Wastewater Plant Operator

Being a big part of a small team, you will find yourself making a significant difference: you will need to be dynamic, energetic, love teamwork, paperwork, and hard work, thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, and enjoy the cut and thrust of business.

Enviro Water is a specialist service provider to the stormwater and wastewater industry, undertaking a wide variety of projects, routine servicing and maintenance activities. Enviro Water has a small but high performing team, a fantastic reputation for delivering on promises and quality service, and burgeoning as a result: additional quality engineering resources are required to
continue that trajectory.

You’ll work with experienced technicians and sometimes on your own in the field, depending on the workload. You’ll also have a supportive office team to help when needed.
This role offers good opportunities to learn and grow within the company.
We’re looking for a reliable and self-motivated person who isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty and can add value from day one.

Key tasks include:

• Operating, maintaining, and servicing wastewater systems.
• Relay information to site and from the site back to management.
• Report on the systems via basic job management systems.
• Scheduled servicing of wastewater systems.
• Accompany senior technicians and engineers to resolve complex wastewater problems together.
• Procure materials as and when needed to maintain operations.
• Form and maintain strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Attend urgent callouts, trouble shoot, fault find, and solve technical problems in the field.
• Read drawings, create asbuilts, and interpret technical information.
• Developing BOMs and ordering materials.
• Assign the co-ordination of day-today operations.
• Developing proforma and other documentation.
• Trouble shooting, fault finding, and solving technical problems in the field.
• Take wastewater samples from systems and deliver samples to the Watercare laboratory.
• Interpret sample results and make adjustments to wastewater systems to improve.
• Provide measured data, photos, and field notes for engineering assessments.
• Compile reports, proformas, and other documentation relating to wastewater treatment and disposal operations.

Our ideal candidate will have/be:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A tertiary qualification that is equivalent to a New Zealand Diploma (NZQF level 4 or higher) in civil engineering and/or wastewater treatment.
• A demonstrated understanding of wastewater treatment and disposal systems
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and job management systems; ability to learn industry-specific software.
• Physically fit and able to work outdoors in varied weather conditions.
• Able to work with wastewater.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a field-based environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and creating as-built documentation.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices in wastewater operations.

Minimum 40 hours per week.  Pay range of $28.50-32 per hour, depending on experience.