Process Control Technician

Overview

Job number UU04777 Country United Kingdom Region Manchester Location name Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works, Trafford Way, Urmston, Manchester, M17 8DD
Posting End Date 19/02/2026 Band 6a Role Type Permanent Work hours 37 Hours per Week Salary £38,462

Are you someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to make a real difference? Join a skilled, supportive team playing a key role in running waste into renewable energy-helping power communities while protecting the planet.

As a Process Control Technician, you’ll be based on site and work as part of a close-knit operations team, carrying out a mix of proactive, planned and responsive tasks to ensure our energy-from-waste processes run safely, efficiently, and compliantly. This is a role where no two days are the same-and where your actions have real impact.

You’ll work within clear quality and safety frameworks and build strong working relationships across the site, helping spot and solve issues that could affect compliance, performance or environmental targets. Whether your maintaining equipment, optimising plant performance, or contributing to continuous improvement, you’ll be part of something meaningful—and you’ll be supported to grow across different parts of the operation.

• Operation and optimisation of Wastewater treatment sites and Last in Line Pumping Stations
• Completing on time planned workload of cyclic tasks and the recording of reactive tasks.
• Completing weekly reviews and providing input and support where required
• Providing reliable, accurate and complete asset performance information.
• Analysing and recommending solutions to recurring process problems.
• You will be required to work towards an accredited qualification or standard that is relevant to your role in addition to a number of other health and safety, technical and behavioural training courses.
• Working towards and maintaining an accredited qualification relevant to your role, alongside health and safety, technical and behavioural training programmes.
• Coordinating and supervising contractors on site to ensure all work is completed safely, compliantly and in line with operational standards.

• Full UK driving license is essential, as you may need to travel to and between sites as part of the role.
• A sound level of practical or hands-on experience in an operational, engineering or process-based environment.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOP’s) health & safety rules and environmental guidelines.
• Strong awareness of working safely in a site-based or industrial setting.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to spot and respond to potential issues.
• Willingness to learn and build technical knowledge relevant renewable and waste treatment processes.
• Strong team player who communicates well with others across different roles.
• This role will require out of hours standby.

This role may not be eligible for the visa sponsorship.

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.