Product & Process Technical Optimiser

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 £41,133 to £49,960 depending on experience.
• A company car or allowance through company car lease scheme.
• Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the Product & Process Technical Optimiser progression plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day! (additional 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!

We currently have a permanent opportunity for a Product & Process Optimiser to join our Bio-Resource department at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. The role is covering the Doncaster/Barnsley team which covers Aldwarke, Sandall and Lundwood. Successful applicants would need to live within a reasonable commutable distance of Doncaster/Barnsley and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.

Could this be you?

We know that you have a life outside of work and want to help you get the right balance for you. Our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and deal with a range of biological substances. The role is working an average of 37 hours per week, working a Monday to Friday work pattern, once trained you will also take part in an operational out of hours standby rota.

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. Bioresources are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

The Product & Process Technical Optimiser is accountable for the process performance of a specified number of E&R sites. This is to include STW, STF and all recycling operation and technically competent permit compliance. The role will coordinate and optimise wastewater compliance performance, sludge throughput and sustainable recycling at each site.

The Product & Process Technical Optimiser will provide the site operations team with process expertise, training and support to deliver operational excellence.

As our Product & Process Technical Optimiser (PPO) you will:

• The PPO role forms part of the area management team and must show role model leadership and be willing to lead the site operations team from a performance perspective.
• The PPO must present data in team hubs, lead collaborative working sessions (PSTB etc) and be visible on site, provide support and challenge in ensuring all activity is undertaken in a safe manner, in accordance with all YW Health & Safety policies.
• To deliver industry leading operational performance in 8 key areas:
  Energy Consumption, Generation Performance, Chemical Optimisation, Permit Compliance, Treatment & Asset Reliability Investigations, Management of Change, Operational Guidance, Cake Recycling and Sludge Permit compliance.

• Knowledge of typical STW/STF asset…