Service Engineer

£19.5k starting salary

+ £1000 salary increases every 6 months based on performance (up to £24k)

+ further benefits

Our client is a leading provider of specialist prescriptive mobility products.  They are based in Stafford and their business covers the whole of the UK.

They are currently seeking a Service Engineer (with mechanical and electronic experience) to join their team.

The role will involve repairing mobility products such manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs and other specialist mobility products.  You will be expected to travel within this role and will spend approximately 2 nights per week staying at other locations throughout the UK when working at client sites.  The rest of the time you will be based from Salisbury.  Travel expenses including hotel stays and food allowance are fully expensed.

You will be the friendly face of the company and act in accordance with their ethos, while providing an industry leading experience for their customers when delivering, servicing, repairing and installing mobility equipment.

They would like to talk to you if:

•You have mechanical and electronic experience (ideally in the mobility sector, but not essential.)
•You are willing to travel and stay away from home (approx. 2 nights per week)
•You enjoy meeting and helping people
•You are self-motivated with a passion to succeed
•You have a flexible approach to work and want to be part of a dynamic and successful team
•You are understanding and have an empathetic approach towards customers
•You want to help the company achieve its ambitious expansion plans and be rewarded for it
•You have a full UK Driving License

In return they will offer you:

•Starting salary of £19,500 per annum
•Salary increases by £1000 every 6 months based on performance, (capped at £24k)
•Further promotional prospects
•Company van and phone
•28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)
•A company pension scheme
•An employee assistance programme
•Full industry, product and systems training
•Ongoing development and support

If you meet the criteria and would be interested in this superb opportunity, please apply ASAP.

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We are currently seeking a motivated and organised Warehouse Assistant to join our small and friendly team in Poole. The role will see you dealing with all warehouse operations, to include; processing sales orders, picking, packing, despatch, goods inwards and stores. Some minor mechanical assembly of company products will be included too.

JOB TITLE: Warehouse Assistant

LOCATION: Poole

DEPARTMENT: Operations

HOURS OF WORK: 37.5 hours per week (1 Hour Lunch)

REPORTING TO: Operations Manager

SALARY: £15,000 - £18,000 /year + Benefits

About Us

Grosvenor Technology is a market leader in global access control & human capital management solutions- with more than 25 years of innovative engineering experience.

We deliver much more than just secure, smart environments. We create bespoke solutions tailored to an organisation's working practices.

Overview

The ideal candidate would have recent and relevant warehouse experience in a similar role. Additionally, a keen eye for detail coupled with strong record keeping skills are key, along with excellent interpersonal skills as there will be a regular and ongoing need to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities

Main duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assembly of company products in accordance with written procedures.
• Processing of sales orders using company stock management system.
• Goods receiving using company stock management system.
• Packing of goods and pallet wrapping for despatch.
• Booking in of repairs and returns on company systems.
• General warehouse duties.
• You are required to carry out your duties in accordance with the company's health & safety policies and procedures and adhere to all externally relevant health and safety laws.
• Carry out other general duties which may be required and agreed with your line manager.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Recent Warehouse experience in a similar environment
• Basic IT skills
• Role involves lifting so must be physically fit
• practical skills
• organisational and record-keeping skills

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Light mechanical assembly skills

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

Next Steps

To apply to our vacancy for a Warehouse Assistant, please click Apply and submit a copy of your CV for consideration.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Self Employed Telecoms Engineer Vacancy

Great opportunity for a Telecom Engineers in Hemel Hempstead area

We are currently looking for Self Employed candidates interested in engineering telecoms roles for our telecom clients.

With this particular opportunity, training, van, tools and ongoing support will be provided. You will need a UK driving license, good people skills and a desire to develop in the Telecoms industry.

