Works Technician-Process Controller

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Little Clacton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Pension – generous employer match

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

Anglian Water is looking for a proactive Works Technician Process Controller to cover Clacton and surrounding areas. This hands-on role involves site visits to Water Recycling Centres for routine maintenance, monitoring and adjusting treatment processes, and ensuring tasks are carried out in the correct sequence to maintain compliance.

The ideal candidate will have GCSEs, strong communication, and IT skills, plus a full driving license and a flexible, customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Mathematics.
• Strong communication and IT literacy.
• Willingness to be flexible and work with customers at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Visit Water Recycling Centres and perform routine maintenance.
• Maintain, monitor and adjust treatment processes on site.
• Ensure servicing is carried out to keep processes compliant and efficient.

Skills

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

Communication skills

People skills

IT literacy

Sewerage design (desirable)

Administration

Flexibility

Health & safety awareness

Problem solving

Full driving license

Education

GCSEs in English and Mathematics

Tools

IT systems

Job description

£31,756 per annum - depending on skills and experience + company van + standby allowance Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours a week, with the opportunity for flexibility Location: Clacton and surrounding areas. Dive into a world of opportunity! Are you a hardworking, proactive and self-motivated individual? If so, this could be the right position for you!

What will you be doing?

You will be one of our Works Technician Process Controllers in Clacton and surrounding areas covering a number of sites local to this region. You will visit our Water Recycling Centres to carry out routine maintenance to ensure the sites operate correctly. This is a "hands on job", working outside in all weathers maintaining, monitoring and adjusting treatment processes. The work is varied, at times challenging, and it is unlikely that any two days will be the same.

• Ensure site servicing is carried out in order that process run as effectively and efficiently as possible, and that tasks are carried out in their correct sequence such that compliance is always maintained
• Ensure asset care activities (e.g., lubrication schedules) are carried out to required standards
• Implementation of agreed actions on Compliance Action Plans

What does it take to be a Works Technician Process Controller?

• Educated to GCSE level, preferably in English and Mathematics
• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence and ability to deal with people at all levels
• Competency with IT systems
• Some experience of sewerage design and construction is desirable
• Strong administration abilities
• A willingness to be flexible and an ability to get on with internal and external customers at all levels is essential
• Strong sense of process and health and safety
• Ability to work quickly, using own initiative and be able to solve problems
• Full driving license

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension - contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave - rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave.
• Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Why Anglian Water?

Here at Anglian Water, we are striving to do the right thing for our people, customers and our environment. Our culture involves collaborative, innovative and inspiring work putting people at the heart of our business, and we truly love what we do! We believe that equal opportunities mean inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all. Closing date: 8th September 2026 Interviews: 17th September 2026 onwards #LI-EW! We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we'll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

If you need any support, please reach out to our team at [e-mail].

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