Water Hygiene Technician

Job Purpose: 

To assist in the delivery of an effective national water hygiene service to ensure City Facilities Management (UK) Ltd meets its statutory responsibilities and provides safe working environments for employees, clients and those affected by our undertaking 

Key Accountabilities:  

• To represent the company in a professional manner at all times and develop a good working relationship with the City FM and client colleagues in all Stores and Depots. 

• To attend training courses as and where necessary and to ensure personal job skills keep pace with technical developments. 

• To work with City and client colleagues to ensure laid-down standards of quality are maintained at all times. 

Technician Responsibilities: 

 • At all times ensure priority is given for the Health and Safety of colleagues, contractors and members of the public whilst carrying out job related tasks. 

• To portray a professional image to the client at all times. 

• Adhere to all City FM and the clients company policy and processes. 

• To complete all documentation and registers prior to signing in on arrival at site. 

 • On arrival to communicate with site management/ ops team explaining reason for visit and work to be carried out. 

• To complete all required documentation and acquire signatures where required prior to signing out when leaving site. 

• Carry out 6 monthly review of the clients stores, depots and offices. 

• Carry out and complete site specific Legionella risk assessment review reports. 

• Auditing of the City FM compliance folder. Ensuring AST’s and other City technicians are completing routine jobs. 

• Inspect cold water storage tanks. 

• Appropriately sample CWST’s, cold outlets and hot water systems. 

• To carry out the cleaning and chlorination of cold water storage tanks and their associated down systems. 

• That the cleaning and chlorination task is generally undertaken outside normal store trading hours, to minimise risk to staff and members of the public. 

• To ensure correct paperwork is completed during site visits. 

• Report any non-compliance with water regulations. 

• Any remedial work required is reported through company process and procedures. 

• Jobs raised are closed down on completion. 

• Line management is updated on a daily basis. 

• Sufficient notice is given to line manager for the ordering of water hygiene spares and consumables, cleaning chemicals and replacement equipment. 

• Support night shift teams 

• To ensure correct paperwork is completed during site visits and all faults reported to the line manager within 24 hrs. 

• Communicate regularly with line management. 

• Raise jobs appropriately through City FM Helpdesk as and when required. 

Personal Responsibilities: 

 • High degree of mobility – travelling nationally/ within region. North/ Midland/ South etc. 

• Overnight stays away from home. 

• Personal fitness – nature of the job requires the jobholder to climb ladders, working in • confined spaces etc. 

• Ensure to be of smart appearance with good up keeping of uniform. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• PPM Store visits delivered within agreed timescale. Plan own monthly schedule of work efficiently. • Flexibility regarding working nationally, dayshift and nightshift. 

• Tank Inspections 

• Water Sampling 

• Legionella awareness experience 

• Legionella risk assessment experience 

 • Clean and chlorination of water tanks experience 

 • IT skills 

 • Communication skills