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Job Title: Water Treatment Equipment Engineer
Location: Watford, Greater London
Salary/Benefits: £27k - £45k + Training & Benefits

Our client is a leading name within the Water Treatment industry, who have a national presence and excellent reputation. They have a varied portfolio of manufacturing, commercial and public sector client sites, and a growing client base. You will be undertaking a range of installations, servicing and maintenance on water treatment systems and components. The ideal candidate will have a professional and hardworking attitude, and a robust technical skillset. They are offering excellent salaries and benefits packages.

We can consider candidates from the following locations: Watford, Potters Bar, Enfield, Harlow, Welwyn Garden City, Luton, Harrow, Wembley, Slough, Windsor, Bracknell, Woking, Epsom, Sutton, Mitcham, Croydon, Bromley, Caterham, Bromley, Redhill, Oxted, Sevenoaks, Dartford, Erith, Gravesend, Ilford, Romford, Grays, Tilbury, Basildon, Billericay, Cheshunt.

Experience / Qualifications:

Strong experience working as a Water Treatment Equipment Engineer
Will have worked within a Water Treatment / Water Hygiene company
Working knowledge of ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines
Ideally will hold training / qualifications relating to the industry
Good literacy and IT skills
Able to travel if required

The Role:
Undertaking servicing and maintenance on water softeners, ROs and UV filtration units
Servicing on dosing equipment
RPZ valve testing
Smaller installations on water treatment systems and components
Calibrating probes
Some de-commissioning of equipment and components
Ad-hoc water sampling and temperature monitoring
Fault-finding on site and making recommendations for repairs / remedial duties
Completing regular service reports

Alternative job titles: Water Treatment Service Engineer, Water Treatment Engineer.

Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market.

We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level.

We are inundated with applications, we will endeavour to get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills.

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