Water Hygiene Technician

  • Job Reference: 00046054-1
  • Date Posted: 15 October 2024
  • Employer: Affinity Water
  • Location: Staines
  • Salary: £27,200 to £34,769
  • Bonus/Benefits: dependent on skills and experience
  • Sector: Engineering & Technical, Trades & Labour

Job Description

Affinity Water have a new opportunity for a Water Hygiene Technician to join our rapidly expanding team in Staines.   You will be working on site for a number of our blue-chip clients within the Entertainment, Film, Travel and Leisure industries. 

You will be undertaking legionella compliance tasks and remedial work from risk assessments, disinfection of water tanks and water systems, servicing of Thermostatic Mixer Valves (TMVs) and supporting the junior members of the team. 

This role offers fantastic career progression and a structured training and development programme to further your career within plumbing whilst also giving you the opportunity to take on leadership responsibilities.

About us

Affinity Water is the UKs largest water-only supplier, providing sustainable, high-quality water to 3.9 million customers across the Southeast of England. We are on a mission to redefine the way water companies connect with their customers and communities, and to make better use of water and safeguard the local environment now and in the future.

We're immensely proud of our incredible teams making this happen.

The Role:

As a Water Hygiene Technician you will be responsible for a range of water hygiene tasks, including TMV (Thermostatic mixing valves) servicing, chemical descaling, leading on disinfection works, remedials, plumbing duties and general water hygiene tasks will also be required, temperature monitoring, shower descales, tank inspections.

What you'll be doing:

  • Conduct legionella water hygiene tasks: descaling, tank cleans, disinfection's, TMV servicing and minor remedial works. 
  • Oversee junior staff in all water hygiene tasks.
  • Assisting with the development of the the Junior members of the team  
  • Liaison with client representatives on remedial actions required and reporting on progress.
  • Liaising with Commercial Manager on strategic operations

What you'll need:

  • Ideally two years water hygiene experience
  • Competent in IT literacy for reporting and diagnosing remedial works from risk assessment recommendations.
  • NVQ L2 Plumbing preferred but training and qualification offered if necessary

Benefits:

  • Salary: £27,200 - £34,769 (dependent on skills and experience).
  • Opportunity to earn overtime - weekend work 
  • Hours of work: 08:30am - 16:30pm (Monday to Thursday) 08:30am - 16:00pm (Friday)
  • Company Van and fuel card.
  • Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
  • Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
  • Annual leave from 24 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
  • A Celebration Day' in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
  • A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
  • We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
  • Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
  • Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
  • Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
  • Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Disability confident bullet point added to our adverts; if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it's like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.