Field Service Engineer (Garage Equipment)

Job Title: Field Service Engineer (Garage Equipment)

Location: Horsham and surrounding areas

Salary: 28,000 - 45,000 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About The Company:

Gemco is the largest commercial garage equipment company in the UK providing repair, maintenance, installation and sales solutions to a range of fast fit centres, dealerships, independent garages and commercial fleet operators.

About The Role:

We aim to continue our growth by offering the most comprehensive range of products, brands, and value-added services.
To help accomplish this, we are looking for a self-motivated team player who can help us on our journey, taking initiative and contributing effectively.

As a home-based Field Service Engineer principally covering Horsham and the surrounding areas, you will be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of electro-mechanical garage equipment at customers' sites. Previous relevant experience of working on this type of equipment would be particularly useful.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out routine maintenance / servicing / diagnostics / repairs on a wide range of garage equipment products including vehicle lifts, wheel & tyre, brake testers, gas analysers and smoke testers etc
• Completion and submission of accurate paperwork as required, adhering to health and safety regulations and complying with the Quality System
• Ensuring control of own van stock to meet First Time Fix targets
• The continued development of skills to ensure that all work is completed to a high standard
• Prepared for possible occasional overnight stays away from home (which are fully expensed)
• Prepared to work overtime when required (which is paid)

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A good level of technical education, ideally with relevant trade qualifications in garage equipment servicing or a related discipline
• Or, experienced in working with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, with relevant transferable skills applicable to garage equipment
• To have a good working knowledge and experience of activities in a field service environment
• Able to understand and follow procedures and work instructions, working to specified standards
• A reasonable understanding of PC's / networking for equipment set up, or when trouble shooting
• The ability to deliver excellent service to customers with a positive "can do" attitude towards solving their problems.
• Confident and able to work under own initiative.
• A Full UK driving licence is essential

Benefits:

• Company Van, PPE, Phone, Tablet and tools are all provided.
• Accommodation and meal allowance if staying away
• Company sick pay (increasing with service)
• 'Medicash' Healthcare Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, (increasing with service)
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance (increasing with service)
• A salary 'framework' that increases your pay to reflect your efforts
• 2.500 staff referral bonus
• Basic salary 28,000 - 40,000 depending on relevant knowledge and skills and potentially up to 45,000 with overtime.

Gemco UK Ltd believes in equality of opportunity and will fairly consider all applicants regardless of gender, religious beliefs, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

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Please click the APPLY button to send your CV for this role, ideally to include a covering letter explaining why you feel that you would be suitable.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Field Service Engineer, Service Engineer, Garage Equipment Technician, Field Service Technician, Service Technician, Garage Engineering Technician, Field Maintenance Engineer, Field Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technician, Repair Engineer, Repair Technician, Fitter, Commercial Engineer may also be considered for this role.