About the Role
Water Supply Team Manager – Full Time, Permanent (37 hours per week).
Salary: from £43,010. Location: Ormesby, Suffolk.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Water Team as a Water Supply Team Manager working with colleagues to deliver excellent Water Services for our customers, communities and the environment. In this role you will oversee a team of operators and be responsible for the day to day running of a Water Treatment Works. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality and water volumes are maintained and be responsible for driving continuous improvement. Key focusses are on compliance and regulatory requirements, ensuring that health and safety remains a top priority at all times.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage and supervise the operations and maintenance of a water treatment works.
* Implement and monitor visual management systems to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
* Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Water Quality regulations.
* Lead and develop a team of Production Operators.
* Monitor plant performance and implement corrective actions as necessary.
* Collaborate with other departments to optimise processes and achieve operational goals.
About You
We are looking for candidates with strong leadership skills, capable of motivating and leading by example while encouraging a culture of empowerment that drives a high‑performing team.
The water monitoring system, SCADA, is used daily. While previous experience with SCADA is not essential, the successful candidate should be confident with technology and possess excellent problem‑solving skills, as you'll need to quickly address on‑site alarms and make quick decisions when necessary.
The use of visual management techniques to lead and develop the site and team will be a key aspect of this role. Previous experience with visual management is not essential but a willingness to adopt this approach and drive continuous improvement of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People will be key to your success.
A comprehensive induction process will be provided to give you the necessary water knowledge you will need. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is passionate about continuous learning and eager to expand their knowledge.
This role requires the successful candidate to hold a full valid UK driving licence.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Here at NWG – (Essex & Suffolk Water and Northumbrian Water), we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work. Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.
Important Employment Information
This role has been defined as a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you’ll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test. Prospective employees and agency workers in defined safety and security critical roles will be required to undertake a drug and alcohol test after the job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.
Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre‑employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre‑employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.
Benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. There’s also the option to buy or sell holidays.
* Company pension scheme, where we’ll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
* Free access to local attractions.
* A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
* Award winning ‘Living Well’ wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
* Support with sustainable travel – through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
* Financial wellbeing support – access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
* Support with your development – we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we’ll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.
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