Water Hygiene / Remedial Engineer

Job Title: Water Hygiene / Remedial Engineer

Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester

Salary/Benefits: 27k - 40k + Training & Benefits

We are recruiting in the North West of England for a multi-skilled engineer, ideally able to conduct a range of Water Hygiene and Remedial duties. Our client is a well-known name within the Water Hygiene / Legionella industry, with a nationwide presence and growing client base. Duties would include: deadleg removals, TMV replacements, cleans / disinfections, pipework adjustments and routine sampling / monitoring. For the successful candidate, they are able to offer great further training and development, in addition to competitive salaries and benefits (vehicle, overtime earning, pension scheme and annual leave allowance).

Ideally, we are seeking someone around the following locations: Wigan, Warrington, St Helens, Prescot, Runcorn, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Knutsford, Altrincham, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Manchester, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Chorley, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston, Skelmersdale, Southport, Formby, Crosby, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax.

Experience / Qualifications:

• Experience working as a Water Hygiene / Remedial Engineer within a well-established outfit
• Will hold the NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing as a minimum
• Ideally will be qualified with the G3 Unvented ticket
• Proven industry technical knowledge, including HSG 274 and ACOP L8 guidelines
• Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Flexible to travel in line with company needs

The Role:

• Cleans and disinfections on cold water storage tanks
• TMV servicing and installations
• Calorifier replacements
• Tap replacements
• Modifying and re-routing pipework
• Showerhead descales
• Swapping out expansion vessels
• Water sampling and temperature monitoring
• Basic flushing on little used outlets
• Updating logbooks
• Identifying required remedial works

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

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