Trainee Service Engineer

Are you the type of person who likes their work to be hands on? Not afraid to get down and dirty? Are you willing to put in the work to get the job done? If your answer is 'yes' then this Trainee Service Engineer role may very well be the role for you.

**BASIC SALARY**: £22,000 (rising to £26k on completion of training)

**BENEFITS**:

- Company vehicle and fuel card.
- Pension
- Bonus scheme after qualifying period.
- Extensive ongoing training, mentoring and development.
- Employee Assistance Program.

**LOCATION**: Andover

**COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS**: Basingstoke, Winchester, Newbury

**JOB DESCRIPTION**: Trainee Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Remote Operations Technician - Waste Management, Utilities, Manufacturing

The Trainee Service Engineer role is interesting, varied and includes traveling and working away from home as well as some shift working; a suitable vehicle and accommodation will be provided. You may find yourself on a construction site or a farm, the keytask is to ensure the smooth running and operation of the centrifuge machinery (full training given), including regular maintenance, fault finding/fixing and identifying issues that could be problematic further down the line.

**KEY TASKS**: Trainee Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Remote Operations Technician - Waste Management, Utilities, Manufacturing
- Staggered work pattern, 5-day week with requirement for some weekend working, or 10 days on 4 off.
- To install, operate and maintain our range of mobile separation equipment.
- Optimise machine settings to achieve desired processing parameters.
- Assist Service Engineers when on site or at the company workshop, and sales department with customer visits and surveys after completion of training.
- Be willing to work unsupervised, sometimes at remote sites.
- Supervise and train subcontract labour, and new starters after completion of training.
- Understand and follow Risk Assessments and Method Statements prior to undertaking installation and operating work.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**: Trainee Service Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Remote Operations Technician - Waste Management, Utilities, Manufacturing

You must be self-motivated, well organised, computer literate (don't worry, you don't need to be Bill Gates) and willing to go the extra mile to develop your knowledge and skills as there is a genuine opportunity for progression for the right person. As thecompany grows, you will too.

Still reading? Good. Here come the important bits:
**The Person**:

- Plant operator; you must have an understanding of mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Any experience in the water / waste water or process industry an advantage.
- Flexible; must be willing to adapt to changing requirements to meet customer demands.
- Customer focused; must be able to communicate at all levels and gain the trust and respect of customers.
- Able to work away from home for periods of up to 10 days (depending on shift pattern).
- Shift work; able to commit to changing shift patterns to meet customer requirements such as staggered starts and night shifts.
- Driving licence; must have a full, ideally clean driving licence for manual vehicles.

**THE COMPANY**:
Privately owned and in operation for over three decades,we pride ourselves on delivering high quality products and services to the manufacturing and waste management industries.

We take the quality of our work and the safety of our employees very seriously, therefore we operate in numerous internationally recognised systems.

**Please Note**: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the recruitment partner of our client.

**REF**: DN17185, Wallace Hind Selection