Senior Operator

Job description

Exciting opportunity with Yorkshire Water Senior Operator Based in Colburn, North Yorkshire We currently have a vacancy for a Senior Operator to join the Colburn Waste Water Services Team in the Service Delivery Business Unit of Yorkshire Water. This role is the first point of contact for waste water service operators in regards technical support and provides support to the Team Leader for administrative duties, ensuring effective day to day management of waste water treatment work sites in the Colburn area. The role will involve some operational site work and also some office based duties. As Senior Operator, you will be responsible for supporting and advocating a safe working environment, whilst achieving compliance with the defined Asset and Operation Maintenance plan which ensures effective operation of the waste water treatment and network sites.

Salary & Benefits - £23,290.00 - £30,000.00 per annum dependent on experience + attractive pension + quarterly performance related bonus + 25 days annual leave + Company Van

What will the role involve ?

You will play a key role in providing support to the Colburn Waste Water Services Team Leader to ensure that the day to day operations at Colburn Waste Water Treatment works are carried out safely and effectively. This will involve working closely with colleagues in Engineering and Reliability department to ensure a planned approach to maintenance of assets, devising and implementing mitigation plans and providing first line technical support. The role involves day to day liaison with Yorkshire Water colleagues, service partners and contractors relating to on site issues, including chairing appropriate meetings to ensure site or area performance.

You will ensure a safe working environment, this will include implementing and adhering to Health and Safety procedures; being responsible for issuing and managing permits to work and hand overs; mitigating and pursuing solutions for hazards identified on waste water treatment sites.

As Senior Operator you will play a key role in coaching and supporting members of the team and ensure that assets are optimised to minimise the use of chemicals and electricity. You will use appropriate corporate IT systems to observe asset performance, monitor trends and make site process adjustments.

You will also assist in managing any on site issues.

As part of the role you will be required to participate in a call out standby rota, once fully trained.

What skills are we looking for?

As you will be supporting a team of operators, you will possess strong coaching skills and be able to support individual team members. You will be able to build up good working relationships and be confident in influencing and challenging effectively.

To ensure site optimisation you will use creativity and innovation to constantly strive to find new ways of achieving site targets and to seek improvements on the way that tasks are done. You will be proactive and take ownership of issues, working with others to resolve any issues together.

The role is varied and so you need to be able to work on your own and as part of a team. You will also be able to self-manage and prioritise workload.

Previous experience in a commercially orientated or regulated environment is desirable as is previous experience in the water industry, or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.

A full valid EU driving licence is required for the role.

What's in it for you ?

Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience for all are key priorities. We are continuously evolving and improving our ways of working and you will support us in achieving our vision of 'taking responsibility for the water environment for good'.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on line and complete the application process. If you could also please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your reasons for applying for the role.

Recruitment Process -
Closing date - 11th October, 2015
Interview date - 21st October, 2015

Company Information -

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire we make sure that all 5.2 million people living in the region have clean safe drinking water on tap and their waste water taken away. But for us it's so much more than this.

Last year Yorkshire played host to the Grand Depart to mark the start of the Tour De France. The region's beauty was broadcast on screens across the world and we now have some fantastic opportunities for you to join our team working in the heart of this glorious county.

We care passionately about the environments and communities in which we work; we always look for new innovative ways to do things that deliver great value for our business and deliver the service our customers want and expect.

Our customers are at the heart of what we do and how we do things. We work best as a company to deliver this when we work together - team work, creativity, enthusiasm and passion are inherent within our 3000 people who work 24/7 365 days a year to keep Yorkshire's water flowing.

We are a business that has its eye on the future, planning ahead to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow and always.

Yorkshire Water reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.