Southern Water
Private UK utility supplying drinking water and treating wastewater across southern England.
STC Process Operator
Operate wastewater treatment and pumping stations, ensuring compliance and maintenance.
Job Highlights
About the Role
As a Process Operator you will join Southern Water’s frontline operations team responsible for keeping wastewater treatment works and pumping stations running efficiently. The role is essential for maintaining regulatory compliance, protecting the environment and delivering a high level of service to customers. Day‑to‑day duties include testing and monitoring processes, performing routine maintenance such as clearing pumps, screens and valves, and repairing alarm systems. You will also collect and report data to support compliance, log activities in IT systems and ensure the site is kept clean in line with health‑and‑safety standards. • Perform compliance testing, monitoring and reporting for regulatory standards. • Carry out maintenance tasks such as unblocking pumps, screens, valves, and repairing alarm systems. • Use IT systems to log activities, ensure safety compliance and maintain site hygiene.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸compliance testing
- ▸process monitoring
- ▸maintenance
- ▸alarm repair
- ▸data reporting
- ▸it logging
What You Bring
Applicants must possess a valid UK driving licence and be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions. The ideal candidate is adaptable, reliable, self‑motivated, able to manage time effectively and work independently while being eager to learn complex processes. Experience in wastewater or similar process industries and basic mechanical or electrical skills are desirable. • Hold a valid UK driving licence and be available for standby duties. • Work outdoors in all weather conditions, demonstrating reliability, self‑motivation and strong time‑management. • Possess basic mechanical or electrical maintenance skills; experience in wastewater operations is desirable.
Requirements
- ▸uk licence
- ▸mechanical
- ▸electrical
- ▸wastewater
- ▸self‑motivated
- ▸time‑management
Benefits
The position is advertised with a closing date of 20 February 2026 and is based in Queenborough, Kent. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be prepared to travel across multiple sites. This is a permanent role, working 38 hours per week with additional standby duties, and offers a salary of up to £27,496 per annum. Southern Water is investing £7.8 bn in its 2025‑30 plan to enhance resilience, sustainability and service excellence, offering clear pathways for career progression, training and development. The company values diversity and inclusion, provides reasonable adjustments during recruitment, and expects all staff to participate in 24/7 incident support to ensure quick resolution of service issues. Flexible working arrangements are considered where possible. • Benefit from career progression, training and development opportunities within Southern Water’s £7.8 bn investment programme.
Work Environment
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