Key Responsibilities

• To undertake shift on scope rotational basis work (5 days, Monday – Sunday) covering your local area and working mostly on your own

• Troubleshooting and diagnostics to determine the problem and provide a solution within customers’ homes

• Optimising customers in-home set up to get the best internet speeds and ensure they understand their products which might include digital TV services

• Good attention to detail in completing your workflows daily so we pass the correct information back to our clients and so we effectively manage our stock

Ideal Candidate

• You will be friendly, customer focussed and desire to resolve connectivity issues

• You must be interest in broadband, telephony and digital TV technology and set up

• You will be working on a self-employed basis

• You’ll be a team player, working with the wider team and our clients on a daily basis

• You’ll be hard working and flexible to take on our planned and unplanned workload

• A current UK driving license with no more than 6 points is essential.

What we Offer

• Step into a career within field based engineering

• Comprehensive training: with our trainers; buddying with our field teams and online through our Learning application

• Part of a team who are passionate about doing a great job every day, regular communication and recognition for a good job

• Competitive day rates

• Full support to get you set up as a Self Employed engineer – we hire you all the equipment you need to get you started and advice on how to manage your contract

Once trained, you will be fully competent in the Installation, Repair and Maintenance of Broadband, Telephone and TV services in our customer homes.

For more information or to apply, please send your CV

Circa £27k per annum.

Job Types: Contract

Salary: £27,000.00 /year

Element has an opportunity for an Application Sales Engineer to join its growing team in Hull. In this role you will be responsible for conversion of more complex requests for quotes (RFQ’s) to high quality bids and quotations. You will establish and maintain a strong relationship with clients throughout the sales cycle: proactively following up on leads for future business opportunities and making detailed testing proposals.

We are considering candidates at graduate level with the right aptitude and potential to develop within the role.

Base location: One of our labs in Hull, Malvern or Wimborne

• Proactively develop contacts and engage with customers using phone, email, web conferencing
• Contact clients to qualify the potential of the quote request
• Identify current and future customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers, acting as a liaison between the customers and Element
• Receive and process request for quotations (RFQ)
• Prepare quotes by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents; consulting with Program Managers, technical experts, and other technical staff within Element
• Conduct document validation to determine non-standard methods
• Calculate pricing lead-time from standard pricing lists, costing models and from operational input
• Follow-up on quotations for the assigned customer base and or quotations produced, providing clarification and modifications when required
• Assist in entering more complex purchase orders when needed
• Actively utilise CRM to record activities, ensuring contact details are accurate, duplicates are removed, new information is added and accurate call / visit logs are entered
• Achieve sales goals by increased conversion and penetration of accounts

• Relevant technical experience, preferably with some sales responsibility or a degree in a closely related science or engineering subject preferred
• Testing, metallurgical or composites experience is advantageous
• A valid driver’s license, with an acceptable driving record under Element’s policy
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions and proportions and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions, data and details furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Dynamics AX and CRM, Word, Excel)
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events / projects in the community, with customers and within the company
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Ability to interface with clients, win new work and determine their requirements; helps develops proposals including cost estimates, work plan and terms and conditions
• Some overnight travel may be required

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We are Element, one of the fastest growing testing, inspection, certification and calibration businesses in the world.

We deliver critical services in Materials Testing, Product Qualification Testing, Certification, Device Calibration and Advisory Services to the Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Transportation, Industrials, Fire and Building product, Infrastructure and other leading sectors, where failure in service is simply not an option.

Everything we do helps our customers to build better products; get their products to market on time; save them time and money; and minimize the risk associated with product development and production.

Our mission is simple: to be the best testing partner in the world and together we strive towards a common vision of becoming the world’s most trusted testing partner.

We have four values that we strive to live by every single day.

• Safety - We keep our colleagues and visitors safe
• Integrity - We act honestly and fairly to do the right thing
• Excellence - We set new standards of excellence in everything we do
• Partnership - We work together for the benefit of our customers

When combined with our mission and vision, the ethos this creates, enables Element to deliver one thing. CERTAINTY.  We exist to help make certain that the materials and products we test, inspect, certify and calibrate for our customers are safe, quality, compliant and fit for purpose.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, and/or protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.