Slow Sand Filter Operator - Reading, United Kingdom - Thames Water Utilites

Thames Water Utilites

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Reading, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We currently have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to take on the important role of Slow Sand Filter Operator.

This will be working out of our Water Production Site at Fobney Reading

RG2 0HP

You will be working in a small, dedicated team responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of the Slow Sand Filters (SSF) at our Water Treatment Works, to ensure the highest levels of clean drinking water to supply our customers in Reading and surrounding area.

You will be performing a range of assigned activities including routine checks, maintenance and operating mobile plant to ensure that services are delivered to time, cost, and quality standards.

Base Location:
Reading - Fobney

RG2 0HP

Working Pattern or hours: 36 Hours Monday-Friday 7:30-3:36pm

What you'll be doing as the Slow Sand Filter Operator

Routine checks, maintenance, and operating mobile plant to ensure that services are delivered to time, cost, and quality standards.
The three key areas are skimming filters, the removal/ relaying of granular activated carbon (GAC), and resanding of SSFs.
Use of specialist mobile plant including skimmers, loading shovels, dumpers, and excavators. Slow Sand Filter Technicians also operate the Floatex plant (Sand Washer) and GAC separation plants as well as the mobile crane when required.
General site housekeeping, plant checks, and maintenance.
Adherence to legal and company health, safety, and hygiene regulations are essential.

What you should bring to the role

Be a selfmotivated individual that can immerse themselves into the team around them, you need to be very disciplined and have the desire to learn from those around you and have a cando 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.
Basic literacy, numeracy and digital skills.
Must be prepared to be trained in safety procedures.
Ideally have a 7 Tonne Dumper licence or be prepared to obtain it.
360 Excavator, Loading Shovel and Sand Skimmer experience would be an advantage but not essential but be prepared to obtain it.

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary starting from £24,800 per annum depending on skills and experience.
Full training package provided.
24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)

Contributory pension

Defined Contribution
Maximum of 12% 2x employee contribution.

Personal Medical Assessments

Open to all once a year.
Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life's great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day.

From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we're committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers.

We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever.

Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business.

To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge.

We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers.

As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador.

Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience.

It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.