Water Hygiene Engineer

Future Select Recruitment; St Helens; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

fleet vehicle

fuel card

annual leave

pension scheme

Job summary

Future Select Recruitment is seeking a Water Hygiene Engineer to cover contracts across the North West of England, including St Helens and surrounding areas. You will perform ACOP L8 tasks, showerhead descales, water sampling, and storage tank inspections as part of a busy water hygiene team.

The role offers training, overtime opportunities, and benefits such as a fleet vehicle, fuel card, annual leave, and a pension scheme. Travel across numerous NW locations is required.

Qualifications

• Must have worked as a Water Hygiene Engineer within a reputable outfit.
• Good technical knowledge, including ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines.
• Industry training/qualifications are a plus.
• Able to work independently on site when needed.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Proficient using IT software.

Responsibilities

• Showerhead and outlet descales.
• TMV maintenance and servicing.
• Outlet flushes.
• Inspections, cleans and disinfects on storage tanks.
• Calorifier inspections and blowdowns.
• Water sampling.
• Temperature monitoring.
• Completing regular service reports.

Skills

ACOP L8 knowledge

HSG 274 knowledge

Independent on-site work

Literacy & numeracy

IT software proficiency

Tools

Water testing equipment

Job description

Job Title: Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: St Helens, Merseyside

Salary/Benefits: 26k - 35k + Training & Benefits

A busy Water Hygiene / Legionella outfit is recruiting for a Water Hygiene Engineer to join their team. They are seeking someone to cover contracts in the North West of England, including: commercial and public sector premises of varying size. Applicants must be confident in carrying out a wide range of ACOP L8 compliance tasks, including: showerhead descales, water sampling, calorifier inspections. There are fantastic opportunities for training, in addition to overtime earning. Salaries on offer are competitive and benefits include:

• fleet vehicle
• fuel card
• annual leave
• pension scheme

You will be travelling across: St Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Chorley, Skelmersdale, Prescot, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Ormskirk, Crosby, Formby, Southport, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne, Blackpool, Altrincham, Stockport, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Bury, Knutsford, Northwich, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Must have worked as a Water Hygiene Engineer within a reputable outfit
• Good technical knowledge, including: ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• It would support applications if you hold industry training / qualifications
• Able to work independently on site when needed
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Proficient using IT software

The Role:

• Showerhead and outlet descales
• TMV maintenance and servicing
• Outlet flushes
• Inspections, cleans and disinfections on storage tanks
• Calorifier inspections and blowdowns
• Water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Completing regular service reports

Alternative job titles:

Water Treatment Engineer, Legionella Operative, Water Management Engineer, Water Hygiene Operative, Environmental Service Technician.

Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

We are inundated with applications, we will endeavour to get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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