Water Field Sampling Team Leader

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and businesses across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Here at Severn Trent, the Bioresources team are continuously looking at ways to maximise the quality & throughput of Severn Trent’s first ever Thermal Hydrolysis Plant which processes up to a third of Bioresources sludge/Bio solids.

Which is one of the reasons they have a new opportunity for a Quality Technician Team Leader to join an innovative, high performing team and play your part of Severn Trent’s largest sludge treatment facility. This is a 12 month maternity cover role.

You’ll be responsible for leading and managing a team of expert technicians undertaking sampling and scheduling of regulatory drinking water samples and other reactive samples for a wide range of chemistry/microbiology parameters.

You’ll also be tasked with owning and delivering effective resource management (manpower/equipment etc) within the team to achieve our key regulatory requirements. The planning horizon for this role is 12 months and budgetary responsibilities of £500K/annum.

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

• Ensure effective resource management to deliver requirements of the Annual Sampling Plan whilst balancing against reactive workloads through freedom of thinking. Delivery of key targets such as unrecoverable shortfalls by driving best practice into the team.
• Undertake effective staff recruitment and selection. Ensure new starters receive an effective induction into the company and undertake a comprehensive training programme.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external requirements i.e.: HSE, HR, Quality procedures and policies; DWI, EA, UKAS and any other relevant organizations to which we adopt or work to.
• Promote and lead problem-solving activities within your team and others to ensure continuous improvement through technical and process improvement.
• Ensure communication of all relevant information in an effective and timely manner, always maintaining the company’s vision and values.
• Ensure that data issues and Customer Queries are rectified in a timely manner.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

In order to succeed in the role as our new Quality Technician Team Leader you will need to have had experience in a regulatory environment in the Water Industry or similar Utility or Environmental Industries.

You must be able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of the principles and practice of analytical quality control along with having the technical knowledge and experience through an up-to-date CPD record covering regulation 16 criteria 1 – 16. If you have worked within an ISO17025 quality system this would be desirable.

This role involves travel; you’ll also need to hold a Full UK Driving Licence.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Severn Trent family:

• Starting salary paying £40,753.51 plus car allowance (£4800).
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year).
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225 per annum based on company performance).
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%).
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate.
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’.
• Family friendly policies.

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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About the company

Severn Trent plc is a water company based in Coventry, England.