Field Service Engineer
Salary package: £37,000 + overtime and overnight allowance. 37.5 hour week Monday to Friday with an early finish on Friday and a 4-day week Monday to Thursday when working locally. Based from BS37 Yate, includes pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, parking, life assurance, permanent role.
An opportunity to join a friendly and established Aerospace and general engineering company for their Yate-based operation. The role will be working within a small team at customer sites and in the company's workshop. A full driving licence is required.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To service, maintain, repair, overhaul, test, and re-test Ground Support Equipment including tools, jigs, fixtures, lifting and manipulating equipment to the customer schedule.
2. Workshop-based some of the time at the company's facility, and at customer sites around the UK.
3. Field work will likely include every other week spent away on a UK RAF base; the ability to obtain UK Security Clearance is essential.
4. To carry out a visual inspection of the customer equipment and record any damaged or missing parts in conjunction with the customer drawing or the OEM specification.
5. To ensure company quality systems are adhered to always.
6. To perform the services with a high degree of skill, care and diligence and in accordance with good industry and customer practices.
7. To work with managers and supervisors to implement the company's policies and business objectives.
8. To make a positive contribution to maintaining a workplace that is healthy, safe, neat, and tidy.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
1. Preferably from an aerospace or water industry background, but not essential.
2. Experience of working with lifting and manipulating equipment is preferable.
3. Willing to work away from home when required for 4 or 5 days twice a month.
4. Effective administrator with good written and oral communication skills and organisational skills.
5. Able to adopt a flexible approach to work and react effectively to a rapidly changing environment.
6. Able to work under own initiative and with a high degree of autonomy, as well as part of a team.
7. Demonstrable experience of delivering on customer needs and against agreed deadlines.
8. Must pass a Full DBS and security check, as this position involves working on military bases.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Previous experience of this type of work, including carrying out 'Examination of Lifting Equipment' and proof load testing would be ideal but not essential.
2. Ability to interpret assembly drawings in both metric and imperial formats and follow maintenance basic instructions.
3. Experience of using a computerised system to record information is an advantage.
4. Previous experience of working on military facilities is useful but not essential.
5. Knowledge of using Microsoft Office is essential.
6. A full clean driving licence is essential.
7. LOLER qualified is of interest but training can be provided.
Job Title: Field Service Engineer
Salary Package: £37,000 + overtime and overnight allowance
Location: Yate, BS37, but will also involve travel to customer sites in the north of England once a month and Scotland once a month; other work is local to Yate area.
Benefits: 33 days leave, Xmas shutdown, pension, life assurance, parking
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday and a 4-day week Monday to Thursday when working locally or in workshop.
Please apply for this role through the job board or apply directly to (url removed). For further information, please call Adam on (phone number removed).
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