Field Service Engineer in Stowmarket

Salary: £26395.20 pa

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30 (40 Hours per week)

Permanent, Full time

Role overview:

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic caring person to become our next Field Service Engineer. Come join the team and help us by supporting our service centre and the needs of our patients out in the community. Our Ipswich Approved Repair Service supports our NHS Wheelchair service in the distribution and maintenance of chairs across the whole of Suffolk. We are a dedicated team and take pride in our achievements to support the needs of others.

Job purpose:

As a company, help us to achieve the agreed contractual standard of service required. By completing initial training in the workshop reconditioning wheelchair equipment to gain essential product knowledge & support your development. On completion of initial training, this will enable you to work out in the field delivering, collecting, repairing, and servicing wheelchairs, all in the knowledge you helped in the needs of others. The expectation is that once fully trained, most jobs will be completed on a first-time fix basis. A job done on a first-time basis means no impact on our Patients. We have structured parts storage set to help support first-time fix and both our team and service are proud of its achievements.

The Role:

• Delivering and collecting wheelchairs to and from service users' homes and NHS departments, always ensuring that the Company Infection Control Policy is followed.
• Servicing and repairing wheelchairs in the field with the aim of achieving a first-time fix whenever possible.
• Ensure all paperwork/Scanners relating to each job is read carefully and completed with all the necessary information regarding parts used and action taken written onto the job card to enable the administration team to accurately update the database.
• Ensure any PPE supplied for use in carrying out your duties is used as instructed.
• Once fully trained, undertake out of hours responsibility when rostered.
• Observe all regulations covering the driving and use of the Company vehicle on the public highway and be aware of employee responsibility under the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Keep the vehicle you use in a tidy state and ensure stocks of all necessary parts are replenished each day.
• Ensure the vehicle safety check and the van check sheet are done each week.
• Maintain a professional customer service attitude and always use discretion when dealing with all service users and other agencies, always wear your uniform and identification badge, and ensure the uniform is always kept clean and laundered.
• Prioritise and organise your workload, referring to Line Manager as and when appropriate.
• Be responsible for the maintenance and safe keeping of all tools and equipment provided by the Company as outlined in the Company handbook.

About you:

• Full UK driving licence.
• Successful enhanced DBS check.
• General workshop knowledge.
• Basic electrical knowledge including 12v/24v D.C. systems.
• Able to move and handle loads and equipment safely.
• Experience of face-to-face customer contact.
• Previous delivery driver experience.
• An awareness and understanding of people with disabilities.
• Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change.
• Ability to use own initiative within set boundaries of the role.
• Ability to use a mobile phone to relay photographs.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to relay clear instructions to clients.
• Awareness of hand-held scanners.

Physical demands of the job:

• Moving and handling of equipment and accessories following handling guidelines.
• Standing at a bench to work.
• Kneeling/crouching working in confined workspace if the job necessitates (installing equipment in small toilet areas or bathrooms).
• Use of ramps and any other agreed moving equipment.

Most challenging/difficult part of the role:

• Flexible working/responsive to changing priorities as set by Line Manager or Customer Service team.
• Committing to being available for short notice overtime necessitated by emergency response requirements.
• Responsibility of out of hours duties.

Confidentiality:

Carrying out the work involved with this position, the employee will become party to confidential information including service user information. It is of paramount importance that all information is kept on a private and confidential basis and not disclosed to any other person.

What can we offer you?

• An annual salary of £26395.20 pa.
• 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) plus optional 5 unpaid days.
• Life Assurance.
• Company Pension Scheme.

Ross Care are an inclusive and caring employer who understand that not everyone's job needs are the same. Therefore, we are open to supporting flexible working requests such as part-time working, job shares and flexible hours wherever possible, to support our colleagues' lifestyle differences. Please feel free to let us know of any specific requirements you may have, and these can then be discussed in more detail if you are successful in your application.