Production Operator (1)

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group); Essex; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement starting

Company pension (double match up to 10

Discount scheme

Living Well wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance 4x

Job summary

NWG is seeking an Operator in the Reservoir Safety Team to ensure safe, compliant operation of critical water assets and reliable customer service in the Essex area.

The role covers reservoir surveillance, data recording, and coordination with WTW teams to optimise raw water supplies. You will operate valves, conduct routine maintenance, and perform manual tasks in varied weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience with SCADA or data recording is beneficial.
• Ability to interpret process data and respond to issues.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reservoir surveillance and monitoring.
• Perform inspections with Reservoir Safety Team.
• Operate safety-critical valves and make controlled discharges.
• Record levels and data to support decisions.
• Drive/mechanically operate equipment and write permits.

Skills

Communication

Driving licence

Team player

Outdoors work

SCADA

Tools

SCADA

Valves operation

Job description

About the role

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and ensuring the safe and reliable operation of critical water assets?

Job Description

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and ensuring the safe and reliable operation of critical water assets?

We have a great opportunity to join our Water Supply team as an Operator within our Reservoir Safety Team ensuring we operate safe, compliant assets and deliver excellent water services for our customers.

The successful candidates will carry out operational tasks on our reservoirs and associated assets. This includes routine reservoir surveillance and monitoring, recording levels and surveillance data to support decision making.

You will work closely with the Reservoir Safety Team to carry out scheduled Inspections, this will include medium risk Confined Space entry, manual operation of safety critical valves and making controlled discharges of raw water to the environment which are monitored and regulated.

Another primary objective of the role is to ensure raw water supplies are optimised to ensure reliable supply to our WTW. This will include level and demand monitoring, close liaison with the WTW teams and reactive valve operations.

Duties also include routine process unit cleaning of assets, maintenance tasks, groundwork, minor mechanical maintenance and lubrication.

You will also be required to drive / operate mechanical equipment such as mini diggers, off road vehicles, quad bikes, chainsaws, etc (full training will be provided). You ware also required to support the team by writing permits to work for low complexity tasks once training is complete.

The work is primarily outdoors, and the successful candidate must be willing to work in all weather conditions. Due to the exposed locations of the reservoirs this can be challenging.

Although mobile, the successful candidates will be based within their Operational area and will also support activities across the other Reservoir safety teams operating group if required.

About You

We are looking for reliable, resilient, and organised team players who is adaptable to meet a varied workload and someone who is also comfortable working alone and outdoors with minimal supervision.

Communication is essential in this role therefore we seek people who are excellent communicators, both verbally and written. You must be able to use the electronic systems and apps that we use to record work, while interrogating information through use of systems such as SCADA. You will be a good problem-solver allowing you to respond quickly to issues, understand the problem, and identify the best solution.

We’re committed to ensuring “Everyone Home Safe Everyday” therefore awareness of health and safety is essential.

You may have experience operating production processes including various mechanical and electrical equipment. This may include experience of valve operations, using instrumentation to collect data, validate and calibrate a process is desirable but not essential.

If you are hardworking, practical, pragmatic and enjoy hands-on problem solving then this could be a great role for you.

Please note a full driving licence is essential

We will provide full training to support the technical aspects of reservoir operations, so prior direct reservoir/operational field experience is desirable, but not essential .

About Us

Here at Northumbrian Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

Please note this role may require a DBS to be completed prior to employment

NWG At a Glance

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.

We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.

Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our Benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test.

Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked