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Treatment Operator

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Wessex Water

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United Kingdom , Weston-super-Mare

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Salary:

26500.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Do you enjoy working outdoors and have a resilience to adverse weather conditions? Are you able to deal with challenging situations and physical work? Do you have excellent decision making, reporting and communication skills? If so, our Water Recycling team is looking for a Treatment Operator.

Job Responsibility:

  • Operation and maintenance of conventional sewage treatment plants and pumping stations to meet quality standards
  • Running advanced wastewater treatment and sludge process plants
  • Ensuring compliance with company policy, processes, and procedures
  • Ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of all colleagues, the public and yourself at all times
  • Working outside of normal working hours, including evenings and weekends

Requirements:

  • Experience working unsupervised in an industrial or process plant
  • GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, maths, and a technical subject
  • Happy working outside in all conditions
  • A valid driving licence, ideally with category BE
  • Flexible approach to work

Nice to have:

Electrical or mechanical experience

What we offer:
  • Combined pension contribution of up to 20%
  • Career progression and professional development opportunities
  • 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service
  • Opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year
  • Opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions)
  • Healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs
  • Life assurance of up to eight times your salary
  • Opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions)
  • Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers
  • One paid volunteering day each year
  • Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements
  • Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform
  • Support from trained mental health first aiders
  • £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 29, 2026

Expiration:
February 11, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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