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ROLE: Air Hygiene Operative
HOURS: 40 hours per week
LOCATION: Reading – required to travel across the whole Southwest region
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for an Air Hygiene Operative who will assist the Lead Engineer in delivering ventilation, ductwork cleaning and other air hygiene services to our customers.
Role Responsibilities:
1. Carry out kitchen extract system cleaning in accordance with TR19 Grease.
2. Carry out ventilation system cleaning in accordance with TR19.
3. Installation of access doors into ventilation systems in accordance with DW; carry out inspection of fire dampers in accordance with BS.
4. Conduct regular inspections of the physical plant, follow preventative maintenance programmes, maintain equipment and chemical stock inventories, and make recommendations for major repairs.
5. Ensure all records, service sheets, pre‑work risk assessments and method statement compliance are maintained, work is completed safely in line with RAMS, site rules are followed, communication with on‑site contacts is professional, and work areas are left clean and tidy.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants must meet the below‑defined requirements for the role.
6. Basic air hygiene knowledge, with the ability to operate and maintain ventilation systems and ideally hold a recognised qualification (not essential).
7. Strong teamwork, client service, personal administration, analytical, problem‑solving and literacy skills, including the ability to read manuals.
8. Effective verbal and listening communication abilities alongside strong time‑management skills.
9. Valid UK driving licence; ability to comply with Occupational Health and Safety Management Policy and Environmental Management System Policy requirements.
What's in it for you?
10. A supportive workplace where you can develop, grow and progress your career, with access to training, development and industry‑recognised qualifications.
11. Competitive pay with opportunities for overtime, company pension scheme, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays (or as per contract).
12. Access to Mitie's award‑winning employee benefits platform, including discounts at major retailers, and health and wellbeing support such as the Employee Assistance Programme.
13. Full uniform, PPE and equipment provided, plus opportunities to work with a skilled, experienced technical team.
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Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Ritik Gupta at .