, efficiently and within permitted site specifications to protect the environment.
• You will be responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and maintaining equipment and reporting any defective items to ensure a swift repair or attempting a first-time fix where possible.
• You will be expected to take ownership of your own and colleagues' health and safety by escalating any concerns to your manager or resolving them yourself where possible and appropriate.
• Collating and reporting data to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Once on the full working pattern, you will be working 1 weekend every 6 weeks.

You do not need a background in the Water industry. We would welcome applications from candidates outside of the sector, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas, but you must be:

• Comfortable working outdoors, potentially in all weather conditions.
• Prepared to work within the company’s rota of a 7-day working week and participate on a standby rota.
• Part of a team that delivers excellent performance by understanding how you affect the overall mission of Thames Water.
• Have a good sense of humour, because of what you will be working with and not be too squeamish.
• Good with time management.
• Confident to work effectively and efficiently on your own.
• Keen to learn and operate complex processes with high-quality controls.
• Able to complete basic tasks on a computer e.g. be able to input site performance data and view their day's work via a hand-held device.

What you should bring to the role

• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience in delivering against challenging upper-quartile business targets and performance commitments.
• A positive approach to handling changes, embracing all natures of change including technology, process, behavioural and organisational change.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service both internally and externally.
• IT literate.
• Team player who can work in many different teams showing respect for others, providing helpful feedback and supporting the development of others.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary starting from £25,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Company Van, fuel card, tools and PPE are provided.
• Full training package provided.
• 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

Disclaimer:

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.