Works Technician – Process Controller - Saffron Walden & Surrounding areas

Anglian Water; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in water services seeks a Works Technician – Process Controller in Saffron Walden. This role involves hands-on maintenance and monitoring duties at various Water Recycling Centres, ensuring efficient operations and compliance with health and safety standards. The successful candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, and a willingness to work in varied conditions.

Benefits

Personal private health care

Life cover - 8 x annual salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working dependent on role

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible benefits for wellbeing and lifestyle

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level, preferably in English and Mathematics.
• Competency with IT systems is required.
• Some experience of sewerage design and construction is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine maintenance and monitoring at Water Recycling Centres.
• Ensure compliance and effective operations of treatment processes.
• Implement actions on Compliance Action Plans as instructed.

Skills

Confidence

Problem Solving

Administration

Flexibility

Education

GCSE level, preferably in English and Mathematics

Job description

Works Technician – Process Controller - Saffron Walden & Surrounding areas

Employer Anglian Water Location Saffron Walden & Surrounding areas Salary Circa £30,534- depending on skills and experience Closing date 22 Jun 2025

Works Technician – Process Controller - Saffron Walden & Surrounding areas

Circa £30,534- depending on skills and experience + company van + standby allowance

Permanent, full time, 37 hours a week

Location: Saffron Walden 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!

Water Recycling is at the heart of ouroperations.The key services that we are responsible for aredelivered by ourin-house, highly-skilled workforce. We collect and treat the water that customers have used, returning it to the environment via rivers and coastal outlets. Our network includes 76,000 kilometres of sewers which feed over 1,000 water recycling centres.

What will you be doing?

You will be one of our Water Recycling Services Works Technicians in Saffron Walden and surrounding areascovering 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.

Some of the duties will include:

Carry out scheduled activities as instructed via a scheduling App or direct from the OMC Technicians or from FLM or Optimiser (as appropriate)

Liaise with OMC to reschedule work plan in order to address any critical compliance issues

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

Confidence and ability to deal with people at all levels

Competency with IT systems

Some experience of sewerage design and constructionis 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

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

Personal private health care

Life cover- 8 x annual salary paid to dependents

25 days annual leave – rising with length of service as well as bank holidays with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

Flexible working dependent on your role

Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

Flexible benefits 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.

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