Service Engineer in Wakefield

Location: Field Based

Department: Craven Fawcett Ltd

Responsible to: Service Manager

Hours of Work: 37 hours a week, 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Thursday, with half an hour 8am to 1pm, Friday

Why Group Rhodes:

• The role is eligible for overtime payment
• Monthly subsistence allowance provided for out-of-pocket expenses
• Provision of company van for business use
• 33 days holiday per annum, plus additional birthday holiday
• Free Parking at our Wakefield premises
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
• Access to Perkbox gaining monthly flexi points and discounts at major high street shops
• Occupational Health/annual flu vaccinations

Main function & scope of job:

The main responsibility of the role is to carry out service calls on a preventative and reactive basis on a range of brick making equipment mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, throughout the UK and occasionally overseas.

Main duties include but are not limited to:

• Travelling extensively in the UK and abroad installing, commissioning and preventative maintenance work, sometimes at short notice.
• Carry out periodic service checks on customers’ equipment.
• Safety working from cherry-pickers, scaffolding and other platforms in compliance with Working at Height Regulations (WAHR), training will be provided.
• Ensure assembly work is effectively carried out by the approved methods and the required quality standards.
• Ensure safe use and disposal of hazardous materials in compliance with COSHH regulations.
• Observe and comply with Health & Safety and security requirements at all times.
• Responsible for the quality of the work produced and ensure that all relevant quality procedures are understood and adhered to.
• Actively pursue continuous improvements in assembly methods and techniques and make recommendations for their implementation when appropriate.
• Maintain tidiness in the workplace, company vehicles and good standards of housekeeping.
• Provide cover for other duties and offer assistance in other areas as requested by the manager or his representative.
• Assist in assembling machinery in the factory when not working offsite.
• Be willing to learn new duties outside the normal function.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Apprentice trained Mechanical Engineer (E)

• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings (E)
• Ability to work to tight deadlines (E)
• Ability to initiate new ideas/innovations where required (E)
• Full UK driver’s license (E)

• Must have a flexible approach due to short-notice travel/weekend work (E)
• Experience in a heavy engineering environment (E)
• Previous experience in a field service position would be advantageous (D)
• Experience working within a machine build environment (D)
• Experience within a plant maintenance background (D)

• Self-motivated/enthusiastic with the ability to solve problems as they arise.
• Ability to work using own initiative and under pressure – ask for help when required.
• Ensure your highest quality is always achieved when undertaking tasks.
• Share ideas and knowledge for continuous improvement.
• Promote, embrace and manage change.
• Promote honesty and integrity within the business.

• Contribute to a happy working environment.
• Be able to work as part of a small team.
• Be respectful to all colleagues ensuring an inclusive and welcoming environment is maintained.
• Zero tolerance to harassment, including sexual harassment.

If you believe you have the right skills and attributes for any of these vacancies, please send your speculative CV to our HR team at HR@grouprhodes.co.uk.