Shift Operator

Hello, we’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. Oh, we’re pretty keen on people too.

24 hours a day, 365 days a year we serve 4.8 million households and business across the heart of the UK. Each cuppa drank and every toilet flushed is only possible because of the 6,500 brilliant team members working across our patch.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality. We know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities where they live.

If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you. There really is something for everyone here.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

What a fantastic opportunity to join us at Minworth Treatment Works as a Shift Operator. You’ll be part of a dynamic team, predominantly monitoring, operating, and completing some first line maintenance on Production assets, ASP, sludge conditioning, digestion and THP.

Your role will be to have holistic knowledge of the site, monitor plant via SCADA and respond to alarms during your shift and to liaise with production, Bio and maintenance teams. The role will include lone working therefore, you need to be self-motivated and be able to assess issues and make decisions on how to deal with them safely, while maintaining compliance with support out of hours with the stand-by teams.

THP (thermal hydrolysis process) will give an opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge.

The shift rota gives great work/life balance and you will be rewarded with ample rest days and an annualised shift allowance in addition to your salary.

Sound like you? Then read on.

Some of your other key accountabilities will include:

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  Monitor plant via SCADA/MMI systems and react to phone alarms.
• Carry out first line maintenance on site assets.
• Understand how site processes work to allow correct decision making and next steps to be taken.
• First contact out of hours with customer issues.
• Produce end of shift report.
• Monitor final effluent out of hour’s record results.
• Input process data onto IT data bases.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

Having an excellent organisation skill and be efficient with the capability of completing a number of tasks at once whilst working well under pressure would be advantageous. We are looking for a candidate who can work unsupervised and within a team framework to meet deadlines and good communication skills. Having the ability to analyse information to spot potential problems would be beneficial and working shifts would be desirable. A full UK driving licence will be required for the role.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity, and a caring attitude we want to talk to you too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involved. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

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  £25,870 (plus shift allowance up to £10,000)
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please get in touch with our amazing team of recruiters at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.

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