Title:  Water Treatment Operator - Waipawa

The Opportunity

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 170 years.

Our team is growing and we have an opportunity for a Water Treatment Operator to join us in the Central Hawke's Bay. This role is responsible for operating and maintaining water treatment assets, and to uphold Veolia’s commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and customer service while meeting key performance indicators and applying health and safety procedures.
 

What's on offer

• A great team-working environment
• Employee assistance programs (EAP) through assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support
• Competitive salary 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Stable employment with a reputable organisation
• Meaningful work that contributes to the well-being of our community
   

What you'll be responsible for

• Operate and maintain the water treatment assets and plant
• Troubleshoot and problem solve faults and defects that affect continued operation.
• Installation and repair of water treatment assets, such as valves, pumps, analysers etc.
• Undertake quality sampling of water samples in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Act as a point of contact for customer requests for service. 
• Accurately log all reports and jobs, completing the necessary paperwork and filing where required
• Be present onsite to oversee contractor activities – this involves working reasonable and regular amounts of overtime, in a variety of weather conditions at multiple locations
• Positively contribute to the district based operations teams by fostering effective working relationships with field, engineering and management staff, client representatives and customers and suppliers.
• Assist and support other departments in the execution of their duties.
• Undertake such general duties as required for the effective provision of services to the client and customers

What you'll need to be successful

• National Certificate in Water Reticulation (preferred)
• Drain laying experience (preferred)
• Wheels, Tracks & Rollers, Traffic Management, Working Heights, Confined Space experience
• Ability and willingness to work out of hours when required
• Participation in on-call roster
• Understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO18001 and Health and Safety legislation.
• Computer literate
• Current driver's licence (Class 1)

You are an effective communicator with a strong work ethic, and with confidence in your own capability, you work with a high degree of personal integrity and autonomy. Along with planning and organisational ability you are able to work well under pressure and quickly adapt to changing circumstances. You bring with you strong commercial acumen, analytical, problem solving skills as well as good literacy and numeracy skills
 

A Veolia Career

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you’ll join a team of over 6000 passionate innovators... and good humans. Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. 

We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

If you can tick most of the boxes and are keen to contribute to Veolia’s ecological transformation, then hit the apply button now!

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