Sampler - Shift

Anglian Water Services; Dereham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension (double match, 7%/14%)

Virtual GP service

25 days annual leave + service-based

Life assurance (up to 8x salary)

Personal accident cover (up to 5x)

Family-friendly leave policies

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is recruiting for an Essential Sampling Technician in the Norfolk region. The role involves preparing bottles, collecting water samples, and delivering them to the laboratory, travelling between sites and working independently with a focus on safety and accuracy.

Starting salary is £29,120 per annum plus shift allowance, on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract with a 4 on/4 off shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence required and understanding of occupational driving challenges.
• Experience following procedures, safe working systems and risk assessments.
• Ability to meet deadlines without compromising safety or quality.
• Customer-focused attitude with enthusiasm for delivering great service.
• Willingness to travel to multiple sites and work in varying weather conditions.
• Comfortable with standing or walking for long periods and manual lifting up to 25kg.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sampling bottles and collect samples according to regulations.
• Transport samples to laboratories safely and efficiently.
• Work across multiple sites with autonomy; adapt to changing routes and sampling points.
• Represent Anglian Water to customers and trade sites with professionalism.
• Follow Health & Safety guidelines and ISO17025 procedures.

Skills

Full UK Manual Driving Licence

Procedural discipline

Deadline-oriented

Customer-focused service

Standby rota availability

Safe lifting up to 25kg

IT tools (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education

Scientific A-Level desirable

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Starting Salary: £29,120 per annum + shift allowance
Full-time / 12 month Fixed Term contract / Shift Pattern – 4 on 4 off
Location: Norfolk area

Join our Essential Sampling Team!

Every drop of drinking water undergoes rigorous cleaning, disinfection, and testing before it reaches our customers. After use, it flows through our sewers, is treated at our recycling works, and is then returned to nature. To ensure the safety and quality of our water and to protect the environment from pollutants, our dedicated sampling team of 120 experts works relentlessly, collecting thousands of samples each year from water treatment facilities, recycling centres, reservoirs, rivers, boreholes, and customer properties across the region.

What You’ll Be Doing:

In this vital role, you’ll help Anglian Water maintain compliance with water quality regulations by following a sampling program set by our regulators. You’ll also handle additional investigative sampling as needed.

Traveling extensively between various sites, you’ll be working independently to prepare sampling bottles, gather samples, and safely transport them to our laboratories, where your contributions are essential to the analysis process. No two days are the same—your route, sampling points, and the skills required will vary, and you’ll be working in all kinds of weather.

As the face of Anglian Water at customer properties and trade sites, you’ll be expected to act professionally and answer any questions about the sampling process. At work and environmental sites, you’ll play a key role in maintaining health, safety, and operational procedures.

Of course, all of this requires strict adherence to Health & Safety guidelines, our lone working policy, and the quality standards set out in our Water Quality Sampling procedures and ISO17025 accreditation.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more

• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)

• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)

• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What We Need From You:

• A full, valid UK manual driving licence and a clear understanding of the challenges of occupational driving

• Experience in following procedures, safe working systems, and risk assessments

• Ability to meet deadlines without compromising safety or quality

• A customer-focused attitude with enthusiasm for delivering great service

• Confidence to approach customers unannounced for water samples

• Basic knowledge of IT tools like Word, Excel, and Outlook, with a willingness to learn new systems

• Availability for a standby rota, including evening and weekend sampling

• Comfortable with manual lifting up to and including 25kg

While a scientific A-Level is desirable, it's not essential, so please apply even if you don't have one.

Why Join Us?

In return for your dedication, we offer a dynamic and important role with a high level of autonomy, giving you the chance to explore the scenic beauty of the Anglian region—come rain or shine.

We are committed to fostering learning and development, ensuring that our employees have the skills and knowledge they need to thrive and reach their full potential.

If you are successful, you’ll undergo the usual employment checks, including verification of your right to work in the UK, references, driving licence, and identity. Some roles may require additional checks.

Closing date: 14th September 2026

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