Water Treatment Engineer

Future Select Recruitment; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Water Treatment Engineer to conduct compliance duties across various client sites in Sunderland and the North East. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in the Water Treatment industry and robust knowledge of ACOP L8 guidelines. The role involves inspection, water sampling, and detailed reporting, with competitive salary offerings.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training & Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven history in the Water Treatment industry.
• Ability to handle varied workloads.
• Strong work ethic and adaptable nature.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ACOP L8 compliance duties across sites.
• Perform CWST inspections and cleans.
• Carry out water sampling and temperature monitoring.

Skills

Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Engineer

Knowledge of ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines

Flexible to travel

Good literacy and IT skills

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Water Treatment Engineer
Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Salary/Benefits: £25k - £34k + Training & Benefits

Our client is a leading name within the Water Treatment / Water Hygiene industry, with a national presence. They are seeking a Water Treatment Engineer to cover a range of commercial and public sector client sites for existing clients. Duties will range from ACOP L8 compliance tasks and works with process water treatment systems. Applicants will ideally have a strong history of working within the industry and a robust skillset. Locations of work will include the North East, but our client can consider applicants from other areas of the Northern region. The company is a privately owned outfit who can offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Our client can consider candidates from the following locations: Sunderland, Seaham, Washington, Consett, Chester-Le-Street, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hebburn, South Shields, Blyth, Morpeth, Prudhoe, Crook, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Redcar, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Yarm, Thornaby, York, Thirsk, Ripon, Knaresborough, Northallerton.

Experience / Qualifications

• Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Engineer within a well-established outfit
• Robust knowledge of ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• Flexible to travel in line with requirements
• Able to handle a varied workload
• Hardworking attitude
• Good literacy and IT skills

The Role

• Undertaking a range of ACOP L8 compliance duties across a range of sites
• Showerhead descales
• CWST inspections, cleans and disinfections
• Closed system testing and analysis
• Cooling tower cleans and disinfections
• Chemical dosing
• Calorifier inspections
• TMV servicing
• Water sampling
• Temperature monitoring
• Producing detailed service reports

Alternative job titles

• Water Hygiene Engineer
• Environmental Service Technician
• Legionella Technician
• Water Hygiene Operative

Additional Information

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.

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