Production Manager (Water Recycling)

Overview

Manage reliable, efficient sludge treatment, budget & team for water recycling.

Key Responsibilities

• budget management
• site reliability
• water quality
• health safety
• incident management
• report generation

Tasks

-Manage operational budget and cost center accountability while setting performance targets. -Lead and develop the production team, including managing training, knowledge transfer, reviewing processes and procedures, and conducting performance appraisals. -Provide inter-departmental and functional support to maintain smooth cross-team operations. -Oversee and maintain operational performance outcomes, focusing on site reliability, overall site performance, water quality control, resource management, site checks, and regulatory Discharges. -Supervise, control, and ensure accountability for operational Health and Safety. -Ensure strict adherence to all company policies and procedures. -Provide management support and expert guidance during incidents. -Generate effective operational reports and presentations covering key activities, sickness/exceptions, and performance outcomes. -Manage personnel performance against key indicators and measures.

Requirements

• water industry
• data analysis
• management qual
• team leadership
• numeracy
• communication

What You Bring

-Experience in the water industry, either fresh water or wastewater management. -Ability to analyse operational data and implement strategies to improve efficiency, reduce waste and lower treatment costs while maintaining water quality. -Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks. -Management qualification or able to demonstrate management course(s) completed. -Experience of team leadership/supervision. -Good standard of secondary education and able to demonstrate a good standard of numeracy and literacy skills. -It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water. -Clear and concise verbal and written communication for internal reporting, conveying instructions and liaising with regulators.

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Benefits

-5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service. -Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave. -Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution. -Paid volunteering days. -Life assurance. -Health cash plan. -Cycle to work scheme.

About South East Water Uk

-Founded in 1992 and restructured by merger in 2007, it has grown into a major regional water supplier. -Draws from aquifers, rivers and reservoirs, treating at some 83 works before distribution. -Project pipeline includes new reservoir at Broad Oak (operational by 2033), treatment works upgrades in Maidenhead and Maidstone. -Focuses on network resilience—leak detection teams, smart meters, and buffer storage tanks to reduce interruptions. -Environmental engagement includes working with farmers, monitoring SSSIs, and using dogs to protect wildlife during works. -Privately owned under a mix of pension and trust entities. -Notably endured a significant regulator investigation after households experienced supply failures and hosepipe bans.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-must pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks.