Wet Well Technician

Severn Trent Water; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A water utility company seeks a Wet Technician for delivering wet well cleansing across their region. Responsibilities include operating HGV jet vac vehicles and performing maintenance on Customer Operations assets. Candidates should have an HGV class 1 or 2 licence and prefer experience in wastewater treatment. The position offers competitive rewards, including holidays, shift allowances, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Shift allowances up to £7000

Annual bonus scheme

Leading pension scheme

Sharesave opportunity

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Two volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• HGV class 1 or 2 licence required.
• Experience of using similar vehicles essential.
• Familiarity with wastewater treatment processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wet well cleansing programme.
• Complete first line maintenance on Customer Operations assets.
• Drive and operate the HGV jet vac vehicle fleet.

Skills

Organisation skills

Ability to assess risks

Teamwork

Problem analysis

Positive attitude

Tools

HGV jet vac vehicle

Job description

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As a Wet Technician you will mainly be working as a crew of 2, you will be predominantly responsible for delivering our wet well cleansing programme across the Severn Trent region. You will be operating and completing some first line maintenance on our Customer Operations assets which are situated in Sewage Pumping Stations and Sewage Treatment Works.

YOUR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

This role will be working on a rolling four on four off rota shift pattern (days). This role will be based at our site in Stoke Bardolph, Nottingham.

• Excellent organisation skills and be efficient and capable of completing a number oftasks at once whilst working well under pressure.
• Great positive attitude, always searching for ways to improve the way that you and your team works.
• A goal zero attitude when it comes to safety
• An ability to dynamically assess risks on site
• Ability to work within our current Standard Operating Procedures and identify changing risks on site
• Ability to analyse information to spot potential problems.
• Operate and drive the HGV jet vac vehicle fleet (HGV category C Licence required).

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

In this role you’ll use Severn Trent’s Jetting fleet, which comprises trucks from 7.5 tonne to 32 tonne. You’ll work both around our sites and on the road, so will need to have experience of using similar vehicles and have your HGV class 1 or 2 licence. Along with this if you have experience of wastewater treatment process’s and Wet well cleansing experience this will be beneficial.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

• Equivalent of 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays equivalence (and the ability to buy/sell up to the equivalent of 5 additional days per year)
• Up to £7000 per annum in shift allowances
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 depending 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
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Equivalent of Two volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

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