Senior Operator

Hello Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

- We offer a competitive salary from **£32,493 to £38,925** depending on experience.
- A Company van
- Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year)
- Attractive pension scheme (increasing up to 12% salary increase from April)
- Development opportunities in line with the Senior Operator progression plan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day (days in lieu of working bank holidays)
- Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
- A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more

Location: We currently have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Process Operator to join our Process & Pumping department covering sites in the York and surrounding areas. Applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance of York, Malton and Pickering areas.

**What we do**:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Process & Pumping are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As a Senior Process Operator, you will safely deliver operational maintenance activities associated with the operation of the wastewater assets base. You will drive for the optimisation of all processes to meet performance targets on the new Tight Phosphorus permitted sites with the lowest P consents Yorkshire Water has ever had.

**Where you fit in**:
As our **Senior Process Operator,** you will:

- Operate, maintain, and optimise wastewater treatment and phosphorus removal assets, ensuring that compliance with environmental regulations and Health & Safety is achieved and managed.
- Responsible for routine operations, sampling, reporting, data analysis and basic maintenance checks to prevent failure.
- Manage and prioritise workload according to available resource.
- Provide operational support on Phosphorus removal assets as required for standby and absence cover within your operational team.
- Numerous administration duties including job conversions, raising purchase orders, supporting with resource planning and team hubs.
- Take ownership of the site and maintain a safe working environment by always implementing and adhering to Health and Safety procedures. This will include the management of contractors via Control of Work, inducting visitors onto sites and mitigating and resolving hazards as they arise.

**What skills, experience and training you will need**:

- Our Wastewater Treatment Works and Phosphorus Removal Assets contain a range of com-plex processes and control systems, so you will need to be able to demonstrate that you can learn technical processes and be able to problem solve and drive process improvements.
- The Phosphorus removal process is new to the catchment areas, so this should be an opportunity to learn and develop within the role. Due to this, enthusiasm to learn about the process is key, and initially this will be a day-to-day activity within the job.
- The role is a mixture of technical, analytical, administrative, and manual duties, and each part should be met with interest. It is also essential that you have attention to detail to ensure 'right first-time performance', and that you can work on your own and as part of a team, developing and maintaining effective internal and external relationships.

**You will also benefit from having**:

- Knowledge and/or previous experience of wastewater treatment.
- CABWI/NVQ/BTEC level 2/3 in wastewater treatment.
- B+E category for towing on your driving license.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy

**Do we sound like your cup of tea?**

**Closing date: 3rd October 2025**