Operator- Reservoir & Booster

This job is with Southern Water, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Closing Date: 01/06/2025.

It's an exciting time to join us! We're interested in speaking to people from all walks of life. Successful candidates could have previously been postmen, nurses, soldiers, retail workers, care workers or drivers to name a few! Your experience in any industry is valuable to us here at Southern Water. You have the opportunity to earn a great initial salary package starting at £26,721 plus extra stand-by payments. There will not be many roles you see where you can have a significant impact on the environment and directly impact the satisfaction of customers. You are frontline superheroes at Southern Water. So, whoever you are and whatever your background, we've a meaningful career right here, ready for you to dive right into.

You will be part of the frontline operation at our Sussex Reservoir and Booster sites, and the business simply cannot operate without you. Every day is different; you will be working in all conditions carrying out a range of tasks to ensure the essential functions at our water storage sites to operate and maintain supply to our customers and protect the environment.

Joining us could prepare you well for future roles across the business. Team members have gone on to achieve roles in management to Field Performance Manager level, and indirect pathways to Process Science roles - these are the technical experts in the process operation arena. You may also gain indirect knowledge in mechanical and electrical specialisms, and this could prove to be a future field of study with the skills you will gain. Southern Water can support this ambition with upskilling apprenticeships and other training.

Although work is generated to you on a weekly basis, you will be managing your own time, giving you the freedom and flexibility to design your own working week. You will learn how to be organised and proactive.

You will undertake as part of the role:

• Undertaking stand-by rota which will require weekends and antisocial hours.
• Site hygiene in line with our regulatory obligations.
• Compliance testing.
• Monitoring, collating and reporting of data to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Fault finding and problem-solving skills are essential to respond to breakdowns.

You will be:

• Comfortable working outdoors, potentially in all weather conditions.
• Part of a team who delivers excellent performance by understanding how you affect the overall mission of Southern Water.
• Good technical knowledge and skills.
• Adaptable, flexible, patient, reliable and self-motivated.
• Good with time management.
• Confident to work effectively and efficiently on your own and as part of a team.
• Keen to learn and operate complex processes with high quality controls.

Qualifications:

• GCSEs grade 3 including Maths, English and Science.
• Valid UK Drivers Licence is essential.

Join our Water team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, responsible growth, and improvement.

Does this opportunity excite you but you're not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that 'normal' office hours aren't possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support - because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That's why our people join and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you'll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position.