Production Operator

Pertemps; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector is seeking a Production Operator for a temporary role at their Waste Water site in Wallsend. The successful candidate will operate sewage treatment installations, ensuring compliance and effective coordination with teams. This role requires technical competencies in data analysis and risk assessment, along with a valid UK driving license.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving license required.
• Competence in using SCADA systems for fault finding.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• Operate and control sewage treatment installations.
• Ensure compliance with operational standards.
• Participate in standby rota and work overtime as needed.

Skills

Data analysis

Risk assessment

Confined space competency

Fitness for confined space entry

Fault finding

Job description

We are actively recruiting for a Production Operator for Northumbrian Water based at their Waste Water site in Wallsend. This position is a 3 month temporary role and they are looking for someone to start immediately.

In this position you willoperate and control major sewage treatment installations e.g. coastal works and/or mix of Wastewater Assets and Water Assets

Duties include

• Ensure works assets are appropriately operated and maintained to maintain compliance.
• Ensure effective liaison with and co-ordination of EMI personnel.
• Maximise plant assets e.g. chemicals, energy etc.
• Carry out basic effluent/mixed liquor analysis; interpret data and effect change as appropriate.
• Effectively use and interrogate SCADA system to fault find and optimise plant utilisation, and use other IT systems (eg Lotus Notes, Word, Excel etc)
• Carry out basic instrument calibration.
• Carry out basic fault finding on plant.
• Participate in standby rota
• Willingness to work overtime at short notice in order to meet business needs
• In addition: line managers may request employees to carry out other reasonable tasks in line with operational needs.

Technical competancies required:

• Ability to analyse and interpret data to analyse problems and find solutions
• Competent in use of risk assessment procedures
• Confined space competent person
• Fitness level, confined space permit entries, use of escape sets.
• ‘Lock-off and tag-off (LOTO) competent

You must have a valid UK driving licence to apply for this role

For more information please contact [e-mail] or call 0191 255 7977