At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee water operations, ensuring safety and compliance across client sites.
- Company: Join Mears Group, a leader in facilities management with a focus on service excellence.
- Benefits: Earn up to £47,000, plus a company van and fuel card.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and a commitment to diversity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in health and safety while leading a proactive team.
- Qualifications: Experience in water hygiene and plumbing, with relevant certifications.
The predicted salary is between 47000 - 47000 £ per year.
Location: Maidstone Turkey Mill Office – working across Kent
Salary: up to £47,000, plus company van and fuel card
Contract type: Full Time - Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 42.5 hours, 8-5
Mears Group has recently agreed the sale of its Facilities Management business (Morrison Facilities Services) to Apleona UK, a leading facilities management provider. This role sits within Morrison Facilities Services, part of Apleona UK, and offers an excellent opportunity to join the business at an exciting time of transformation, growth, and investment.
About Apleona UK: Apleona delivers high-quality facilities services across a wide range of sites and communities. We are committed to service excellence, safety, and continuous improvement, supporting some of the UK’s most critical environments.
About Our Clients:
- Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust (including CYPMHS) (KMMH): Providing inpatient and outpatient mental health services across Kent and Medway, including services for children, young people, older adults, forensic and specialist care. The Trust operates across approximately 68 sites, delivering 24/7, 365-day patient services.
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT): One of the largest community health providers in England, employing approximately 5,700 staff and serving a population of 1.4 million people across Kent, East Sussex, and parts of London. This contract includes 33 sites, made up of local GPs, sexual health clinics, dentists, and community-based care centres.
About the Role: We're looking for a proactive and experienced Water Hygiene Supervisor to join our team in Kent. In this vital role, you'll be responsible for overseeing, guiding, and supporting all water operations, operatives, and contractors working across client sites. Your primary focus will be ensuring that all water installations are safe, fully compliant, and pose no risk to building users, the public, our clients, and employees. This role is managing a small team and being hands on alongside the operatives.
Your day-to-day will include:
- Carrying out quality control checks on-site
- Updating and maintaining training schedules
- Collaborating closely with the Compliance Manager
- Writing detailed audit reports based on your findings
- Travelling required to other branches to conduct audits
- Attending client meetings via teams and in person
- Participating in clients water safety group meetings
Role Criteria:
- Competence in Water Management
- Have extensive hands-on experience in water hygiene and plumbing industry
- L8 ACOP /HSG 274 experience and training
- City and Guilds BS standard qualifications in water management, risk assessment, reasonable persons
- Flexible to travel and happy to stay away from home where required
Desirable:
- Pool treatment
- Water risk assessment trained
- Experience in water sampling
- HTM 03-04 Experience in a health care setting
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points. Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before commencement of employment.
If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way. At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
Water Qualified Supervisor in Maidstone employer: Mears Group
Mears Group, now part of Apleona UK, is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development within a supportive and inclusive work culture. Located in Maidstone, Kent, we offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits including a company van and fuel card, and the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that impact local communities. Join us at this exciting time of transformation and be part of a team dedicated to service excellence and safety across critical environments.
