Sampler Technician

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group); Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 26,180 - 30,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Company pension scheme

Discount scheme

Living Well wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance & Income Protection

Job summary

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) is seeking a Sampler Technician to join our Water Sampling Operations in Chelmsford. You will travel across Essex to collect drinking water samples, perform chlorine checks and carry out water quality testing to ensure safety and compliance.

The role is full-time (37 hours) with a salary of £26,180–£30,800 depending on experience, and requires a valid UK driving licence. DBS and pre-employment drug tests may be required as part of the offer process.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of water sampling regulations and standards.
• Ability to follow sampling procedures and maintain accurate records.
• UKAS-accredited laboratory environment experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Travel across Essex collecting drinking water samples.
• Carry out chlorine checks and water quality testing.
• Maintain compliance with quality systems and document results.

Skills

Water sampling

Regulatory knowledge

Chlorine checks

Quality records

Driving licence

Job description

About The Role

Sampler Technician (2)

Full time

37 Hours per week (part time hours will be considered)

Permanent

Salary: £26,180 - £30,800 (depending on experience)

Location Hanningfield, Chelmsford

Are you passionate about caring for the environment? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Water Sampling Operations team as a Sampler Technician, working with your colleagues to deliver safe drinking water for our customers, communities, and the environment.

In this role, you\'ll travel across Essex collecting drinking water samples, undertaking chlorine checks, and carrying out water quality testing to help ensure our customers receive safe, clean drinking water every day. You\'ll work independently across a variety of sites, including customer properties, while playing a vital role in maintaining compliance with water quality standards.

As water is an essential service operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, you\'ll be part of a team dedicated to protecting public health and delivering excellent service to our communities.

About You

We\'re looking for someone who takes pride in their work, can confidently work to deadlines, and brings a positive "can-do" attitude to every challenge.

To succeed in this role, you\'ll have a sound understanding of water sampling regulations and standards, including DWI Drinking Water Regulations, MCERTS, and Private Water Supply requirements. You\'ll be comfortable following sampling procedures, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with quality systems.

We\'re particularly interested in candidates with previous sampling experience and those who have worked in a UKAS-accredited laboratory environment. Flexibility, reliability, and strong communication skills are key, as is a full valid UK manual driving licence.

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. 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.

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

Here at Essex & Suffolk 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.

About Us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we\'d encourage you to apply

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 at 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.

About Us NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water.

We are proud to serve our customers and we\'re committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.