Sampler

Anglian Water Services•Norfolk, VA

8d•$28,000•Onsite

About The Position

Every drop of drinking water undergoes rigorous cleaning, disinfection, and testing before it reaches our customers. After use, it flows through our sewers, is treated at our recycling works, and is then returned to nature. To ensure the safety and quality of our water and to protect the environment from pollutants, our dedicated sampling team of 120 experts works relentlessly, collecting thousands of samples each year from water treatment facilities, recycling centres, reservoirs, rivers, boreholes, and customer properties across the region. In this vital role, you'll help Anglian Water maintain compliance with water quality regulations by following a sampling program set by our regulators. You’ll also handle additional investigative sampling as needed. Traveling extensively between various sites, you’ll be working independently to prepare sampling bottles, gather samples, and safely transport them to our laboratories, where your contributions are essential to the analysis process. No two days are the same—your route, sampling points, and the skills required will vary, and you'll be working in all kinds of weather. As the face of Anglian Water at customer properties and trade sites, you'll be expected to act professionally and answer any questions about the sampling process. At work and environmental sites, you'll play a key role in maintaining health, safety, and operational procedures. Of course, all of this requires strict adherence to Health & Safety guidelines, our lone working policy, and the quality standards set out in our Water Quality Sampling procedures and ISO17025 accreditation. For a personal insight into the role, click here to hear from Neal, one of our dedicated Samplers.

Requirements

A full, valid UK manual driving licence and a clear understanding of the challenges of occupational driving
Experience in following procedures, safe working systems, and risk assessments
Ability to meet deadlines without compromising safety or quality
A customer-focused attitude with enthusiasm for delivering great service
Confidence to approach customers unannounced for water samples
Basic knowledge of IT tools like Word, Excel, and Outlook, with a willingness to learn new systems
Availability for a standby rota, including evening and weekend sampling
Comfortable with manual lifting up to and including 25kg

Nice To Haves

A scientific A-Level is desirable

Responsibilities

Following a sampling program set by our regulators
Handling additional investigative sampling as needed
Traveling extensively between various sites
Working independently to prepare sampling bottles, gather samples, and safely transport them to our laboratories
Acting professionally and answering any questions about the sampling process at customer properties and trade sites
Maintaining health, safety, and operational procedures at work and environmental sites
Strict adherence to Health & Safety guidelines, our lone working policy, and the quality standards set out in our Water Quality Sampling procedures and ISO17025 accreditation

Benefits

A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
Private healthcare for your peace of mind
An annual bonus scheme
The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave
We are committed to fostering learning and development, ensuring that our employees have the skills and knowledge they need to thrive and reach their full potential