Waste Water Treatment Manager

Cranswick Country Foods; Yaxley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Yaxley is searching for a Wastewater Treatment Specialist Manager. This role involves overseeing all wastewater operations, ensuring compliance with environmental permits, and managing effluent plant tests. Ideal candidates will have experience in wastewater management, strong organisational skills, and the ability to lead operations. The company offers competitive pay, a pension scheme, and various employee benefits, fostering professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitively structured pay

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support hub

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Death in service insurance

Free parking

Canteen facilities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in wastewater treatment management.
• Strong understanding of effluent plant operations.
• Ability to manage health and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Safely carry out all tasks set by engineering management.
• Ensure maintenance and work are conducted safely and timely.
• Complete relevant tests on the water system accurately.

Skills

Previous experience as a Wastewater Treatment Specialist Manager

Level 3 H&S awareness

Sampling, testing and analysis of effluent plant

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations

Strong organisational and time management skills

Job description

Overview

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry: Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is serious about its quality chicken products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job title

Wastewater Treatment Specialist Manager

Responsibilities

• Safely carry out all tasks set by the engineering management
• Ensure PPMs, maintenance, breakdowns and all work is carried out in a timely safe manner
• Make sure all relevant tests on the water system are completed accurately and on time
• Make sure all PPMs relating to the odour abatement system are undertaken and documented
• Oversee the daily and weekly effluent sampling and tests in accordance with ENV.810
• You must make sure we remain in compliance with our environmental permit
• Oversee/undertake any testing required for R and D purposes and report back results/findings
• Monitor all tank levels, flow rates and trends and report concerns to the engineering management
• Maintain good manufacturing practice, investigate and record hazards, risks and near misses

What you will need

• Previous experience as a Wastewater Treatment Specialist Manager or good understanding of how an effluent plant operates
• Level 3 H&S awareness
• Sampling, testing and analysis of effluent plant
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to direct and coordinate operations
• Strong organisational and time management skills

Pay, hours and benefits

• Rate of pay – £Competitive
• Thursday-Monday, 07:00am-16:00pm
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Free Parking and Canteen facilities

How to apply

Interested?: Email a CV and covering letter to [e-mail]

Closing Date

Closing Date: 28th of December 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward).

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