Water Treatment Engineer

Job Title: Water Treatment Engineer

Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Salary/Benefits: 26k - 36k + Training & Benefits

Our client is a successful Water Treatment / Water Hygiene specialist, who have a UK-wide client portfolio. They are seeking a diverse and hardworking Water Treatment Engineer to join their growing outfit. You will be working across commercial, industrial and local authority premises to conduct pre-planned ACOP L8 compliance duties and technical treatment duties, including: closed system dosing and pre-commissioning cleans. Our client is offering competitive salaries, in addition to a company vehicle, overtime earning opportunities and other usual benefits.

Ideally, we are seeking someone around: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Hebburn, Sunderland, East Boldon, Washington, Chester-le-Street, Houghton le Spring, Seaham, Consett, Durham, Prudhoe, Blaydon, Ponteland, Stocksfield, Whitley Bay, North Shields, South Shields, Hartlepool, Redcar, Middlesborough, Darlington, Spennymoor, Yarm, Thornaby, Guisborough, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Engineer
• Excellent technical knowledge, including: ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
• It would be advantageous to hold plumbing experience / qualifications (I.E. Plumbing Diploma, Plumbing NVQ and / or G3 ticket)
• Flexible to travel in line with client requirements
• Hardworking attitude
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills

The Role:

• TMV servicing and inspections
• Tank inspections, cleans and disinfections
• Closed system sampling, analysis and appropriate dosing as needed
• Showerhead disinfections
• Inspecting, installing and testing CLO2 dosing units
• Calorifier inspections
• Water sampling and temperature monitoring
• Pre-commissioning cleans and flushing in line with BSRIA guidelines
• Producing detailed technical service reports
• Fault finding on site and highlighting any non-conformities
• Working to agreed deadlines and personal targets

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

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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