Service Engineer

Job description

Service Engineer Based from Home, but you must live within a 50 mile Radius of our head office which is located in B37 but will be required to travel to sites throughout the UK and occasionally to Ireland.

Salary: Basic £35k+ Depending on Experience and additional Allowances

Basic Working Hours 37.5 hours per week Plus regular overtime

Hitec Power Protection are a European owned company with offices worldwide. We are looking for a Service Engineer to join our Service Department to carry out preventative and corrective maintenance, Overhauls and Upgrades, and trouble-shoot Hitec products and third-party installations. Your duties will include Electrical and Mechanical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Functional switching of UPS units and UPS systems.
• UPS unit Planned Preventative Maintenance.
• Fault finding, diagnosis and repair.
• UPS Unit Overhauls and Upgrades.
• Out of Hours Emergency Call outs and On call Rota.
• Basic vibration monitoring, oil and water sampling.
• Power module level and alignment.
• Software analysis and interpretation.
• Basic UPS control adjustments and software interrogation.
• You provide technical support to customers.
• Support and Supervise subcontractors during onsite work.

Requirements

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience in a Field Service delivery environment.
• Qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering e.g. C&G or NVQ.
• You have Considerable knowledge of electrical and Mechanical engineering.
• Reading and understanding wiring diagrams and schematics.
• You have had exposure to PLC and processor-guided components and diagnostic software.
• Flexibility for working regular weekends and overtime due to customer requirements.
• Full UK Drivers Licence.
• You are willing to travel regularly to perform work.

Desirable

• Experience with alignment equipment and vibration analysis.
• Experience with operating hoisting equipment.
• Experience with diesel-powered machines or rotating equipment.

Benefits

• 22 days holiday increasing to 25 by year 5 of service.
• Company shutdown over Christmas period Requirement to participate in On Call Rota.
• Private travel insurance – after 3 months.
• Company Pension and access to Advisor – after 3 months.
• Private Healthcare Plan – after 3 months.
• Group Life assurance.
• Training & Development.
• Company Workwear & Van provided