About this role
HGV Wet Well Technicians
Salary: £38,512.00 (inclusive of shift allowance). You will be working a day shift pattern which is 4 on 4 off + Overtime available+ Annual Bonus (£1,500) + 25 days leave + 8 days Bank Holiday + Pay Increases (the opportunity to increase salary with our pay rewarded framework, this can increase to £32,676, inclusive of shift allowance) + Excellent Benefits + Pension + Training + Progression.
HGV category C Licence required
As a Wet Technician you will mainly be working as a crew of 2, you will be predominantly responsible for delivering our wet well cleansing programme across the Severn Trent region. You will be operating and completing some first line maintenance on our Customer Operations assets which are situated in Sewage Pumping Stations and Sewage Treatment Works.
This role will be working on a rolling four on four off rota day shift pattern. are roles based out of both our Retford and Stoke Bardolph sites in Nottingham.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Your key accountabilities in helping us will be:
- Excellent organisation skills and be efficient and capable of completing a number of tasks at once whilst working well under pressure.
- Great positive attitude, always searching for ways to improve the way that you and your team works.
- A goal zero attitude when it comes to safety
- An ability to dynamically asses risks on site
- Ability to work within our current Standard Operating Procedures and identify changing risks on site
- Ability to analyse information to spot potential problems.
- Operate and drive the HGV jet vac vehicle fleet
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
In this role you’ll use Severn Trent’s Jetting fleet, which comprises trucks from 7.5 tonne to 32 tonne. You’ll work both around our sites and on the road, so will need to have experience of using similar vehicles and have your HGV class 1 or 2 licence. Along with this if you have experience of wastewater treatment process’s and Wet well cleansing experience this will be beneficial.
Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We seek people who get involved, want to be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.
HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU
It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites:
- Equivalent of 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays equivalence (and the ability to buy/ sell up to the equivalent of 5 additional days per year)
- Up to £7000 per annum in shift allowances
- Bank holidays and overtime are paid at double time
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500 depending on company performance)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Equivalent of Two volunteering days per year
LET’S GO
We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
Other facts
About SEVERN TRENT
Water is wonderful. Without it we’d be lost. With it, everything’s possible. For every toothbrush, for every loo flushed. For the hot showers, the cool drinks, the cups of tea. But it’s not just at the heart of our homes. It’s at the heart of everything; our schools, our businesses, our hospitals. Saving lives, helping communities thrive.
We’re Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it’s not just what we do. It’s how we do it: not just talking, but going over and above. Stepping up and rolling our sleeves up.
It’s because we care. Not only about our water but our corner of the country. And we care for our amazing people who make all this possible. Don’t just take our word for it; we’re a Glassdoor Top 50 Company – one of the best employers in the UK right now.
At Severn Trent, we do more, because we care.
What you'll do
- As a Wet Well Technician, you will be responsible for delivering the wet well cleansing programme and performing first line maintenance on customer operations assets. You will work as part of a crew, primarily operating HGV jet vac vehicles across the Severn Trent region.
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