Water Treatment Engineer

Location: Travel across Somerset, Devon & Cornwall and the M5 corridor as required

Salary: £23,000 - £25,000 base salary, dependent on experience, plus paid overtime

Hours: Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week (1.5 X paid overtime over these hours)

Joining SMS Environmental, you will be part of our experienced team, driving the evolution of Water Treatment and Air Purification with innovation and best practice to ensure the highest safety of people within UK communities we serve. We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading independent Water Hygiene specialists and now has never been a better time to get on board.

Striving to be the best, leading independent water hygiene and air purification supplier across the UK, we have ambitious growth plans and are focusing on our people to ensure we not only deliver the best for our staff, but our customers too. We're dedicated to hiring and developing the best out there. Committed to supporting you across your career journey, we will prioritise your needs and well-being to ensure a fulfilling career with us, where you can achieve your fullest potential and long term career success.

Key Benefits:

• 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday (paid overtime over these hours if you want it)
• 22 Days holiday per year plus bank holidays, offering you additional 1 day leave for birthday after 2 years service
• Brand New Company Uniform, IPad & Mobile Phone
• Brand New Uniform, Equipment, Tool Bag & PPE
• Modern, full serviced, company van & business fuel card
• Trade Cards to ensure you are not far from gaining new supplies
• City & Guilds Affiliated Training Programme
• Private Medical Care or Alternative Cash Plan after 2 years service
• Long Term Service Rewards, starting from Year 1 to receiving £1000 towards a weekend away after 20 years service
• Enhanced Sick, Maternity & Paternity Leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Retail Discount Scheme
• Core Values Champions Rewards - peer nomination every quarter with reward vouchers
• Annual development & review process

Your role:

You will complete pre-planned maintenance of water hygiene works for clients across our field-based role, operating across the Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and M5 Corridor to work on client sites, based on business needs.

Your responsibilities:

• Delivering a variety of water hygiene works
• Cleaning and disinfecting showers
• Checking and cleaning water tanks and systems
• Delivering TMV checks and maintenance
• Checking and disinfecting calorifiers
• Completing all work on in house software using an iPad

• Previous water hygiene experience in a legionella controlled focused role
• Prior experience flushing, temperature checking, servicing TMV's and conducting water tank cleaning
• Previous experience using iPad technology
• Full UK Driving Licence (You will be provided with a company van)

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK.

All roles at SMS require a DBS check; SMS Environmental will cover the cost of this if you do not already hold a valid DBS certificate.

Why join us?

SMS Environmental Ltd prides itself on its commitment to supporting our employees in their personal growth and wellbeing. We offer:

• 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday (paid overtime over these hours if you want it)
• City & Guilds Affiliated Training Programme
• 22 Days holiday per year plus bank holidays, offering you additional 1 day leave for birthday after 2 years service
• Brand New Company Uniform, iPad & Mobile Phone
• Brand New Uniform, Equipment, Tool Bag & PPE
• Modern, full serviced, company van & business fuel card
• Private Medical Care or Alternative Cash Plan after 2 years service
• Long Term Service Rewards, starting from Year 1 to receiving £1000 towards a weekend away after 20 years service
• Enhanced Sick, Maternity & Paternity Leave
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme nomination every quarter with reward vouchers for nominations
• Annual development & review programme
• Employee Discount Scheme - saving up to £240 per month on food & groceries
• Core Values Champions Rewards
  

Background on SMS:

For more than 22 years, SMS Environmental has been one of the leading water hygiene service providers throughout the UK, ensuring the public are protected from infectious diseases that can be carried through water systems. We provide essential services to an array of domestic and commercial clients including water testing, risk assessments, air sampling and air conditioning maintenance.

Our extensive skills and expertise in infection control and systems management have given us a key opportunity to drive the design and standardisation of Water Treatment education and training used throughout the industry today. We work closely with City & Guilds, CIBSE (CPD) Accreditation Board and UKAS to create, review and enhance modern water hygiene training course contents, materials and assessments to ensure they are fit for purpose and set high standards for the whole sector to aspire to.

All SMS employees are trained to the highest standard using a range of in-house training and external learning programmes that are accredited by City & Guilds. SMS Environmental has been awarded the Investors in People accreditation since 2011 and we continue to invest in our employees by supporting individuals to achieve their next step within their career.

SMS Environmental employs over 215 people from water treatment engineers and plumbers to office staff across our 4 nationwide offices based in Harwell, Derby, Wales and Scotland.

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SMS Environmental is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our local communities and we welcome applications from all candidates.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK.

All roles at SMS require a DBS check; SMS Environmental will cover the cost of this if you do not already hold a valid DBS certificate.

SMS Environmental is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our local communities and we welcome applications from all candidates.