Fire Service Engineer

Location

Somerset | United Kingdom

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a highly talented and experienced Fire Service Engineer to join our team of people. This is a mobile role and based in Somersetand the surrounding area.

Purpose of the role:

As a Fire Service Engineer,you will carry out servicing and repairs to fire and life safety systems at multiple sites to ensure a high level of fire safety is provided to our customers across a geographical area in line with LiveWest business objectives.

Qualifications:

• Fire Equipment Servicing Qualification or evidence of time served in a similar role.
• Level 3 NVQ (either City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2 or City & Guilds 2330 2351 levels 2 and 3) (or equivalent). (D)
• AM1 and AM2. (D)
• City & Guilds 2382-12 18th Edition. (D)

This is a full time opportunity although part time (minimum 30 hours per week) or job share may be considered. 

For further information about this role, please click here to view our candidate information pack.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory basic check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About The Candidate

To be considered for the role of Fire Service Engineer, you will:

• Be highly competentwith experience in the fire servicing industry.
• Have a positive, can do attitude.
• Have exceptional customer serviceskills with the ability to engage customers and communicate with them effectively and confidently.
• Ideally have experience working in customers properties.
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence (this will be checked with the DVLA).

About The Company

Our Reward and Benefits:

• Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
• Family Friendly policies.
• Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.  
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Car Benefit scheme.
• Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
• Volunteering days.

About Us:

LiveWestprovides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South Westfrom Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility. 
 
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWestwe believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please click here.

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Salary

£32.84k - £36.49k per annum