Trainee Swimming Pool Engineer
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | South West England, UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ess Employment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESS7011Y |
Summary
LOCATION:GL12
START DATE: ASAP
PAY: £28,000- £30,000 depending on experience
PERMANENT
WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week
Yate Office: 01454 310031
E: yate@ess-emp.co.uk
Vacancy – TRAINEE SWIMMING POOL ENGINEER
ESS Employment Ltd are looking to employ a Trainee Swimming Pool Engineer to work with an established client, to deliver safe, high-quality service, maintenance, fault-finding, installation, and commissioning on swimming pool and spa plant across commercial, leisure, hospitality, and public-sector sites.
Duties for the role:
• Service, maintain, and install water treatment equipment, including chemical dosing, UV, filtration, and swimming pool water treatment plant.
• Assist with tank cleaning and filter inspections.
• Assist with diagnosing and resolving control system faults on pool plant and associated equipment.
• Complete installations, upgrades, and commissioning of pool equipment and pipework.
• Build and maintain honest, professional relationships with customers, providing clear recommendations and solutions.
• Take swimming pool samples, ensuring sampling paperwork is accurate and returned to laboratories.
• Follow site-specific Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS) for all works.
• Support the production of accurate service reports, update asset registers, and contribute to continuous improvement within ISO 9001 quality processes.
• Provide clear pre-visit requirements (access, isolations) and post-visit handovers, including operator training as required.
• Attend quarterly engineering meetings at Head Office to share lessons learned, standardise practices, and receive technical updates.
• Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues, both verbally and in writing.
The successful candidate:
• Basic plumbing, electrical or engineering qualification. (Essential)
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel across the Southern UK; occasional nights away. (Essential)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; confident telephone manner and good IT skills.
• Well organised with high attention to detail; able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider engineering team.
• Customer-focused, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement.
The benefits:
• Excellent salary & company bonus scheme.
• Death in Service benefit
• Increasing annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Reduced Christmas working
• Health Insurance
• Company vehicle
• Company branded clothing.
• Tools
• Smart phone
• PDA
• Training
If this vacancy is of an interest to you, please do not hesitate to apply!
In order to be considered for the role please email your cv at your earliest convenience to Sam Wilmot - sam@ess-emp.co.uk
ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk
START DATE: ASAP
PAY: £28,000- £30,000 depending on experience
PERMANENT
WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week
Yate Office: 01454 310031
E: yate@ess-emp.co.uk
Vacancy – TRAINEE SWIMMING POOL ENGINEER
ESS Employment Ltd are looking to employ a Trainee Swimming Pool Engineer to work with an established client, to deliver safe, high-quality service, maintenance, fault-finding, installation, and commissioning on swimming pool and spa plant across commercial, leisure, hospitality, and public-sector sites.
Duties for the role:
• Service, maintain, and install water treatment equipment, including chemical dosing, UV, filtration, and swimming pool water treatment plant.
• Assist with tank cleaning and filter inspections.
• Assist with diagnosing and resolving control system faults on pool plant and associated equipment.
• Complete installations, upgrades, and commissioning of pool equipment and pipework.
• Build and maintain honest, professional relationships with customers, providing clear recommendations and solutions.
• Take swimming pool samples, ensuring sampling paperwork is accurate and returned to laboratories.
• Follow site-specific Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS) for all works.
• Support the production of accurate service reports, update asset registers, and contribute to continuous improvement within ISO 9001 quality processes.
• Provide clear pre-visit requirements (access, isolations) and post-visit handovers, including operator training as required.
• Attend quarterly engineering meetings at Head Office to share lessons learned, standardise practices, and receive technical updates.
• Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues, both verbally and in writing.
The successful candidate:
• Basic plumbing, electrical or engineering qualification. (Essential)
• Full UK driving license and willingness to travel across the Southern UK; occasional nights away. (Essential)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; confident telephone manner and good IT skills.
• Well organised with high attention to detail; able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider engineering team.
• Customer-focused, proactive, and committed to continuous improvement.
The benefits:
• Excellent salary & company bonus scheme.
• Death in Service benefit
• Increasing annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holidays
• Reduced Christmas working
• Health Insurance
• Company vehicle
• Company branded clothing.
• Tools
• Smart phone
• PDA
• Training
If this vacancy is of an interest to you, please do not hesitate to apply!
In order to be considered for the role please email your cv at your earliest convenience to Sam Wilmot - sam@ess-emp.co.uk
ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk