Trainee Water Treatment Engineer
Hours: Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week (paid overtime over these hours if you want it)
Company Van and Business Fuel Card Provided
City & Guilds Training Programme.
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.
We are now hiring for a new Trainee Water Treatment Engineer to join our Water Hygiene team across Peterborough and Norfolk. 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 Gloucestershire & Wiltshire 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
Requirements
Your skills and experience:
Essential:
- 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 with water qualifications
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.
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 careers
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.
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.
Benefits- 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday (1 x 5 paid overtime)
- 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 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 development & review process
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
- Nursery Vouchers scheme