Water Hygiene Technician

Location: This role will be based primarily in the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and North Yorkshire region with travel required to get to all site locations.

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (can be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the business & successful candidate).

Salary: £14.61 per hour.

Bonus opportunity: Measurement based on company and personal performance.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Water Hygiene Supervisor, the Water Hygiene Technician will be responsible for delivering all aspects of the water hygiene program. Tasks vary between taking water samples and temperatures and assisting cleaning and disinfecting systems. The technician ensures high standards of task completion, paperwork and compliance with regulations at all times. The role requires mobile working from customer sites across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North East. Company vehicle, tablet, tools and phone will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Planned and reactive maintenance, responding to all allocated task requests and ensuring jobs are completed within designated service level agreements.
• Routine water hygiene monitoring.
• Tank and pipework insulation inspections.
• Sampling (when required).
• Shower clean and disinfection.
• Flushing of expansion vessels (when required).
• TMV maintenance including cleaning, temperature checks and replacement.
• Basic building inspections/operational checks (e.g., emergency lights, fire extinguishers, weekly fire alarm testing).
• Health & Safety duties; ensuring tasks are completed safely and legally compliant by following risk assessments and method statements.
• Liaising with customers daily to complete tasks and gain access to areas while causing minimal disruption.
• Supporting other areas of the business where required.
• Keeping up to date with current regulations and any changes.
• Checking paperwork regularly and updating tasks as required.

Skills and Attributes Essential

• A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
• Understanding of hot and cold-water systems.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Positive and professional attitude.
• Computer literate.
• Good organisational skills with ability to prioritise a variety of tasks.
• Positive approach to learning, development and progression.
• Flexible outlook towards hours worked (some out of hours work may be required).
• Knowledge of current health and safety practice.

Desirable

• First aid at work trained.
• Trade background or building knowledge.
• NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing.

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

Benefits

• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 25 days with length of service.
• Auto Enrolment pension.
• Staff discounts and high street & retail discount schemes.
• Bike 2 Work Scheme.
• Technology Scheme.
• Paid parental leave and sickness absence schemes.