Senior Engineer - Gateshead, United Kingdom - AFI group of companies

AFI group of companies
AFI group of companies
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Gateshead, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our team based in Gateshead.
The salary for this role is negotiable (DOE) plus overtime, bonus, healthcare, and pension.


Do you want to work for a fast-paced growing National company, with excellent career stability and progression prospects, where hard work is well rewarded? Then a job with AFI is for you.

AFI are currently recruiting for a Senior Engineer at our Gateshead depot.

You will be responsible for the smooth-running of servicing together with maintaining our expanding hire rental fleet.

This challenging position requires someone with the ability to manage people, work to targets, manage a workshop, and work closely withour busy hire office.


The role in brief:


  • Overseeing and organising the day to day running of the workshop and workloads for your team of engineers
  • Using forward planning to ensure the optimum availability of machinery ready for hire, ensuring machines are serviced, LOLER inspected, PDI'd, and repaired to schedule
  • Handson preventative maintenance and inspection of machines
  • Offering help and guidance to your team of engineers to ensure that they complete tasks effectively and efficiently

Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package:

  • 25 days holiday per year, plus statutory holidays
  • Inclusion in a profit share scheme
  • An autoenrolment pension scheme with employer contributions
  • DeathinService benefit of 2 x salary
  • Paid overtime
  • Company van
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • AFI Rewards


In addition, we have invested in an excellent induction programme, and staff training (we currently hold an Investors in People award).

- hold an engineering qualification - minimum NVQ level 2 or equivalent
- be competent in electro/hydraulic systems
- be experienced in fault-finding/diagnostics
- be working closely with customers and colleagues, so you must be able to communicate professionally
- be able to prioritise tasks in an ever-changing demanding hire environment
- motivate your team by leading from the front
- hold a CAP (Competent Assessed Person) licence for inspecting powered access equipment


Desirable Skills You should have a sound mechanical knowledge in a heavy plant LOLER background, i.e. powered access or forklifts.


About Company AFI Group is a leading provider of access solutions, from the hire and purchase of access equipment, to accredited training and service / maintenance of machines. With a current network of 21 hire locations across the UK, AFI has a strong emphasis on Healthand Safety and is proud to hold various accreditations (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, 5* Achilles BuildingConfidence, Gold RoSPA award - to name a few).
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