Plant Operations Coordinator

Help Shape the Future of WA's Largest Water Resource Recovery Facility

The Woodman Point Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) is Western Australia's largest resource recovery treatment facility, servicing industrial, commercial and residential customers across Perth's southern metropolitan region.

As part of a major sludge treatment upgrade, the facility is entering a new era of operations with the introduction of advanced technologies, including a Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP) and an enhanced Energy Recovery Facility. These investments will introduce large-scale steam boiler operations and other advanced treatment technologies, complementing the site's existing treatment and conveyance assets.

We are seeking an experienced Process Coordinator to play a key role in delivering safe, reliable and sustainable treatment operations while working with technologies that are shaping the future of resource recovery in Western Australia.

About the Role

Reporting to the Team Leader Operations, you will provide specialist operational and treatment process expertise across water resource recovery treatment and conveyance assets.

Working closely with maintenance, engineering, project and technical teams, you will optimise plant performance, troubleshoot complex process issues and ensure assets are operated safely, efficiently and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day treatment, maintenance and operational activities.
• Lead process troubleshooting, fault finding and optimisation activities.
• Support shutdown planning, commissioning and operational readiness programs.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and contractor performance.
• Carry out complex isolations in accordance with testing, lockout and permit requirements.
• Monitor plant performance and investigate process anomalies.
• Ensure compliance with operating licences, environmental obligations and safety requirements.
• Support incident response, emergency management and after-hours standby requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, reliability and operational performance.

About You

You are a safety-focused and technically capable operations professional with experience working in complex industrial or process environments. You enjoy solving challenging operational problems and driving improvements in plant performance.

Essential Requirements

• Certificate III in Water Industry Operations, equivalent qualification, or significant relevant industry experience.
• Significant experience within a process industry, utilities, major infrastructure, manufacturing or operations and maintenance environment.
• Experience with chemical handling and dosing systems.
• Experience with isolation and tagging procedures, permit-to-work systems and confined space entry.
• Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting and technical diagnostic capability.
• Demonstrated experience working safely within high-risk operational environments.
• Current C Class Driver's Licence.

Highly Regarded

• Experience in wastewater, water treatment, Water Resource Recovery, RO, UF or similar process industries.
• Trade qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Experience operating or maintaining steam boiler, high-pressure and high-temperature process systems.
• Experience with gas systems, energy recovery or power generation operations.
• Experience working with SCADA, distributed control systems or automated process plants.
• Highly developed knowledge of risk assessments, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and operational work instructions.

What You'll Bring

• Positive, can do , results driven attitude
• A strong commitment to safety, wellbeing and environmental compliance.
• Proven capability in complex fault finding and process diagnosis.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound planning, organisational and decision-making abilities.
• A collaborative, high-performing team-focused approach.
• A continuous improvement mindset.

Why Join Us?

• Work at WA's largest Water Resource Recovery Facility.
• Be part of a major facility transformation and technology upgrade.
• Gain exposure to advanced treatment, thermal hydrolysis and energy recovery technologies.
• Join a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Make a meaningful contribution to essential services that support communities, industry and the environment.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%. 
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.   

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

Apply now and help deliver safe, reliable and sustainable treatment operations for the future.

If you are interested in the above opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role. 

Please note: By applying for this role, you are consenting to your current and previous line managers being contacted as references. It is strongly recommended that all internal applicants advise their line manager of any applications for acting or permanent positions prior to applying. 

As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.  

Applications close 4th August 2026

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace: 

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments during the recruitment process including an alternative format of the application form, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website