Process Technician; Pumping

Position: Process Technician (Pumping) (Permanent)
We have a great opportunity for a Process Technician to work as part of a close and supportive Operations team within Strategic Pumping and Trunk Sewers. You will focus on maintaining and improving our strategic pumping stations across North-East London and supporting the team on larger-scale projects.

You do not need a background in the Water industry. We would welcome applications from candidates outside of the sector, bringing fresh perspectives and ideas.
This role is an essential front-line role, to perform a range of activities to ensure that all the plant and equipment associated with strategic pumping stations and trunk sewers in London are kept serviceable and ready to be operated safely and efficiently.

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.

What you’ll be doing as the Process Technician

Completing routine checks, basic planned preventative maintenance, and problem-solving to ensure the smooth running of the pumping station.
Completing monitoring checks to ensure the plant is running efficiently and identifying trends.
Undertaking health and safety, and security checks. Highlighting and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents including statutory testing for legionella, fire and housekeeping.; making the area safe, escalating any issues to your line manager as soon as possible.
Operation of large storm pumping stations to manage our customers’ network.
Operation of large mechanical equipment to provide safe plant and hydraulic flow isolations.
Completion of confined space entries to complete inspections, maintenance and fault finding.
Providing technical assistance and guidance to new starters as well as existing colleagues.
Attending all team meetings, engaging with safety briefings and company communications and raising constructive feedback with the management team, with suggestions for improvements.

Base

Location:

Abbey Mills - Stratford - E15 2RN
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Working Pattern 38 Hours Monday
- Friday 7:30 am – 15:36pm plus Standby rota payments & Overtime opportunities can increase your earning potential upon completion of essential company training.

Due the nature of this role you must hold a full UK drivers Licence
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
Be a self-motivated individual who can immerse themselves into the team around them, you need to be very disciplined have the desire to learn from those around you and have a can-do attitude. This role can be demanding at times but very rewarding too.
Take Ownership of responding quickly to faults, being curious to fully understand the problem, and identifying the best solution to resolve it the first time.
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to interact with the team.
Teamwork – We are one team, and our end goals are the same.
Proactive – take the lead on recommendations and improvements around the site and communicate effectively.
Must be prepared to be trained in safety procedures.
Knowledge and awareness of health and safety standards.
Full UK drivers Licence.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive salary starting from £28,335 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 days with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
Generous Paternity Leave, including 4 weeks paid and an optional 2 weeks unpaid.
Enhanced Maternity Leave, 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay!
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and…