Recycling Optimiser
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 range from £36,988 to 46,235 depending on experience.
- Company Car through company car lease scheme or option for cash allowance if scheme criteria met.
- Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).
- Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
- Development opportunities in line with the Recycling Optimiser 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: The role will be based at Knostrop WWTW, Leeds/ Hybrid Working, with site visits across the YW region
Work type: Permanent contract. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for Recycling Optimiser to join the Bioresources team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
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. Bioresources are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Where you fit in:
Yorkshire Water treats and recycles around 350,000 tonnes of sewage sludge each year, mostly as treated biosolids to agriculture. The Recycling Optimiser role is intrinsic in ensuring that the processes used to treat the biosolids are compliant with all legislation, assurance schemes, and internal process.
The Recycling Optimiser is responsible for reporting on the process metrics and supports where any mitigation is required.
The Recycling Optimiser also supports the Recycling Manager to ensure that the recycling of material is done compliantly and efficiently, planning exports to meet site stocks requirements and customer needs, working with colleagues to ensure that site processes are not restricted by site stocks. The Recycling Optimiser also produces and shares weekly, monthly and annual reports for colleagues, Environment Agency and Ofwat, and takes part or leads in audits.
As a Recycling Optimiser you will
- Drive excellent standards and performance in health and safety, risk management and control of work and ensure compliance with the YW Safety Policy and internal compliance procedures.
- Champion and promote compliance with environmental legislation, permits and best practice.
- Support the Recycling Manager in coordinating a consistent approach and level of performance across our sites.
- Challenge contract partners to deliver excellent Health & Safety and environmental compliance. Ensure all sludge data required from partners is available in a timely, consistent, and accurate manner, and produce performance reports for use at site and region wide level and to inform the Bioresources management team.
- Provide sludge treatment and recycling volume forecasts to contract partners and YW.
- Promote positive relationships with EA and EHO officers and ensure sludge operations do not create environmental nuisance.
- Liaise with strategically important customers to ensure we maintain a sustainable recycling operation.
- Provide information and commentary for OFWAT and EA regulatory reporting requirements. Lead and participate in regulatory audits.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
- Understanding of sludge treatment and sludge recycling processes.
- Experience of operational site management.
- Develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise but remain flexible – this can be a reactive environment.
- Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.
- Clearly demonstrate the Yorkshire Water company values and behaviours.
- Experience of understanding where your role fits within a business plan and then developing ways to deliver the outputs.
- Full valid UK driving licence (No more than 6 points)
You will also benefit from having:
- Previous experience gained within the water or wastewater sectors or within the broader utilities, process or manufacturing industry sectors.
- Contractor management experience.
- IOSH &/ NEBOSH Health & Safety qualification.
- A relevant WAMITAB/CIWM Certificate of Technical Competence (CoTC) or EU Skills/ DEFRA Competence Management Scheme (CMS). Demonstrate Continuing Competence (CC) through WAMITB or CIWM.
- Agricultural experience and knowledge.
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 (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!
Do we sound like your cup of tea?
If you’ve got experience in sludge treatment and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.
Advert closes: 20th August
Interviews to be announced shortly.
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.
All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Recycling Optimiser