Technical Team Leader (Bioresources Ops)
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:
* We offer a competitive salary (Salary band 4a) from £44,495 to £53,333, depending on experience
* A company car through company car lease scheme
* Annual incentive related bonus
* Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
* Development opportunities in line with the Technical Team Leader progression plan
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - plus an extra wellness day!
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
* A great benefits package - choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
* Retail savings scheme
* Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location: We have opportunities for Technical Team Leader's (Ops) to join the Bioresources department at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Standby is a requirement of this role; therefore, flexibility is essential.
What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it's so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire's water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region's health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.
Our Technical Team Leader will manage and lead a team of Engineering Professionals both Mechanical and Electrical to ensure Engineering Regulatory Compliance. They will manage and mitigate Wastewater production, treatment, and other wastewater assets that are associated with risk and resilience issues.
The role of the Technical Team Leader is to support the Product & Process Engineers to deliver operational excellence across all wastewater assets. The role is critical in delivering our business performance targets, including Serviceability on our 'Non-Infrastructure' asset base.
The Technical Team Leader will be required to lead and manage a team whilst providing support to E&R assets and will therefore be required to demonstrate a good understanding of these functions and the challenges that arise.
Where you fit in:
* Lead the team to deliver excellent performance by setting clear expectations linked to business targets.
* Provide quality coaching to the team on RCA and PIR's.
* Manage workloads across the team, matching resources to tasks where needed.
* Ensure best practice and consistency is used in all activities.
* Liaison with compliance and policy teams to ensure procedural compliance is driven through all the team.
* Monitor WWTW performance via catchment & SCADA data and other YW systems and coordinate timely reviews of issues arising.
* Provide technical expertise for the team.
* Drive and encourage innovation within the team.
* Work as part of the team to deliver excellent performance.
* Ensure that all activities on the Energy and Recycling asset base is completed in accordance with all YW Health and Safety policies and onsite procedures.
* Deliver Zero pollution incidents and Zero failing works.
* Resolve high priority, complex and emergency problems.
* Use a high level of technical knowledge in relation to WWTW and sludge treatment assets to operate and optimise plant.
* Manage escalation and ensure that incidents are brought to resolution as quickly as possible.
* Provide technical support in the management of incidents and near misses.
* Continually look to improve our processes and way we do things.
* Ensure that Peak Tariff costs are avoided where required.
* Ensure that all risks and performance shortfalls are fed back to the Technical Support team.
* Drive operational improvements to minimise energy and consumables usage.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
* Problem-solving skills are key.
* Technical understanding of production processes.
* Analytical and fault diagnosis of production processes.
* Experience of delivering continual improvement in a process / production environment.
* Experience in incident management and asset failure recovery.
* Strong communication and influencing skills.
* Ability to work in a team and under your own initiative.
* Influencing and negotiation skills.
* Rigorous attention to detail.
* Proficient in the use of IT.
* Financial awareness.
* Current and valid UK driving licence (no more than 6 points) and ability to work flexible across the Yorkshire region.
You will also benefit from having:
* Experience of managing and leading a team with a proven track record.
* Strong technical background in wastewater processes.
* Previous experience in the water or wastewater sectors.
Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it's important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options.
Do we sound like your cup of tea?
If you've got technical experience in production process and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today.
Closing date: 19th February
Interviews: TBC
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date.
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