Trainee Ice Pigging Operative

What you'll be doing

You'll build skills through hands‑on experience in a dynamic, site‑based environment (37.5 hours per week, Monday–Friday, with paid overtime):

• Deliver Ice Pigging operations as part of a close‑knit team on diverse sites, from water networks to manufacturing plants.
• Follow strict health, safety, and environmental procedures to ensure safe and effective project delivery.
• Communicate clearly with team members, supervisors, and clients while contributing to project documentation and reporting.
• Participate in comprehensive training, including machinery operation and potential HGV Class 1/2 licensing if desired.
• Handle general administrative tasks, use hand tools in a physical setting, and uphold high standards of conduct and company values.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds — no prior experience needed, just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn:

• Full clean UK driving licence (essential).
• Strong team player who follows instructions well and communicates effectively.
• Computer literacy with competence in Microsoft Office packages.
• Comfortable in a practical, physical role and eager to develop technical skills through training.
• Desirable:
  Interest in water, engineering, or mechanical systems; HGV licence; basic safety awareness.

SUEZ is a major player in environmental services. For almost 160 years, SUEZ has supported local communities and industrial companies in the management of essential services such as water, waste, and air quality. As such, SUEZ produces drinking water for 66 million people worldwide, recovers 2 million tons of secondary raw materials per year, and generates 3.1 TWh of renewable energy from waste.

SUEZ is the worldwide patent holder and the UK’s sole service provider of Ice Pigging, a highly effective, low‑risk alternative to conventional pipe cleaning methods. Ice Pigging uses a soft, pumpable ice slurry that efficiently removes sediment, biofilm and contaminants from pipe networks. It has a wide range of applications across the water industry along with rapidly increasing uptake for commissioning of District Heating networks.

This award‑winning technology is a testament to SUEZ’s commitment to promoting the circular economy.