Water Treatment Engineer

Location: Travel across Central Belt Scotland

Normal Working Hours: 8am-4pm (40 hours a week) Plus Paid Overtime Available

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 the 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.

Your role:

Unique opportunity to join us , as the leading independent provider of water and air hygiene services across the UK. Your role will engage in pre-planned maintenance of water hygiene works for our client sites across Glasgow & Edinburgh in our field-based role. You will need to be flexible to also travel to Stirlingshire & Lanarkshire as required. You will already be a water treatment engineer with a passion to deliver high quality through exceptional customer service.

Your responsibilities:

• Temperature checking
• Cleaning and disinfecting showers
• Checking and cleaning water tanks and systems
• Delivering TMV checks and maintenance
• Completing all work on in house software using an iPad
• Providing high standards of customer service to our varied client sites

Requirements

Essential

• Previous water hygiene experience within legionella focused role
• Experience servicing TMV's
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience working across various customer sectors, delivering high quality work
• Previous experience using iPad technology

Desirable

• Qualified in City & Guilds Disinfection or similar recognised course

Full UK, manual Driving Licence (You will be provided with a company van and business fuel card)

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.

Benefits

• 30 Days holiday per year including 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 Discount Scheme - saving up to £240 per month on food & groceries
• Core Values Champions Rewards - peer nomination every quarter with reward vouchers for nominations
• Annual review & Pay review process

Background on SMS:

For more than 23 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 (South Oxfordshire), Derby, Cardiff and Glasgow.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you – click Apply Now

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.