Water Treatment Technician South West Water · Operations and Field · Stithians

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Are you looking for a role where you can put your hands-on skills and knowledge to good use? Do you want a job where you work part of a team and resolve problems? If so, we want to hear from you!

We currently have a fantastic opportunity available for a Water Treatment Technician to join our team based near Helston. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis
, and in return, you will receive a starting salary of £26,812 per annum and a flexibility payment of £833 per annum. In the development of this role, you will be supported with a Water Treatment Technician levels 1 to 5 progression scheme where you can receive up to £43,083 per annum
, plus overtime opportunities, company benefits + rewards.

Progression Scheme:

As part of your employment package, the successful candidate will enrol onto a bespoke progression scheme framework consisting of qualifications, skills and experiences to meet the requirements of the nationally recognised Competent Technician Scheme. The Company will fully fund the entire £7,280 of the training costs associated with obtaining a number of industry recognised professional qualifications and licences, including a Level 3 Water Treatment Operations Diploma
.

About the role:

As our Water Treatment Technician (Flexible), you will play a vital role to ensure that the operations of our water treatment site, associated plant and equipment effectively work every day. The ideal candidate will be hands on, have a dedicated team player philosophy and looking to get stuck into the process by providing clean water for our customers by ensuring that water quality and quantity is kept within the company high standards.

Due to the nature of the role, you will provide out of hours standby cover as part of the works’ operational rotation to ensure the sites are maintained out of hours. This role will have the use of a company vehicle to travel across the operational area within working hours and standby.

The team are scheduled to work a 5-week (working one weekend in five) rolling shift pattern and this is something that you will need to be signed onto from your first day. The full shift pattern and non-working days can be discussed at screening stage.

• Ensuring that potable water quality and quantity is maintained within company standards having due regard to abstraction licences and the requirements of the distribution system
• Ensuring that all chemicals are stored, handled and used safely, effectively and economically, in line with company procedures
• Carrying out operational maintenance on equipment and instrumentation in accordance with work’s schedules and instructions
• Taking water quality samples and carrying out on site analysis as required in accordance with works’ instructions
• Completing water quality and operational procedures, records/log sheets
• Performing routine and non-routine tasks in accordance with the operational requirements of sites
• Ensuring that good housekeeping is carried out, maintaining the works in a clean and tidy condition
• Ensuring that all abnormal events are dealt with in accordance with company procedures and are reported to the Resources and Production Site Manager or the Duty Functional Manager out of hours

Essential

• A good level of Maths, English and IT.
• To be able to understand the principles of COSHH, Lone Working procedures and Basic First Aid.
• The ability to build strong relationships with people at all levels of the business.
• The ability to reach sound judgements and decisions when dealing with complex issues and operating in highly pressurised situations.
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