Water Quality Sampling Crew Leader

Overview

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Water Sampling Operative to join their expanding two-person sampling team. You will be responsible for leading wastewater sampling activities across rivers, commercial premises, wastewater treatment works and wider wastewater networks within the client’s catchment. This is a full-time role with flexibility required around working hours.

Location – Greater Manchester

• Work on essential environmental monitoring projects that support pollution prevention and wastewater treatment
• Full training provided – no previous sampling experience required
• Opportunities for development, progression and accredited training
• Company smartphone and full PPE provided
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexibility for early starts and late finishes

• Leading a two-person team to collect wastewater samples from multiple locations
• Transporting samples to the laboratory using refrigerated vehicles
• Working safely around confined spaces, watercourses and highways
• Providing excellent customer service when visiting commercial premises and client sites
• Completing paperwork accurately and maintaining precise records
• Planning daily routes and working to deadlines
• Manual handling of manhole covers and other heavy equipment
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Flexibility for early starts, late finishes and occasional changes to working hours

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and route-planning abilities
• Experience working outdoors or in physically demanding roles
• Ability to follow safe systems of work, risk assessments and method statements
• Attention to detail and a methodical, process-driven approach
• Reliability, flexibility and a strong work ethic
• Ability to identify hazards and complete dynamic risk assessments

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A full UK driving licence

Please note this role involves:

• Manual handling of heavy items including manhole covers
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Working around confined spaces, watercourses and highways

If you are looking for a rewarding Water Sampling Operative role and want to build a career with a forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply online with your up-to-date CV.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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