Location
birmingham
Industry sector
Facilities
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
25/11/2025
Closing date
16/12/2025
Water Hygiene Technician
Location: Burton-On-Trent
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 (dependent on experience)
Overview
Are you a team player with a passion for maintaining safe water systems? Join a dynamic and supportive team as a Water Hygiene Technician! We are recruiting for a leading environmental management consultancy, committed to delivering exceptional water hygiene and treatment services. With a strong focus on compliance and safety, they are looking for a collaborative individual to help us continue making a difference.
This role offers the opportunity to work nationwide, ensuring water systems are safe and compliant with HSG 274 part 2. If you thrive in a customer-facing role and enjoy working as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits
A range of benefits to support your professional and personal growth:
* Generous Holiday Package: 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to choose an extra day or Vitality health insurance.
* Hybrid Vehicle & Fuel Card: All the tools you need to succeed.
* Staff Uniform and PPE: We've got you covered.
* Working Away Allowance: Supporting you when you're on the road.
* Company Pension: Secure your future with our pension scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Access to mental health support and qualified Mental Health First Aiders.
* Family-Friendly Policies: Because we care about your work-life balance.
* Employee Recognition: Monthly awards to celebrate your hard work.
* Personal Development Plan: Tailored support to help you grow in your career.
* Social Value Volunteering Opportunities: Give back to the community.
* National Living Wage Employer: We ensure fair pay for all our employees.
Responsibilities
As a Water Hygiene Technician, you will:
* Conduct temperature monitoring and provide accurate exception and action reporting.
* Perform shower head and tap cleaning and descaling.
* Carry out expansion vessel flushing.
* Inspect and report on cold water and calorifier systems.
* Perform calorifier blow downs.
* Collect and sample microbiological data.
* Service and test TMVs (Thermostatic Mixing Valves).
* Clean cold water storage tanks and disinfect systems.
* Conduct mains injection disinfection.
Qualifications
We're looking for someone with:
* Experience in water hygiene tasks such as temperature monitoring, cleaning, and disinfection.
* Strong communication skills to interact effectively with clients and team members.
* A willingness to travel nationwide and stay away from home when required.
Desirable but not essential:
* Experience in logbook review and reporting.
* Knowledge of Legionella Risk Assessments for hot and cold-water systems.
* Familiarity with CAD production on AutoCAD.
Day-to-Day
Your day will be varied and engaging, including:
* Visiting client sites to ensure water systems are safe and compliant.
* Collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality services.
* Engaging with clients to provide exceptional customer service.
* Traveling to different locations and occasionally staying overnight.
* Maintaining accurate records and reports for all tasks completed.
Ready to make a difference and join a supportive team? Contact Amir Gharaati from Penguin Recruitment regarding this or any other roles in water hygiene. We can't wait to hear from you!