Technician I

**Who are we?**
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
**What is the purpose of this role?**
The Process Technician's role is to ensure sewage is treated effectively and efficiently, protecting our river and our local environment at Earlswood STW. You will gain experience in the sewage treatment processes, monitoring these streams daily to ensure theyproduce excellent quality river water and generate renewable energy. This role will involve monitoring, data analysis, sampling, fault-finding, and basic proactive & reactive maintenance activities.
**What makes this role unique?**
Our technicians are a vital component of what we do in our business.
The successful applicant will play a key role in ensuring that our treatment processes effectively work every day. Each day can present unique challenges whether it’s reacting fast to a plant failure, identifying, and stopping slow-burning negative trends,diagnosing faults within the process, or proactively making changes to improve the way that we work.
You will be part of a skilled & enthusiastic team, who rely on working together and utilizing each other’s skillsets to get the job done correctly and safely. You will gain experience in a wide range of plants and equipment from screening unit, pumping stations,Thermal hydrolysis and Combined Heat and power plants and learn techniques, both old and innovative, for treating sewage.
**What will this role involve?**
This process technician role will involve but not be limited to:

- Sampling and monitoring both the sewage and the sludge treatment process
- Recording and analysing data to identify positive and negative process trends
- Reacting to equipment failure and diagnosing faults
- Carrying out planned maintenance activities on plant and equipment
- Assisting maintenance technicians with repairing and replacing plant
- Completing planned jobs that are associated with the health and safety of employees working on site
- Attending health and safety training and process-related technical courses
- Engaging in huddles and team meetings, suggesting improvements to safe working practices and general process efficiency.
**What skills are we looking for?**
Ideal applicants will have a process background in an industrial or similar setting but not essential
Due to the nature of the role a valid UK driving license is essential.
**What’s in it for you?**
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you moneyand support your wellbeing.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customerson the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.