Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
What you will be doing:
This is an exciting opportunity where you will require you to perform a range of activities to ensure that all equipment associated with Mogden sewage treatment works in South West London are running safely, efficiently and in line with regulatory compliance. You will form part of a close shift team which operates a 12-hour rotating shift role which gives you an 8-day rest period and a 16-day rest period within your shift cycle.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Monitoring the plant and inspecting equipment via SCADA system
- Working alongside and assisting other team members to ensure site wide KIPs are met
- Reporting any defective equipment, to ensure a swift resolution following any breakdowns
- Taking ownership of your own, and colleagues, health and safety through escalating any concerns to your manager and resolving them yourself where possible
- Attending all team meetings, engaging with safety briefings and company communications, identifying issues, and raising constructive feedback with the management team, with suggestions for improvements
- Cleaning machinery when required
- Sample testing around site and carrying out routine checks
We’re looking for you to:
- Be a team player and work in a close-knit team
- Take Ownership and get stuck in with a proactive approach to your work
- Have previous process operation, mechanical and electrical experience is desirable
- Possess basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence
What’s in it for you?
You will be part of a team responsible for processing sewage sludge for a digestion process creating renewable energy (biogas) for power generation. Also be involved with the conditioning of waste ‘sludge’ to ensure its suitability for agricultural use.
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles we are moving to a hybrid approach where we will provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion and Disability Confident Leader and we are a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.