Production Technician

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Chester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to join their team in Chester. This role involves operating Water Treatment Works while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. You'll manage contractors, oversee stock levels, and maintain seamless operations across multiple sites. With a commitment to customer service and a focus on teamwork, you'll play a vital role in delivering essential services that keep communities healthy. The company offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and a variety of employee benefits, fostering a supportive and progressive workplace culture.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Enhanced employer pension contributions

Free Mortgage Brokering Services

Gym and fitness discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Car-leasing scheme

Health CashBack scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts on visitor attractions

Qualifications

• Experience in the water industry ensuring compliance with H&S.
• Computer literate with SAP and Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Operate Water Treatment Works and manage contractors.
• Control stock levels and manage purchasing via SAP.

Skills

Health & Safety Compliance

Customer Service Orientation

Organizational Skills

Flexibility and Competence

SAP Literacy

Regulatory Awareness

Education

NVQ Level 2 or higher

BTEC, ONC/HNC qualifications in Water

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Scope X

Job description

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City: Chester

Address:

Chester, Wales, GB, CH4 0DA

Job Requisition Number 7542

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Operational

Salary Range £27,089.00-£30,779.00

Base Bretton

Closing Date 23:59 on 15/05/2025

What you’ll be responsible for

Operate Water Treatment Works and associated water pumping stations to company BMS and Health & Safety requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Controlling chemical and other stock levels and consumables by control and management of purchasing via SAP. Monitoring and controlling expenditure to meet budgetary targets
• Inducting, supervising and managing outside contractors carrying out revenue and reactive capital maintenance breakdowns and projects ensuring full compliance to Health & Safety and BMS requirements and ensuring quality control
• To liaise with the ME&I team on revenue and reactive capital maintenance work
• Liaising and planning work with network supervisors and operatives to ensure uninterrupted supply when plant shut downs are required for maintenance and other associated work required on site
• Participating in arrangements and cover for annual leave and sickness for area of operation
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Area Production Team
• Production Engineers, Process Control and Craftsmen
• Local Distribution Team

External

• National Resources Wales/Environment Agency
• Suppliers and contractors
  

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• NVQ Level 2 or higher, BTEC, ONC/HNC qualifications in Water
• Experience gained in the industry to ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S issues
• Enthusiastic about putting our customers first every day
• Willing to develop and learn within the role and have the flexibility and competence to operate and maintain multiple sites, and associated assets
• Computer systems literate including SAP, Scope X, Exchange, Word and Excel
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI and Environment Agency/NRW
• Dealing with control of abstraction under licence at raw water intakes
• Dealing with discharge consent licence for all environmental discharges
• Excellent organisation skills and be efficient with the capability of completing several tasks at once whilst working well under pressure will be beneficial

Good to know

• 37hrs Monday – Friday.
• The successful candidate will be required to participate in 1 in 4 Standby, weekend working is included when on standby.

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website.

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.


Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

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