Treatment Works Controller (Day)

Treatment Works Controller

Permanent, Full time - 37 hours per week

Salary – From £28,135 to £33,100 depending on experience

Location – Suffolk - Ormesby Water Treatment Works (nominal work base)

About the role

Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for operating and controlling Water Treatment Assets across our Suffolk operational area. Working across two strategic sites you will conduct tasks in all conditions to ensure these assets operate correctly, undertaking fault finding investigations and repairs when issues are found.

You will carry out routine water quality analysis, adjusting treatment processes, monitoring, and controlling flow rates, undertaking plant and chemical checks, including basic maintenance, safety and validation checks on various types of equipment, capturing work done on both electronic and paper records.

Due to the nature of the work this is a physically demanding position. Aspects of the role include working within Confined Spaces, using Breathing Apparatus, Working at Heights and participation in Out of Hours Callout Rotas. Full training will be provided to undertake the various technical aspects of this role. However, we are looking for you to be able to successfully complete the demands on the role on an ongoing basis.

This role has also been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. 

Prospective employees will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.

About you

Our Treatment Works Controllers play a key role in maintaining the quantity and quality of water through our treatment sites, processes and ultimately to our customers taps. Therefore, we are looking for people who have a strong focus on quality and are comfortable with the analysis and interpretation of data.

The role requires someone who is happy to undertake a variety of tasks in all conditions and enjoy working outside, as well as inside, providing a 24/7 service to our customers - whatever the weather!

You will need to have good IT skills and be able to analyse and interpret various pieces of information to identify process issues and optimise the assets’ performance.

Due to operational requirements the successful candidate will need to live within a reasonable distance of our key locations near Great Yarmouth Area.

If you have a full, clean driving licence, experience of working in a technical environment, and would like a role that will engage you both physically and mentally, in a great company, we want to hear from you.

Here at Essex & Suffolk Water, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity means bringing your full self to work. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups, as we believe and strive for community representation within all our teams, structures and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here are NWG we strive to make Essex & Suffolk Water a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.

We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.

Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
• Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 10%.
• Free access to local attractions.
• A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
• Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
• Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.