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Closing Date

Sluvad

23:59 - 3rd April 2024

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Production Technician you will:

• Operate Water Treatment Works and associated water pumping stations to company BMS and Health & Safety requirements
• Monitor and manage SCADA alarms from two additional treatment works within the defined geographical area out of hours. Carry out remote control of assets including pump resets and pass specific alarms to operational teams for further analysis if needed.
• Take responsibility for continued abstraction of water via Prioress Mill RWPS, ensuring water abstraction data is inputted daily. 
• Control chemical and other stock levels and consumables by control and management of purchasing via SAP. To monitor and control expenditure to meet budgetary targets
• To induct, supervise and manage outside contractors carrying out revenue and reactive capital maintenance breakdowns and projects ensuring full compliance to Health & Safety and BMS requirements and ensuring quality control
• To liaise with ME & I craftsmen on revenue and reactive capital maintenance work.
• Liaise and plan work with network supervisors and operatives to ensure uninterrupted supply when plant shut downs are required for maintenance and other associated work required on site
• To participate in arrangements and cover for annual leave and sickness for area of operation.
• Liaise and co-ordinate with area Supervisor and team members on operating activities and to formulate effective and efficient cost reductions plans and savings 

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Strong working relationships within the Area Production Team
• Advice and support from the Production Engineers, Process Control and Craftsmen
• Liaison with local Distribution Team

External

• Liaison with Environment Agency
• Liaison and co-ordination of suppliers and contractors

About you

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• NVQ Level 2 or higher, BTEC, ONC / HNC qualifications in Water Treatment Process Operations 
• Computer systems literate    
• An understanding of Company management procedures and Health and Safety requirement and control
• Previous experience gained in the industry with use of SCADA systems, Instrumentation and Mechanical and Electrical equipment 
• Understanding of compliance and health and safety issues
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI and Environment Agency
• Knowledge when dealing with control of abstraction under licence at raw water intakes

Good to know

• Site based 8am-4pm (3.30pm on Friday)
• 2 weekends in 6
• Standby 1-5 currently but moving to 1 in 6
• Company van included

For further details contact Lianne Turner - Lianne.Turner@dwrcymru.com

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

•    Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)

•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions

•    Enhanced family friendly policies

•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes

•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping

•    Cycle to work scheme

•    Free on-site parking at all our sites

•    20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops

•    Car-leasing scheme

•    Health CashBack scheme

•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity

•    Option to buy annual leave up to 5 days per year
 

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.
 

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Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

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