Wastewater Treatment Technician

Gippsland Water takes pride in its place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are one of the critical stakeholders in the region, working towards a prosperous Gippsland. We are growing, innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by: Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our region. Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation. Building a diverse and inclusive organisation, where our people feel safe to bring their full and authentic self to work. We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding. The role In this role you’ll use your sound process control, chemical and mechanical know how to ensure the continued safe, effective and efficient operations of our wastewater treatment facilities. We use industry leading systems with multiple barrier approaches to ensure we meet environmental and public health guidelines. You’ll have an enthusiasm and passion for public and environmental health as you’ll directly contribute to your community by the wastewater services we provide. Your can do attitude and attention to detail will see you thrive as you work in and maintain our wastewater treatment facilities and adopt an innovative approach when solving operational problems. What you’ll bring Demonstrated experience in the safe operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities. Willingness to adopt new technology or processes to solve operational problems. Ability to work safely and effectively even when alone and unsupervised. Well-developed communication skills using written, verbal, numerical and graphical techniques. Ability to utilise complex and critical problem-solving techniques. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a safety focused team. Ability to work on a rotating on-call roster. Demonstrated computer literacy. We know we are asking a lot for this operational role and we also know that fully qualified Wastewater Treatment Technicians are hard to come by, but if you feel you don’t have all this right now, that’s fine by us, as we will give the right person the support to get there. If you love the sound of this role then define your point of difference. An alternative starting salary may be offered to those that are not qualified but possess the relevant know how Freedom We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees’ varied needs and the business, including purchased leave and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life. How to apply For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact Mike Tulloch, Acting Wastewater Treatment Technologist on ***. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. If you are excited about this opportunity, please tell us in no more than 500 words why you believe your skills and experience are suited to this role, along with a copy of your current resume. We encourage applicants to provide a response to the key selection criteria. Key Selection Criteria Sound operational skills and knowledge gained by a number of years of experience, particularly related to domestic wastewater treatment plants. Demonstrated understanding of legislative requirements (EPA License and GED, SEPP) applicable to wastewater treatment plants and processes. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and contribute as part of a team towards the successful completion of goals. Ability to communicate effectively using written, verbal, numerical and graphical communication techniques. Demonstrated ability to use self-motivation and self-discipline to manage time effectively when working alone and unsupervised. Demonstrated sound decision making, especially in high-pressure environments. Please note that if you do not provide a statement, you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check. #J-18808-Ljbffr