South Oxfordshire Process Technician

Help us deliver safe, clean drinking water to Oxfordshire. We’re seeking a Process Technician to join our team, supporting daily water production across multiple treatment sites.

As part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be crucial in maintaining site operations. Key responsibilities include monitoring and optimizing water treatment processes to ensure high standards of quality, compliance, and safety.
We provide full training, including a ‘licence to operate’ program along with essential health & safety and first aid courses. Once trained, you’ll join an on-call standby rota (currently 1 in 6 weeks) with additional pay.

What you’ll be doing as a Process Technician

• Operation of plant and equipment, such as turning valves and opening hatches, completion of mandatory and planned, preventative maintenance.
• Complete site rounds of reservoir, water treatment works and water booster sites. You will accurately monitor and record data to ensure we comply with regulatory standards.
• Manual fault finding and intervention to maintain the treatment process or customer supply. Specific examples include changes in chemical dosing.
• You will also have to respond to emergencies, whether this is process failures or power failures.
• Taking responsibility for your health and safety. You may contribute to risk assessments and procedures that contribute to improving health and safety standards on site.
• Complete the ‘licence to operate’ training programme, together with essential health and safety and first aid training courses.

Base Location: Goring, RG8 0BY

Working Pattern: The standard working week starts at 7.30 am and finishes at 3.36 pm, Monday to Friday. A duty standby allowance is paid for participating in the standby roster, and in addition to this allowance, a call-out fee and overtime are paid for all out-of-hours working.

Requirements for the role: UK manual driving licence

What you should bring to the role

• Bring a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-focused approach.
• Be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Competent with company IT systems and Microsoft Office; experience with SCADA software is a plus.
• Willing to work independently, at heights, with chemical deliveries, and in confined spaces.
• Hold a full UK manual driving license.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary from £26,320 up to £30,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.
• Company VAN and PPE are provided.
• Annual Leave - 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water, we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, backgrounds, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.