Portable Appliance Test Engineer

4 days ago


Southampton, United Kingdom PHS Group Limited Full time

**Portable Appliance Test Engineer - Southampton**
Approximately one third of fires in the workplace are due to electrical faults. The work you carry out testing portable electrical products plays a vital role in keeping people safe.
We don’t require our PAT engineers to be experienced, we will supply all the training you need. We will also provide you with a company vehicle (Which can be used for personal use), all the equipment that you need, and ongoing career development opportunities.
This isn’t a standard 9-5 role. Due to the nature of the work carried out you may be required to work evenings and weekends at times. When we’re especially busy, we may need to put you up in a hotel so testing can be completed for our clients a little furtherafield. You may be testing electrical devices in difficult to reach areas, which may involve crawling under desks, climbing flights of stairs and spending a lot of the day active.
The role has great earning potential, with average annual earnings being in the region of £26,000 per year. This includes base salary, time paid for travel and bonuses.
**A day in the life of a PAT Engineer at phs will involve;**:

- Traveling to customer sites to carry out PAT work.
- Completing tests on portable appliances with our customers offices and commercial offices.
- Completing documents and required forms to report back on any faults found and work completed.
- Representing phs Compliance, offering positive customer service and being the face of the company.
- A full UK manual driving licence
- The flexibility to work outside core 9-5 hours and be able to travel for work when needed.
- The ability to spend long periods of time completing manual work.
- A desire to pursue a career within an electrical engineering role.

**In return for your commitment and expertise, you will get**:

- A base salary of £18,604 with average earnings of £28,000 including Bonus and Travel Time. The bonus is uncapped.
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- A company vehicle which you can use for personal travel.
- Discounts with retailers including o2 and F&B.
- A 24 hour wellbeing helpline
- pension
- 31 day holiday allowance including public holidays.

**About phs**:
**Phs Group** was founded in 1963 and we are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland with over 90,000 customers across 300,000 locations incorporating numerous businesses during its 57 years of business.
Our businesses include: Washrooms, Healthcare, Floorcare, Phs Direct and Direct 365 (sale of consumables), Phs Greenleaf, Teacrate, Besafe, Wastekit and Compliance.
**Phs compliance **focuses on helping more than 2,000 UK business customers test, install and manage their property infrastructure assets. PHS Compliance self-delivers electrical test and inspection, M&E installation & maintenance & asset verificationwith over 400 engineers based nationwide. Our technical and quality management standards are second to none, we are one of a few UK Companies accredited to UKAS 17020 inspection body standards for fixed wire and portable appliance testing.
- At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination._


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