Wastewater Technician

Saur Group; St Minver; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

25 days holiday + statutory days

Pension plan

Private Healthcare eligibility after probation

Group Income Protection

Death in Service (4 x basic salary)

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Wastewater Treatment Operative to oversee the operation and monitoring of wastewater treatment plants across multiple sites in Cornwall and Wiltshire. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, conducting daily analyses, and performing maintenance tasks. The ideal candidate will have operational experience in wastewater treatment and be proactive in identifying and resolving issues. Join a company committed to environmental sustainability and social responsibility, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact on the community and the planet.

Qualifications

• Experience in operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants is essential.
• Must be able to perform repairs and maintenance on electro-mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor wastewater treatment plants across multiple sites.
• Conduct daily laboratory water analysis and report deviations.
• Maintain good housekeeping practices and ensure optimal asset performance.

Skills

Operational experience in wastewater treatment

Maintenance knowledge of wastewater treatment plant

Ability to complete repairs and maintenance

Knowledge of running electro-mechanical plant

Computer literacy

Knowledge of Water and Wastewater treatment plants

Education

NVQ Level 2

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management System

Job description

Place of Work/Group Company: Nijhuis Industries UK & Ireland, Cornwall & Wiltshire

Summary:
The Wastewater Treatment Operative will be responsible for operating and monitoring the assets associated with the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) on multiple sites in Cornwall and one site in Wiltshire UK, the primary base will be Cornwall. You will also be expected to travel to sites around Cornwall and Salisbury; travel to other sites across the UK may be required on an as need basis. All travel and overnight expenses will be paid for by the company in line with the expenses policy.

The WWTP’s are operated 7 days a week:

Rock site is operated 8 hours per day Mon-Fri and 4 hours a day Sat-Sun.

St Austell and Salisbury sites are operated 4 hours per day 7 days a week.

Wadebridge site is operated 8 hours per day 7 days a week.

The Wastewater Treatment Operative main working hours will be 8am-4pm Monday to Friday; however, the need to cover holiday & sickness on weekends will be expected as with overtime or rest days in the week given. Working Bank Holidays will also be a requirement with days given back.

The on-site WWTPs receive mixed effluent from the customer and requires treatment to a high standard. The WWTP processes therefore require regular monitoring for a deviation from the operational plan.

The Wastewater Treatment Operative will be expected to implement monitoring control activities and implementation of operational changes. You would also prepare the assets for basic planned maintenance tasks as required. The Wastewater Treatment Operative will also be expected to maintain analytical data into a computer-based system to record plant performance.

In addition, the Wastewater Treatment Operative is expected to be able to carry out minor preventative maintenance activities, using a Computerised Maintenance Management System, on equipment, such as cleaning of process instruments, calibration of equipment, etc. You are also expected to assist with housekeeping duties and ensuring the process assets are in as good condition as possible.

The role also requires that the assets are operated at optimum performance at all times; the Wastewater Treatment Operative will form part of the team framework to assist in this task. The role requirements are the safe & seamless operation of the WWTP in accordance with the regulatory consent and without interruption to the customer’s production activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work within the client and NSI HSE Systems.
• Visible ownership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within NSI.
• Promptly raise any issues which could affect both the client and NSI.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with the client and sub-contractors.
• Innovate in the workplace to bring improvement and opportunity.
• Identify faults, evaluate rectification measures and to make initial recommendations, to carry out basic repairs.
• Gather all systems information and complete plant logs to understand the function and operation of the WWTP on site.
• Carry out daily laboratory water analysis and promptly report any deviations to Site Management and Technical Team.
• Utilising plant information, identify any changes in system performance and/or potential operational problems and evaluate and make initial recommendations to return plant to its optimum operating condition.
• Development and maintenance of good housekeeping practices.
• To work unsupervised with a proactive attitude.
• Develop good team working behaviours with the client and other NSI staff.
• Undergo training as required and identify training needs.

Required Skills/Qualifications (Essential):

• Operational experience and knowledge of wastewater treatment plant.
• Maintenance knowledge of wastewater treatment plant.
• Ability and knowledge to complete repairs and maintenance.
• A working knowledge of running electro-mechanical plant.
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of Water and Wastewater treatment plants.
• NVQ Level 2.

Required Skills/Qualifications (Desirable):

• To be able to demonstrate through previous experience, an ability to interpret technical information to affect changes on the plant.
• Experience of working directly with sub-contractors.
• Electrical qualifications and experience with pumps, panels, etc.
• Demonstrate the ability to work within a quality system.
• Training in Environmental Health and Safety.
• HSE Qualifications.

Working for us means:

• The salary is between £24,000 & £30,000 per year, depending on your professional experience
• Overtime – 1.5
• Company van
• Holidays – 25 days + statutory days
• Probationary Period – 6 months
• Pension – Can join immediately or auto enrolled after 3 months - Employee 5% and Employer 5% via salary sacrifice
• Eligible to join Private Healthcare after successfully completing probation
• Enrolled in Group Income Protection and Death in Service (4 x basic salary) upon commencement of employment
• Notice – 1 week during probation, increasing to 1 month thereafter

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are committed to maintaining Environmental & Social Impact goals:

To reach Net Zero emissions across our value chain by 2040.
To continuously meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, accountability, maintaining B-Corp Certification.
To be a socially responsible company creating a positive impact to all stakeholders including workers, communities, customers, and our planet.

Nijhuis Saur Industries UK & Ireland are an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment in line with the Equality Act 2010.

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