Water & Wastewater O&M Technician — Site Ownership

Glanua; Ballintober; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave

Company vehicle

Laptop

Phone

EAP access

Job summary

Glanua is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician to oversee designated water and wastewater plants, ensuring treated outputs meet specifications and that sites are operated and maintained to required standards.

You will join a team, cover a rota including out-of-hours shifts, and report via Site Reporting App while progressing your career in a multi-site environment across Mayo and surrounding sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in Water / Waste Water Plant operations is desirable.
• An interest in developing a career within an industry-leading organisation.
• Ability to work as part of a team in project delivery and provide input at team meetings.
• Ability to engage with suppliers and sub-contractors at procurement stage and in the delivery of their scope of supply during contract delivery.
• Ability to use own initiative, problem solve and adjust as issues arise during project O&M activities.
• Good working knowledge of MS packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills with a high level of motivation.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and responsibility for allocated water and wastewater treatment plant facilities ensuring standards of quality and cleanliness are upheld.
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly checks to ensure the quality and quantity of any treated water produced or final effluent is within specification.
• Complete grounds maintenance activities including grass cutting, cleaning and facilities maintenance.
• Predominately, normal day-to-day duties involve working alone, therefore all O&M Technicians are required to carry a lone working device and use it as per the specific operating procedure.
• Site visit reports on the Site Reporting App must be filled in on each visit to the plant.
• Welcome visitors and provide induction upon first visit, record this and any subsequent visits on the Site Reporting App.
• Technicians must perform a walkthrough of the site, visually inspecting all areas of the plant and treatment process, and record the tasks as outlined in the Site Reporting App for each applicable plant.
• Respond to critical alarms when required to ensure water and wastewater treatment outputs are maintained.
• Conduct and record process adjustments as required to ensure treated water and treated wastewater outputs are to the required standard.
• A HSQE walkthrough of each plant must be carried out weekly and Weekly HSQE Checklist submitted.
• Assist with the delivery of CRF projects when applicable.
• Show eagerness to learn and progress, mentoring of junior staff.
• Other duties as required from time to time.

Skills

Water Treatment

Wastewater Operations

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

MS Office

Driving Licence

Job description

Glanua is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Technician to oversee designated water and wastewater plants, ensuring treated outputs meet specifications and that sites are operated and maintained to required standards.

You will join a team, cover a rota including out-of-hours shifts, and report via Site Reporting App while progressing your career in a multi-site environment across Mayo and surrounding sites.