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Slow sand filter operator

Hampton (PE7 8)
Thames Water
Operator
Posted: 12h ago
Offer description

What you’ll be doing

as the Slow Sand Filter Operator
1. Routine checks, maintenance, and operating mobile plant to ensure that services are delivered to time, cost, and quality standards.
2. The three key areas are skimming filters, the removal/ relaying of granular activated carbon (GAC), and the resanding of SSFs.
3. Use of specialist mobile plants, including sand 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.
4. General site housekeeping, plant checks, and maintenance.
5. Adherence to legal and company health, safety, and hygiene regulations.

What you should bring to the role

6. Previous experience in a similar machinery-based or manual labour role is highly desirable.
7. Be a self-motivated person who can immerse themselves into the team around them, you need to be very disciplined, have the desire to learn from those around you and have a can-do attitude. This role can be demanding at times, but very rewarding too.
8. 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.
9. Be motivated and always strive for the highest possible standards.
10. Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with the team.
11. Basic literacy, numeracy and digital skills.
12. Ready to be trained in safety procedures.
13. Preferably, have a 7-tonne dumper licence or be prepared to obtain it.
14. 360 Excavator, Loading Shovel, and Sand Skimmer experience would be an advantage but be prepared to obtain it.

What’s in it for you?

15. Offering a salary from £28,500 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
16. Full training package and PPE are provided.
17. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
18. Performance Related Pay Plan (PRPP): Max (of salary) = 6%. On target (of salary) = 3%.
19. Pension: Maximum of 12% - 2x employee contribution.
20. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and well-being, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

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