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Bench/Field Service Engineer

Equals One
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL86HA, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Bench/Field Service Engineer position is based in Welwyn Garden City and requires a full UK driving licence.
  • The salary for this role is £13.31 per hour, equating to £27,684.80 annually based on a 40-hour work week, with additional on-call payments.
  • Candidates should ideally have an engineering background and a minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience, although full training will be provided for the right applicant.
  • The role involves both workshop duties, including wheelchair repairs and reconditioning, as well as field service tasks, which require visiting clients' homes for maintenance.
  • Physical demands include moving and handling equipment, standing, kneeling, and effective communication with team members and clients.

Bench/Field service engineer 

Based in Welwyn Garden City AL7 – full UK driving licence essential

Salary £13.31 per hour/ £27,684.80 based on 40-hour week + additional on call payment 

40 hour per week full time

Job description: 

This is a joint role supporting both the onsite workshop and the field service engineers. This role also includes being on the on-call, out of hours rota. 

The workshop role consists of the repairs and reconditioning of wheelchairs and submitting quotes. 

The role of the Field service engineer is to carry out repairs and maintenance to the wheelchairs within clients’ own homes. 

Skills and Qualifications required:

  • General workshop knowledge
  • Basic mechanical knowledge
  • Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change
  • Ability to work on your own initiative
  • Effective team worker
  • Organised, reliable and possess good time keeping

Physical demands of the job:

  • Moving and handling of equipment and accessories following handling guidelines
  • Standing at a bench to work
  • Kneeling/crouching
  • Use of ramps and any other agreed moving equipment

Ideally you will possess an engineering background, but full training will be given for the right applicant. 

You need to be able to work in a fast-moving environment, able to maintain accurate and detailed records. Be able to communicate well with both team members and clients in their own home.  

Full UK driving licenses required. 

This Bench/Field service engineer role requires clear DBS check. 

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.