Senior Operator

Company description:
Water Utility Company based in Yorkshire region of England.

Job description:

Senior Operator (Pumping) 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 (Salary band 5a) from £32,493 to 38,925 depending on experience. A Company van 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 Senior Operator progression plan 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day!

(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!

Location:

We currently have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Pumping Operator to join our Process & Pumping department covering sites in the York and Tadcaster (and surrounding) areas. This is a mobile worker, and applicants should live within a reasonable commuting distance. Work type:
Youll be working 37 hours per week. As part of this role, you will be required to participate in the local catchment stand-by Rota, covering your area and any other areas when required as per current arrangements. This will typically be 1 week in 8 but can be subject to change.

What we do:

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, its so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshires 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 regions 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.

Process & Pumping are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators. As a Senior Pumping Operator, you will safely deliver operational maintenance activities associated with the operation of pumps and all associated equipment on the pumping wastewater assets bases. You will drive for the optimisation of all pumping performance targets in line with company expectations.

Where you fit in:
As our Senior Pumping Operator , you will:
Operate, maintain, and optimise wastewater pumping stations, ensuring that compliance with environmental regulations and Health & Safety is achieved and managed. Responsible for routine operations, sampling, reporting, data analysis and basic maintenance checks to prevent failure. Manage and prioritise workload according to available resource. Provide operational support to operators and maintenance technicians as required for standby and absence cover within your operational team.

Numerous administration duties including job conversions, raising purchase orders, supporting with resource planning and team hubs. Take ownership of the site and maintain a safe working environment by always implementing and adhering to Health and Safety procedures. This will include the management of contractors via Control of Work, inducting visitors onto sites and mitigating and resolving hazards as they arise.

What skills, experience and training you will need:
Our Wastewater pumping assets contain a range of complex processes and control systems, so you will need to be able to demonstrate that you can learn technical processes and be able to problem solve and drive process improvements. The role is a mixture of technical, analytical, administrative, and manual duties, and each part should be met…