Treatment Operator

YTL Construction UK; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Yeovil is seeking a Treatment Operator to manage sewage treatment plants and ensure compliance with standards. This role involves outdoor work in varying conditions and requires flexibility in hours, including evenings and weekends. Candidates should possess GCSEs in relevant subjects and ideally have mechanical experience. The position offers significant benefits, including a generous pension plan, career progression, and a healthcare package.

Benefits

Pension contribution up to 20%

Career progression opportunities

25 days' holiday, rising to 28

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to eight times salary

Electric car leasing option

Discounts from over 3,000 retailers

Paid volunteering day annually

Enhanced family leave arrangements

Interactive health and wellbeing platform

Support from mental health first aiders

£1,000 referral fee for successful recruitment

Qualifications

• Experience working unsupervised in an industrial or process plant is required.
• Mechanical experience would be desirable.
• Eligible to work in confined spaces and wear appropriate breathing apparatus.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain sewage treatment plants and pumping stations.
• Run advanced wastewater treatment and sludge process plants.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Work outside of normal hours, including evenings and weekends.

Skills

Decision making

Reporting

Communication

Resilience to adverse weather

Flexibility

Education

GCSEs in English, maths, and a technical subject

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, we are looking for a Treatment Operator to work in our Yeovil team, covering areas such as Yeovil, Sherborne and Wincanton.

What you'll do

Your role will involve:

• the 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.

What you'll need

You will need experience working unsupervised in an industrial or process plant.

Mechanical experience would be desirable. Confined spaces training will be provided as part of role, however you will need to be eligible to work in confined spaces.

This includes suitability to wear appropriate breathing apparatus and navigating tight spaces. If you have any questions about this, please contact our recruitment team.

You will also need:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, maths, and a technical subject
• to be happy working outside in all conditions
• a valid driving licence, ideally with category BE
• to be flexible in your approach to work.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The 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 toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West.
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community.
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors.
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space.
• Plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.