Trainee Water Hygiene Engineer

We are now hiring for a new Trainee Water Treatment Engineer to join our Water Hygiene team across Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire areas. Your role will ensure the highest quality delivery of pre-planned water hygiene maintenance to a wide variety of client sites, whilst delivering high quality customer service. Travelling to varied client sites, across Beds and Herts will be part of our position. Training for our role is provided from our highly experienced engineering team, in addition to mentoring and support from our experienced Supervisors. A company van and fuel card for business mileage will be provided (full UK driving licence required), and at times there may be a requirement to travel further afield - depending on business need. Your role and responsibilities:

• Cleaning and flushing of water outlets
• Checking and cleaning water tanks and systems
• Carrying out TMV checks and maintenance
• Completing all work on in house software using an iPad
• Delivery of quality customer service to a variety of clients
  
  Previous experience in a trade and customer focused role
• Passion and dedication to develop your career within water hygiene
• Strong verbal communication skills, with ability to build customer relationships
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on their own
• Experience using Apps & IT software / equipment such as and iPad and Mobile Phone
• Excellent time-keeping
• Full UK, manual, driving licence
Desirable:
• Experience working on water systems in buildings or within the water industry
• Qualifications relating to water hygiene or legionella control
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 is one of the UK's leading independent Water Hygiene specialists, driving the evolution of the Water Treatment field with innovation and best practice to ensure the safety of the people in the communities we serve., 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, Derby, Wales and Scotland.

Why join us? SMS Environmental Ltd prides itself on its commitment to supporting our employees in their personal growth and wellbeing. We offer:
• Company van and fuel card
• Paid overtime
• 30 days holiday including bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Company Medical Plan or Cash Plan, on completion of 2 years' service
• Employee Assistance Plan including a 24/7 free confidential helpline
• Employee discounts and cashback savings across hundreds of your favourite high street brands, online shopping, holidays, and days out
• Extra bonus holiday for birthday on completion of 2 years' service
• Support to gain further City & Guilds accredited training and qualifications