Product & Process Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Water Production department as a Product & Process Manager (Water) for someone who has a passion for Operations & Maintenance and leading sustainable improvements in large, complex operational teams. Could this be you?

You will oversee the operation of 4 water treatment works in the Huddersfield area, delivering a proactive asset operation & maintenance plan, responding to reactive issues, and being responsible for a team of engineers – with a focus on safety, water quality, water supply, and the environment.

You will drive the performance of Yorkshire Water’s most expansive assets and their associated compliance and regulatory interactions. With a strong track record of running high performing teams to deliver brilliant compliance and Health and Safety performance at a cost that Yorkshire folk are prepared to pay, you will utilise the most appropriate mix of in‑house and outsourced skills to deliver the best possible outcomes for Yorkshire.

• Competitive salary, depending on experience
• Annual incentive related bonus (up to 10% of annual salary)
• Private health care (self only)
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
• 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!

The role will be area based covering the Huddersfield (Calder) area.

37 hours per week Monday to Friday, expectation to participate in a Bronze (Level
3) standby rota.

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, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s 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 region’s 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. Water Production are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

This role will have financial accountability for circa £10 million operating budget, leading the transformation for the function, enabling modernisation of ways of working and reducing the cost of failure through implementation of Dynamic Asset Maintenance, adapting to new regulatory water quality drivers and embracing our operational asset management system (ERP).

• Work with the Manager of Asset Planning to ope rationalise great Water Quality performance and reduce asset outage to achieve our CRI, UPO and EPA performance targets.
• Contributes to our net zero aspirations, plans for energy efficiency, EV transition and reducing energy use from our operations.
• Design and implement fit for purpose processes that are simpler for colleagues, better for the environment and provide greater value for customers.
• Work with our delivery partners to deliver better outcomes and making operations simpler and easier for colleagues.
• Ensure Yorkshire Water has an active role in industry-wide and regulatory discussions as well as consultation groups related to the development of policy.
• Create business cases and business plans when required, actively participating in the People Leader community.
• Represent the business externally in a professional and brand appropriate manner.

• Create a truly inclusive, engaged and empowering environment to get the best out of our colleagues, driving top people engagement…