Mobile engineer - plumbing and heating - united kingdom, ashford, kent

we are looking for motivated and enthusiastic tradespeople to join our growing engineering family.

our skilled engineers are employed on work that is appropriate to their core and specialist skills. they will, however, be expected to have / acquire elements of other skills which will enable them to work flexibly across trades.

suitable training and up-skilling - may be given, as and when required, to achieve competency and the ability to perform the following (as detailed in responsibilities).

working hours - although the core working hours are 08:00 to 17:00, there may be a certain degree of flexibility depending to circumstances.

key duties are listed below;

provide a reactive and planned pro-active maintenance (ppm) service as per project requirements to all operational assetsprovide a multi-skilled maintenance service, which covers electrical, mechanical and building fabric disciplinescarry out modifications and installations as and when requiredliaise with contractors or external suppliers where required and clearly communicate technical issuesensure that work is carried out to a high standard of quality and in line with current legal standards, company policies and proceduresmaximise availability of all mechanical and electrical equipment through continuous improvement, optimum performance / improved efficiencies and cost reductionsmaintain equipment supported by sound diagnostic and problem solving skills, raising issues as required to the shift supervisor on a timely basismaintain, repair, and calibrate electrical, mechanical and instrumentation plant to optimise both reliability and maintainabilityprovide a service that ensures all key performance indicators (kpi) / service level agreements (sla) are mettake ownership of tools and equipment provided and ensure they are maintained to an appropriate standard - reporting any defects immediatelyprovide technical support/input to projects and initiativesbeing responsible for their own work and work of those under supervision, is completed in a safe and diligent manner.ensure regular feedback on issues arising before, during and following work activities that are completedcomplete any required paperwork and reports accurately and on a timely basiscomplete required training and development in order to maintain competent in the rolecomplete other duties as required and directed by the regional operations supervisor or members of the management teamflexibility in work hours to provide cover if required for holidays and sickness absenceparticipation in standby rota for emergency calls, outside normal working hoursfamiliarise and help to business continuity and the plan for the part of the business you work incomply fully with health, safety & environmental policiescompletion of documentation as required, including rams and adhere to all associated permitsprovide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely mannerproactively walk the floors, reporting any maintenance or h&s issues to the helpdesk and appropriate manager.health and safety responsibilities

follow group and company policies and procedures, at all timesreport any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery, or risk to health and safety, or the environmentuse all work equipment and personal ppe properly and in accordance with training receivedreport any issues or training needs to your line manager and /or via your divisional incident reporting systemtake personal responsibility for health & safety matterswhat we are looking for

all engineers-

experience of working within commercial properties and installationsgood understanding of current health & safety legislation and its application within roleability to effectively prioritise own workloadflexibility and adaptability to change / flexible approach to work and working hourspro-active and positive approach to workself-motivatedgood knowledge of building statutory compliancemust hold a full uk driver's licenseability to record work accurately on work sheets and computer based systemsgood communication skills and the ability to work within a teampresented in a clean and tidy manner to represent the company, in the most professional manner possible, utilising the uniform and ppe issuedresponsible for self and others to maintain a safe working environment as per the health and safety at work act (1974)hse management in accordance with our quality management system and all legal and statutory requirementsprovide excellent customer service to building occupants, ensuring they are made aware of work order progress in a timely mannerable to do the job right and do it right first time, within a pre-determined timescaleplumbing-

nvq level 3 advanced technical diploma in plumbing (450) - essentialnvq level 3 certificate in mechanical engineering serviceslevel 3 advanced technical diploma in electrical installation.

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