Water Hygiene Technician

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for a Water Hygiene Technician to join our team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will be working on a full-time permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive starting salary of £24,500 per annum to negotiable Company Van, Fuel Card Plus Excellent Benefits!

We are an award winning, experienced and innovate Heating and Compliance firm that is committed to putting customers and clients at the heart of everything we do. Liberty offers professional gas installation, maintenance and servicing as well as energy solutions, with a strong commitment to value for money services that make a positive difference to people and the communities in which we work.

We are looking to recruit a Water Hygiene Technician, to provide an effective high-quality service to ensure all water systems on site are fully compliant with all aspects of current health and safety and Legionella specific legislation and guidance.

The strength of our organisation lies in the quality of the people we work with. We’re proud to employ the most talented, driven individuals within the property services sector.

Responsibilities for this Water Hygiene Technician role are:

Temperature monitoring and general HSG274 water hygiene tasks

Outlet descaling

Collection of samples from domestic water systems, and submission for laboratory analysis

TMV servicing and maintenance

Chlorination and disinfection works

Cold water storage tank cleaning and disinfection, which includes handling and dosing chemicals

Showerhead cleaning and disinfection

Cold water storage tank and calorifier inspections

Preparing and completing job sheets by hand

Ensuring there is a full working set of equipment and P.P.E prior to attending site work

Legionella monitoring

What we are looking for in our ideal Water Hygiene Technician:

C&G Certification Water qualification

Legionella monitoring experience. Demonstrated working experience of (HSG274 Part 2), Health Technical Legionella Awareness

Water monitoring and Tank Inspection

Risk Assessment Appreciation

H&S at Work Act & Regulations Appreciation

Asbestos Awareness (Desirable)

Full driving license

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards - employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit - 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards.
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:
• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required.

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre-employment checks. For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Water Hygiene Technician, click "apply" below - we want to hear from you!

Closing date 16th May 2024 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications).