AddressAre you technically minded and able to come up with creative solutions? Do you thrive in challenging environments? Are you a real team-player? If so, don’t let this opportunity pass you by…
We want to be the water company people want to be supplied by and want to work for.
You’ll take up this crucial role as a Process Technician to join our team that keep the water flowing for millions of customers every day. You’ll use your skills, know-how and attention to detail, along with a dependable approach, to operate and maintain our production sites, reservoirs and pumping stations. You’ll manage water level and flow within our reservoirs and pumping stations to ensure we provide a continuous water supply to the communities we serve.
Experience in water treatment processes would be useful but isn’t essential. Ideally, you’ll have experience in process operations or an electrical / mechanical engineering background.
You’ll operate, maintain and manage our water production sites by monitoring, optimising and continuously improving water treatment processes. Your attention to details means that data will be correctly recorded and work management systems updated accurately.
It’s crucial that you’re an agile team player and confident working alone. We provide a company van, as this role involves travelling across the supply area to attend different sites. Working hours are 37 hours per week (7.00am to 7.00pm, Monday to Friday). After your initial training, you’ll be required to participate in a 1in5 standby rota to respond to incidents out of hours and at weekends. In return, we pay a standby Allowance (c. £2,300 per annum) plus overtime rates.
We offer a clear career and pay progression structure to encourage your development where you can earn up to £33,540 as you increase your knowledge and abilities. You’ll have access to training to take your knowledge to the next level. This is a great opportunity to grow your career and contribute to the success of our production team.
What will you gain from work at South East Water?
You’ll grow a career with a meaningful purpose. Be you, belong and be valued.
- Come to work to be safe, valued, and trusted.
- We’ll encourage you to create and pursue new opportunities for personal growth.
- A place to be the real you, build deeper connections and enjoy a sense of belonging.
- Be invested in helping us to create a sustainable water supply for now, and in the future.
What will you mainly be responsible for delivering?
- Responsible for the operating, monitoring, controlling, checking and maintenance of water treatment process at water production sites.
- Control, monitor and manage the water treatment processes.
- Required to take part in a Standby rota to provide out of hours support to the operational area.
- Liaise and work with contractors while they undertake works on sites of your responsibility.
- Complete all necessary administration associated with reactive and planned maintenance work.
- Carry out General Site Duties at your sites.
- Monitor and maintain security of production site.
- issue Permits to Work where required
- assist with capital works as and when required
- may be required to other drive Company vehicles
- adhere to all H&S legislation, Company policies and Production “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP)
What do you bring to the role?
- Experience in water treatment processes or a background in process operations.
- water industry qualifications are advantageous
- Physically fit for working in confined spaces
- A clean driver’s licence
- Confident using IT and computers
- City and Guilds, HNC or holding a relevant Electrical/Mechanical Engineering will be advantageous
What can you expect from us?
- Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution
- 25 days holiday entitlement, rising to 30 days with length of service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health cash plan
- Life assurance
- Wellbeing related benefits
- Company Van and fuel card for work related travel.
Everyone needs water, South East Water welcomes everyone
We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.
What to expect from your recruitment
- Please upload a CV via our Careers site.
- If you require assistance / adjustments to engage with our recruitment process and to ensure you're able to compete on equal terms, please contact the recruitment team via jobs@southeastwater.co.uk.
- You will be asked to complete satisfactory DBS, identity, and employment referencing checks as part of receiving your employment offer from South East Water.
- We do not offer sponsorship.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!
South East Water requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to any employee or associate of our company unless explicitly asked to do so by our HR Resourcing team.
Any CVs sent to any member of our team on a speculative basis will not be recognised and we will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by an instructed agency that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency.
