Jr5090 Water Supply Process Operator

It’s an exciting time to join us

We’re interested in speaking to people from all walks of life. Successful Process Operators could have previously been postmen, nurses, soldiers, retail workers, care workers or drivers to name a few

Your experience in any industry is valuable to us here at Southern Water. You have the opportunity earn a great initial salary package starting at £25,371 plus a shift allowance and a great company benefits package, in a role with stability and progression combined. Your salary could rise to £32,000 once trained. There will not be many roles you see where you can have a significant impact on the environment and directly impact the satisfaction of customers. You are frontline superheroes at Southern Water. So, whoever you are and whatever your background we’ve a meaningful career right here, ready for you to dive right into.

You will be part of frontline operation in our Thanet supply zone, and the business simply cannot operate without you. Every day is different, you will be working in all conditions carrying out and a range of tasks, to ensure the essential functions of several water treatment works operate to maintain supply to our customers an protect the environment.

Joining us as a Process Operator could prepare you well for future roles across the business. Process operators have gone on to achieve roles in management to Field Performance Manager level, and indirect pathways to Process Science roles - these are the technical experts in the process operation arena. You may also gain indirect knowledge in mechanical and electrical specialisms, and this could prove to be a future field of study with the skills you will gain. Southern Water can support this ambition with technical and soft skill training.

Although planned work is scheduled generated to you on a weekly basis, you will be managing your own time, giving you the freedom and flexibility to design your own working week, you will learn how to be organised and proactive.

To operate and maintain a network of water supply works, with your team you will:

- Undertake regular testing of water quality, to validate that automatic water treatment assets and equipment are functioning correctly.
- Respond to alarms generated by our site telemetry monitoring systems.
- Monitoring, collating and reporting of data on site to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance.
- Fault finding and contribute to problem-solving as part of our response to fix asset breakdowns.
- Undertake inspections and cleaning to ensure site hygiene in line with our regulatory obligations.

You will be:

- Comfortable working outdoors, potentially in all weather conditions.
- Prepared to work within the company’s rota of a 7-day working week and participate on a standby rota.
- Part of a team who delivers excellent performance by understanding how you affect the overall mission of Southern Water.
- Adaptable, flexible, patient, reliable and self-motivated.
- Good with time management
- Confident to work effectively and efficiently on your own.
- Keen to learn and operate complex processes with high quality controls.

**Qualifications**:

- GCSEs grade 3 including Maths, English and Science
- Valid UK Drivers Licence - standby requirements and weekend working require

Join our Water team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, responsible growth, and improvement.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Pay: From £25,371.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person