Hydraulic Engineer

My client is a specialist company providing hydraulic, electrical and mechanical services that include design, manufacturing, servicing and pipework solutions. The service centres and service engineers support a wide variety of applications and markets, including marine, aerospace, utilities, mobile and industrial.

• Carry out engineering work at the service centre, on-site, and at customer's premises, as requested by the line management.
• Ensure that all work designated is completed to specification, in accordance with the Company's procedures and quality standards.
• Ensure that all hydraulic equipment, system or component has been examined, repaired or serviced and properly tested in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations, and approved by a nominated person at commissioning stage or prior to despatch.
• Ensure that all installations included rigid or flexible pipework are completed in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations.
• Make every effort to ensure work is completed on-time and within budget, identifying additional work not included in the original estimate and reporting information to Engineering Manager.
• Ensuring time sheets are completed
• Actively looking for training and development opportunities
• Ensure that the relevant Risk Assessments are completed and actioned
• Ensure timely completion of stock requisitions for all components removed from stock
• Off-site commissioning, service & repair work
• Ensure the safe-keeping, regular maintenance, and professional appearance of Company vehicles, tools and equipment
• Adhere to Company Health & Safety policy

• Ideally hydraulics background, however strong mechanical background within marine/plant/agriculture machinery maintenance also considered
• BFPA level 1 & 2 certificate in mobile / industrial hydraulics or a recognised time served apprenticeship or proven experience.
• A basic understanding of electrics/electronics would be of benefit, but not essential
• Full clean driving licence

• Salary 28,000 - 36,000 DOE
• Health insurance
• Hours Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 17:00, Friday 08:00 - 16:00
• Overtime available. Paid at 1.5x. Sunday 2x
• Generous Holiday package
• Pension

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.