Hire Business Support Technician

Hire Business Support Technician (Rotherham) – perm role – salary circa £35K

The company who are ‘Investors in People’ specialise in environmental engineering throughout the world,

As part of their commitment to serving their customers they offer an extensive selection of waste water treatment machines for short and long term hire and trials.

You will be part of a small team responsible for on-site activities like installing, servicing and repairing machines as well as the co-ordination of hire business activities.

The role requires a skilled, experienced Mechanical Fitter/Technician, used to working from mechanical engineering drawings, ideally from a site based mechanical and electrical background, or a plant maintenance background. The candidate requires the ability to mechanically inspect and problem solve situations that arise on site and to undertake organisational and administrative aspects of the hire business.

This role is based mainly on site at our depot at Rotherham and a company van will be provided for the occasional travel.

Core responsibilities are as follows:

• Co-ordinate hire business activities through the business from receipt of order, including the organisation of external service requirements, the preparation of risk assessments, method statements and crane plans.
• You will conduct site visits to undertake mechanical installation or removal, service and repair of hire machines and associated equipment.
• You will work in the workshop to undertake service and repair of the hire fleet ensuring the machines and associated equipment are fully functional and readily available for hire.
• Liaise with the Regional Field Managers to plan and optimise the use of resources between operational regions in support of the aforementioned activities.
• You will ensure that respective site work is conducted to a satisfactory standard and that all issues arising during the site work are dealt with immediately and in a professional manner.
• Support the Hire Business Manager with site surveys.
• You will manage the relationship with the client on site.
• You will create site reports on completion of the work on site.
• You will maximise time on site by consulting with the Hire Business Manager and internal colleagues to ensure any technical or site issues have been discussed and work is completed satisfactory.
• You will collaborate closely with suppliers and sub-contractors.
• You will enjoy the hands-on aspect of the role and actively participate in site, as well as project preparation work.

Your profile:

• You will ideally have completed an apprentice scheme or an NVQ minimum Level 2 or equivalent in an engineering discipline and you will have a minimum of four years’ experience.
• You enjoy working with a variety of people and are confident to build relationships with clients, suppliers, and sub-contractors.
• You ideally have prior experience of working on site or you have strong aspirations to move into a field- based role.
• You enjoy some organisational and administrative activities and are able to write and review Risk assessments and method statements and crane plans
• You will be an advocate for health & safety, working safely at all times.
• Preferably you have welding experience but this is not essential, training can be provided.
• You need to be conversant with Microsoft Office.
• You are eligible to work in the UK.

In addition, you will have a flexible attitude towards handling the various aspects of the role. As the right candidate you will be self-motivated, customer focused, collaborative, IT literate, able to demonstrate initiative, have problem solving skills and be someone who takes ownership of their role.

A clean driving license is vital to the role as well as the willingness to travel.

We offer an interesting role that provides ownership, a competitive salary and benefits package as well as sound development opportunities.

At A for Appointments, we are committed to equal opportunities for everyone.  We embrace diversity and believe that a balanced, inclusive workforce is crucial to our business. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or bullying towards any candidates or employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants.  Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.