Operator/Electrician
Salary: Circa £40,000
Permanent, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (5 week rolling shift pattern including, bank holiday, weekend and on-call working)
Base Location: On-site, Irvine, North Ayrshire
At Alpheus, we deliver innovative water and wastewater treatment solutions for industrial clients. Our projects are critical to environmental sustainability and operational excellence, and we're looking for a skilled Electrician and Operator to join our Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) team.
In this role, you'll form an integral part of the operational team, carrying out proactive electrical maintenance and plant operations to ensure 100% availability of treatment capacity. You'll work on routine and non-routine electrical inspections, troubleshooting, and contribute to asset management plans, while also performing operational duties such as setpoint adjustments, sampling, and laboratory testing. Your expertise will help drive compliance, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the plant.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver proactive electrical maintenance and repairs to WWTP assets, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
* Operate and optimise day-to-day plant processes, including monitoring, sampling, and adjustments.
* Contribute to asset life management plans and improvement initiatives.
* Ensure compliance with environmental permits and health & safety standards, fostering a zero-accident culture.
* Support Six Sigma and other industry-standard initiatives to drive performance.
* Collaborate with team members and management to achieve KPIs for environmental performance and revenue generation.
Requirements
* Electrical qualifications - City & Guilds or equivalent (Essential).
* Experience working to asset management plans and in controlled H&S environments (Desirable).
* Knowledge of wastewater operations or industrial processing plants (Desirable).
* Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills.
* Ability to troubleshoot, adapt, and contribute improvement ideas.
Benefits
* Personal private health care.
* 25 days annual leave.
* Life Cover at 8x your salary.
* Personal Accident cover - up to 5x your salary.
* Flexible working.
* Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%.
* Bonus scheme.
* Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.
Why Alpheus?
We're part of the Anglian Water Group, delivering sustainable water solutions that make a real difference. If you're passionate about operational excellence and want to help shape the future of wastewater treatment, we'd love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 02/02/2026
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