Specialist Treatment Operator

**Location**: Geelong
- ** Statuses**: Flexible; Full time

**About the role**
- Impactful treatment role, complex problem solving
- Flexible and supportive culture
- Community values centric organisation

The Treatment team at Barwon Water is a diverse and broadly skilled group, providing essential services to our rapidly growing region. As a Treatment Operator, you will work in a fast-paced setting, in a key role that will underpin our commitment for safe, secure and affordable water services across our region in line with our Strategy 2030.

Treatment Operators provide a vital function across the Barwon Water Group, and you will thrive being exposed to and experiencing some of our most complex treatment systems. You’ll play a key role working in the team, ensuring success of assets such as the Black Rock Water Reclamation and Recycled Water Plant. In addition to plant operations, routine inspections and critical maintenance, there are opportunities to innovate and improve our services to our customers and the local community.

You’ll be responsible for efficient and effective treatment operations of wastewater treatment processes including Screening, Biological Treatment, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis and Disinfection by undertaking monitoring, optimisation and maintenance activities.
- ** Position Description**

**About you**

You will join a business that will offer true flexibility in how you work; whether you are seeking full time or part-time work, Barwon Water will support you. With excellent communication skills, you enjoy a collaborative and supportive environment as you build strong relationships, contributing to the overall team goal and to be able to represent Barwon Water in the community.

You’re a safety champion, motivated, team player and able to work systematically whilst proactively identifying problems and developing innovative solutions, with a real drive for continuous improvement.

Your certifications in Water Industry Operations or other relevant certifications, will be applied and combine with you water industry experience. The role will require you to be part of an on-call roster where you may be required to work outside standard work hours to respond to out of hours operational events.

A pre-employment medical, including health, drug and alcohol assessment is required for this position and part of our selection process. As large component of this field-based role requires vehicle travel across Barwon Water facilities, a current Victorian driver’s licence will be required.

**About Us**

Barwon Water is Victoria's largest regional urban water corporation, with more than 110 years’ experience in delivering world-class water, sewerage and recycled water services to our customers and community. More than just taps and toilets, we’re a pivotal player in the region’s ongoing social, economic and environmental prosperity.

We are committed to our people and provide flexible working arrangements in line with business needs.

**Why join us?**

At Barwon Water, we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments.

**Get in touch**

Does this opportunity sound like it might be a good fit for you?

Ready to apply? Submit your cover letter and a copy of your resume now.
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Enquiries to Lachlan Brown, Blackrock Treatment Coordinator, on **0439 302 173**.

Applications close **Sunday, 27 July 2025**.