Sample Scheduler

Huntingdon - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Before it reaches our customers tap drinking water is cleaned disinfected and tested to ensure its safe to be consumed; after the water has been flushed and poured into our sewers its delivered to our water recycling works where its cleaned before it gets passed back to nature where its also tested to ensure its not going to damage the environment.

We analyse and test hundreds of clean water and final effluent samples everyday. Our samplers travel around the Anglian Water region visiting Anglian Waters water treatment works and recycling centres boreholes reservoirs rivers and customer properties collecting water samples and carrying out on-site chlorine tests.

We are looking for a Sampling Scheduler to assist in planning and co-ordinating the sampling programme to meet the regulatory and business need. You will operate our scheduling systems to ensure sampling events (planned and ad-hoc) are scheduled to ensure 100% compliance with regulatory and business requirements.

The role will liaise with the Sampling Managers to schedule workflow and resources proactively and dynamically.

Key responsibilities

Participate in sample scheduling as required and maintain a broad technical understanding of methods in your area of responsibility
Demonstrate flexible working to ensure that all samples are scheduled as planned providing team cover as required
Demonstrate delivery of an effective and efficient service whilst maximising team flexibility
Participate in operational rotas and work schedules in line with business needs
Demonstrate excellent communication with Sampling Managers and Samplers to ensure all unplanned absence is captured and the sampling schedule is updated to ensure all samples are accounted for e.g. sickness cover and vehicle breakdowns
Support the Sampling Managers to ensure all planned absence is captured by the scheduling team and agreed weekly prior to approval e.g. annual leave

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

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

What does it take to be successful

Knowledge and experience sufficient to resolve complex technical problems
Able to troubleshoot resolve and minimise issues
Able to analyse compare interpret and make judgements
Able to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads
Understand customer requirements and how customers use our analytical data
Able to effectively communicate at all levels

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer which means well consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression ethnic origin nationality religion or beliefs age sexual orientation disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes and were committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 24th March 2026

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Sampling SchedulerCirca 28000 dependent on skills and experiencePermanent full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part timeHybrid working with some office based work in Central Laboratory in Huntingdon Dive into a world of opportunity and join our team!Before it reaches our customers tap drinking...

Dive into a world of opportunity and join our team!

The role will liaise with the Sampling Managers to schedule workflow and resources proactively and dynamically.

Key responsibilities

Participate in sample scheduling as required and maintain a broad technical understanding of methods in your area of responsibility
Demonstrate flexible working to ensure that all samples are scheduled as planned providing team cover as required
Demonstrate delivery of an effective and efficient service whilst maximising team flexibility
Participate in operational rotas and work schedules in line with business needs
Demonstrate excellent communication with Sampling Managers and Samplers to ensure all unplanned absence is captured and the sampling schedule is updated to ensure all samples are accounted for e.g. sickness cover and vehicle breakdowns
Support the Sampling Managers to ensure all planned absence is captured by the scheduling team and agreed weekly prior to approval e.g. annual leave

As a valued employee youll be entitled to:

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

What does it take to be successful