Water Hygiene Engineer

Job Title: Water Hygiene Engineer

Location: Torquay, Devon

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

Our client is recruiting for a self-sufficient Water Hygiene Engineer to service contracts in the South West of England. You will be joining a successful Compliance / Water Hygiene specialist, who are renowned for their excellent service standards and ethical approach. Candidates must be well-versed in ACOP L8 compliance guidelines, and will have strong hands-on experience with TMV servicing, showerhead descales and cleans / disinfections. They are offering excellent further training into technical water treatment for the successful candidate. Salaries and benefits on offer are competitive.

We can consider candidates from the following locations: Torquay, Paignton, Brixham, Totnes, Plymouth, Tavistock, Newton Abbot, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Seaton, Honiton, Tiverton, Wellington, Taunton, Exeter, Crediton, Chumleigh, Bideford, Dartmouth, Barnstaple, Minehead, Axminster, Chard, Bridgwater.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Experience working as a Water Hygiene Engineer
• Robust industry technical knowledge, including ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• Able to work independently on site
• Good time management skills
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Confident using IT software

The Role:

• Carrying out water hygiene tasks across commercial, public sector and local authority sites
• TMV servicing and failsafe checks
• Water sampling
• Showerhead descales
• Temperature monitoring
• Inspections, cleans and disinfections on cold water storage tanks
• Outlet flushing
• Completing regular service reports

Alternative job titles: Water Treatment Engineer, Water Hygiene Technician, Water Management Engineer, Legionella Operative, Environmental Service Technician, Water Operative.

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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