Waste Water Treatment Plant Operative

Location: On site / Kingswinford DY6, UK Job type: Permanent / Full-time Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing General Operative Salary: Competitive salary

ABP UK is part of ABP Food Group, one of Europe's leading consumer food producers. With over 60 years of experience, ABP has a reputation for quality and innovation. Our food business specialises in supplying and developing award-winning British beef and lamb products for retail, food service and wholesale customers worldwide.

We work across a number of markets to maximise returns for our farmer suppliers and offer efficiency and value for our customers. From the core of our business in consumer food production, we have companies as diverse as pet food manufacturing to renewable energy, giving our colleagues a broad range of opportunities for progression throughout our group.

We have a vacancy at our Kingswinford site for a Waste Water Treatment Plant Operative. You will be working as part of the Environmental team to ensure the needs of the business are met in a timely and effective manner according to the specification. You will be part of a fast paced, proactive team responsible for looking after the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The role involves:

• Ensuring the site effluent treatment plant and associated equipment is operated to its maximum efficiency and within West Midlands water consent levels, including discharge monitoring.
• Carrying out regular cleaning of the effluent treatment plant, associated equipment and surrounding yard areas as detailed in site SOPs, including pre start checks.
• Testing effluent discharge water regularly to ensure discharge limits are within consent levels as per site SOPs and WWTP operating guide.
• Maintaining all external areas of responsibility to ABP standard, including cleaning of the bund and tanks, and all yard area adjacent to the WWTP.
• Checking surface water monitoring points (SWMP) daily.
• Keeping the drainage system operational and unblocking drains in the yard.
• Assisting the yard team with site waste collection and recycling activities, unloading of deliveries when required (forklift training/license can be given).
• Performing basic maintenance in the WWTP (training will be given) and assisting the Engineering team with maintenance and repairs when required.
• Supporting the Environmental Manager to ensure environmental site compliance and ensuring all environmental tasks for the plant are complied with.
• Actively participating in treatment plant improvements and sustainability projects.
• Escalating any issues to the site Environmental Manager and Engineering Manager.
• Completing required training, including 2 weeks at one of our other sites as part of onboarding and chemical training.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties.

Skills and Qualifications

• Relentless drive to succeed.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; competent in dealing with internal and external customers.
• Professional, responsive attitude with a can do, will do approach.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce quality work.
• React quickly and effectively to changing situations.
• Good written and oral English proficiency.
• Basic computer skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (on application)
• Free parking on site
• Training and development including Apprenticeship Programme
• Flexible Monday to Friday working hours
• Group Life Assurance Scheme
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle to Work scheme