Senior Operations Technician - Screens

Anglian Water Services; Tetford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension – double match 7%/14%

Virtual GP 24h

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Accident cover

Family-friendly policies

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Senior Operations Technician to join the Proactive Screens Team. You will lead maintenance across treatment works and pumping stations, plan workloads and coach technicians, working from various sites across the region.

You will report to the Proactive Screens Manager, drive reliability, safety and efficiency, and help shape new proactive maintenance approaches for the water recycling assets. A full driving licence and NVQ/C&G Level 3 are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical/electrical/engineering background and NVQ/C&G Level 3 in the field.
• Demonstrated health and safety awareness in an operational environment.
• Experience coaching and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities

• Develop, encourage and foster safe working practices in line with safety rules.
• Manage resources to deliver maintenance work within the service levels.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure action completion.

Skills

Mechanical background

Electrical background

Full driving licence

Health and safety awareness

Coaching/mentoring

Education

NVQ/C&G Level 3 qualifications

Job description

Salary: Circa £48,880 depending on skills and experience + overtime

Clear progression opportunities to earn up to £62,400 Basic with further training and experience

Company Van, All PPE, Tools, And Fuel Card Provided

Permanent: Full Time, 37 hours per week with flexibility for part time

X2 Positions, Covering areas that include but not limited to; Peterborough, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Lincolnshire, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester

What you will be doing?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a newly created Proactive Screens Team, helping shape the future of inlet screen maintenance across Anglian Water.

Reporting directly to the Proactive Screens Manager, you'll play a key role in improving the reliability, safety and performance of critical Water Recycling assets. Working across treatment works and pumping stations, you'll lead by example, provide technical expertise and support the development of technicians within the team.

This role offers the opportunity to work on specialist mechanical equipment, influence maintenance standards and help establish a new proactive approach to asset reliability across the region. You will also be responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance activities, proactively managing workloads and helping to control maintenance backlogs across the asset base. Working closely with suppliers, manufacturers and specialist contractors, you'll support the development of spares strategies, improve parts availability and build strong working relationships that help drive reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement across the service.

Key tasks include:

• Develop, encourage and foster good and safe working practices and work in accordance with the Company’s safety rules at all times
• Manage available resource to ensure all maintenance work is delivered within agreed level of service.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure all actions are achieved on service completion.
• Drive continuous improvement of process and service through implementation of new ideas/equipment
• Provide expert support to monitor and coach field resources in techniques/equipment used for the service and maintenance of treatment processes and asset.

What does it take to be a Senior Operations Technician?

• Full driving licence
• Ideally a strong Mechanical/Electrical/Engineering background, possessing the necessary NVQ/C&G Level 3 qualifications in that field (Essential)
• Demonstrate experience and awareness of Health and Safety within an operational environment
• Ability to adapt communication style (both written and verbal) to suit a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate customer service skills and ability to deal with customers in an empathetic and professional manner
• Knowledge or understanding of inlet screens and a basic understanding of water recycling processes would be beneficial
• Experience with Coaching and mentoring team members
• In this role you must be able to work within a confined space, and at height without restrictions. Due toharness weight limits, your maximum weight cannot be in excess of 113 kilograms,and you will be expected to complete relevant occupational health checks including Hand-arm Vibration (HAV)

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
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length ofservice 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 wellbeingand lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 27/09/26

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