Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Water Treatment Worker
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Water Treatment Worker
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Water treatment workers treat and process clean water and waste water.
- Operate equipment to treat sewage
- Clean and maintain tanks and filters
- Treat water with chemicals and microbes, take readings and keep records
- Check drinking water samples for quality
- Make sure the site is safe and secure
As a Water Treatment Worker, you could work in a control room. Your working environment may be dirty, physically demanding, cramped, at height and outdoors in all weathers.
You may need to wear protective clothing.
Water Treatment Workers tend to work between 42 to 44 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on shifts.
Starting: £17,000
Experienced: £32,000
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills and knowledge you'll need in this job, such as a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Water Engineering.
You could do a:
Water Process Operative Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship
Water Industry Treatment Process Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
Water Treatment Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship
These can take between 18 months and 3 years to complete.
You could also apply directly to work as a water treatment worker. Some employers might want you to have GCSEs in English, maths and a science at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C).