Treatment Operator - Waste Water

Scottish Water; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

SW Splash rewards

Job summary

Scottish Water is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Operative to join our Customer Service Delivery team across the Motherwell, Wishaw, Larkhall, Lesmahagow and Douglas areas. You’ll be on the front line helping ensure Scotland's wastewater services are safe, reliable and effective every day.

You’ll be trained to operate treatment processes, carry out maintenance, respond to issues, and work with internal and external teams to keep assets compliant and performance high.

Qualifications

• Full, valid driving licence required.
• Comfortable working in a team and independently.
• Reliable, self-motivated and responsible.
• Willingness to participate in out-of-hours standby.

Responsibilities

• Maintain wastewater treatment works and assets, including clearing choked pumps and routine maintenance.
• Respond to reactive work on treatment processes and conduct investigations onsite to ensure compliance.
• Complete reporting to measure performance and support continuous improvement.
• Follow Scottish Water safe systems of work and safety policies, including work at height and in confined spaces.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

Driving licence

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Reliability

Job description

Most people don't think too much about how clean water reaches their taps, or what happens to their wastewater. But at Scottish Water, it's all we think about.

We have an exciting opportunity for a self motivated, flexible and hard working individual to join our team within Customer Service Delivery as a Wastewater Treatment Operative based around the Motherwell, Wishaw, Larkhall, Lesmahagow, Douglas areas.

You’ll be on the front line, helping to make sure Scotland's wastewater services are safe, reliable and effective every day.

About the role

You’ll be joining a motivated and supportive team who are committed to making a real difference to the experience our customers have with us. This isn't just a task driven role. You’ll be trusted to take ownership of issues, fully investigate them, and help find the right solutions for our customers.

In this role, you’ll be trained to operate various wastewater treatment processes and carry out maintenance and fault finding alongside a range of other operational tasks, helping to resolve problems quickly and professionally.

You’ll play an important part in making sure our assets remain compliant and any impact our operations have on customers is managed and recovered.

What you'll do

You’ll help maintain our wastewater treatment works and assets, including clearing choked pumps and carrying out essential and routine maintenance work., ensuring everything continues to run safely and effectively.

You’ll respond to reactive work on treatment processes, carrying out investigations and onsite analysis to make sure compliance is maintained at all times.

You’ll complete all required reporting to help measure performance and productivity, and support continuous improvement across the team.

You’ll follow all Scottish Water safe systems of work and wider health and safety policies. This includes carrying out safety checks on plant, equipment and vehicles working at height and confined spaces.

You’ll also work closely with a range of internal teams and external stakeholders, helping to coordinate work and resolve issues effectively.

What you’ll need

You’ll need a full, valid driving licence, as this role involves travelling across the area and working at different sites.

You’ll be comfortable working as part of a team, while also being confident working on your own when required. You’ll be reliable, self motivated and able to take responsibility for your work.

You will be required to participate in our out of hours service (standby)

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we knowit'snot the only thing that matters.That'swhy we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community. When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave.

And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working. For your future,there'sour pension (the know-what-you'll-get-when-you-retire' kind), as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You will participate in a company bonus scheme. Not to mention access to SW Splash - handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 4. If you're new to Scottish Water, you'll join us on a starting salary of£31,640Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of£36,460.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don't worry - we'll ask your permission before starting these checks.