Wastewater Production Operator
Full time - 37 hours per week
Up to 24 months FTC
Salary - £29,325 to £34,500 per annum (depending on experience)
Location – Middlesbrough
About the Role
Are you a motivated and hands-on professional ready to make a real difference? We’re looking for a committed Production Operator to become part of our friendly and supportive team at Bran Sands.
This is a fully on-site role at the centre of our tanker operations, where you’ll be responsible for managing industrial waste delivered by road tankers and operating the site weighbridge. Day to day, you’ll play an important part in keeping essential processes running safely and efficiently, supporting areas such as Industrial Effluent Tankers, Wastewater Treatment, our Advanced Anaerobic Digestion facility, and the Gas to Grid plant. Your contribution will directly support services that have a meaningful impact on both the environment and the wider community.
We’re searching for someone who thrives in a busy, fast-moving environment and takes pride in maintaining high standards of safety and performance. You’ll be a strong team player with excellent communication skills, able to think on your feet and take a proactive approach to solving problems as they arise.
If you’re looking for a rewarding opportunity where your work truly matters, and you want to join a team that values safety, collaboration and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
About you
We’re looking for someone who combines strong communication skills with a practical, solution-focused approach, confident in tackling challenges and keeping things moving forward.
You’ll be comfortable working independently and taking ownership of your responsibilities, using your initiative to prioritise tasks and adapt as demands change. Confidence with IT systems is important, as you’ll be analysing and interpreting data to identify issues and help optimise performance across our operations.
An understanding of process control would be beneficial, and while experience within wastewater or a similar industry is an advantage, it’s not essential. What matters most is your willingness to learn, develop, and grow within the role.
Experience in waste management or hazardous waste consigning would be a plus, but not a requirement. A full UK driving licence is essential for this position.
This role has also 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.
Here at 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. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.
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.
About us
Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.
Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.
We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we'd encourage you to apply.
Please note:
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.
NWG at a glance:
Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come.
We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.
We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business.
Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Our benefits
We’re a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our ‘Tap Into’ benefits include:
- Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 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 10%.
- 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.
