Vacancy No                          5166

Vacancy Title                        AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Location:                               SOUTHWEST UK

IDEAL LOCATION OF CANDIDATE – BRISTOL, BATH, SWINDON, GLOUCESTER OR SURROUNDING AREAS

Vacancy Description          

Do you have an interest in building a career with a market leading Fire, Security & Electrical company? If so, this exciting opportunity to join a Market Leading organisation based in Southwest UK might what you’ve been looking for?

The Company & Opportunity

My client is looking for an experienced AUTOMATION ENGINEER to support their business growth in the UK.

My client is a rapidly growing £40m+ turnover compliance-based business in the Fire, Security, & Electrical contracting market, working across multiple sectors with a large concentration in the public sector.

My client strives to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our customers and colleagues. They believe close working relationships are the key to success and satisfaction. They are a team; they believe in one another and support one another as they work together towards a common goal. They strongly believe that investing in their employees is fundamental to continued success and growth.

Job Purpose

Due to the awarding of the major long-term contract within the public sector, which has over 1000 sites nationwide and 4500 assets across those sites, a minimum of 12 engineers are needed across the country to ensure that all automatic doors, shutters, and gates are always working.

The successful candidate will have experience in these sectors, a drive to provide a quality service and an attention to detail and customer service.

Responsibilities

This role will be responsible within a wider team for performing preventative and reactive maintenance across all assets. This will ensure the systems are fully functional and safe to use, and any necessary upgrades are recommended to the client.

Personal Attributes

• To have a flexible and positive approach

• Ability to report clear concise information to the operations department.

• Ability to use initiative and logical thinking to solve problems.

• Excellence in quality management

• Good standard of record keeping

Experience/Requirements/Qualifications

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Health and safety awareness
• ADSA accredited | EN 16005 certificate
• A proven history (3 years minimum) of installing, repairing, servicing and maintaining automatic entrance door systems, shutters and security automation equipment
• Full UK driving license
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer literate

• • • • Excellent Problem-solving skills
      • Electrical skills
      • Desirable – DHF Qualification

SALARY & BENEFITS           

HIGHLY COMPETITIVE BASIC SALARY (Up to £55K+ D.O.E) + BONUS + OVERTIME + DOOR TO DOOR TRAVEL – PAID AFTER ½ HOUR + VAN/CAR + PPE + PENSION + HEALTHCARE + 23 DAYS HOLIDAY + STRONG CAREER DEVELOPMENT & ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITES