Treatment Operator - Waste Water

Scottish Water; Stirling, Bo'ness; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days holiday per year

Option to buy extra leave (5 days)

Volunteer time off

Family-friendly policies

Flexible working

Company pension

Life assurance

Company bonus scheme

SW Splash discounts

Job summary

Scottish Water is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Operative to join the Forth West team in the central area (Denny to Bo'ness via Stirling and Falkirk). You will operate treatment processes, perform maintenance, and help ensure compliance and reliable service for customers.

You’ll work as part of a supportive team, with opportunities to develop skills, participate in out-of-hours standby, and benefit from flexible working and a strong pension, 38 days holiday plus options to buy more leave.

Qualifications

• Competent teamwork and reliability
• 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 ensure compliance.
• Complete required reporting to measure performance and support continuous improvement.
• Follow Scottish Water safety policies and perform safety checks on plant, equipment and vehicles at height and in confined spaces.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve issues.

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 Forth West team within Customer Service Delivery as a Wastewater Treatment Operative, based in the central area (from Denny to Bo'ness via Stirling and Falkirk).

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)

You'll ideally be located in, or willing to travel within, the Forth area to support the needs of the role.

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'llget 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.