Job title: Yard Engineer
Reports to: Workshop Foreman
Hours: Full-Time
Location: Bristol Depot
About us
Power Electrics is a proud family company, dedicated to innovation, excellence, and customer service. We have grown from a small yard in 1963 to operating out of several locations across the country, and now with a fleet of over 2,500 generators. We continue to offer a specialist, single-source solution for diesel generator Hire, Service, and Parts.
Our employees are our greatest asset, and their dedication and enthusiasm have helped us to become so successful. Power Electrics are committed to providing a workplace that encourages growth and personal development for all employees. We recognise the value of our employees and the contribution they make.
By investing in new research and technology, we’re providing our customers with reliable power that is increasingly sustainable and environmentally friendly. It’s certainly an interesting time to be working within the power generation industry.
What is the job?
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the largest generator specialist in the South West. The basic function of this position is to provide assistance in the yard including servicing generators.
Key Tasks & Main Duties
- Prepare and service generators for hire fleet.
- Carry out repairs on generators which have broken down on customer sites, as required.
- Provide general assistance in the yard, including loading and offloading equipment.
- Drive a fork lift in the yard as required.
- Re-book into stock all generators delivered by third-party transport.
- Deliver and collect generators and ancillary equipment using appropriate company vehicles where required, including re-fuelling.
- Carry out duties on our company on call rota system, currently 1 week in 12.
- Comply with the Company Health & Safety Policy, including carrying out general housekeeping to ensure work areas are tidy. This includes company vehicles.
- Comply with all aspects of the company ISO 9001:2000 procedures, proactively contributing to the company’s continuous improvement programme.
Skills and Experience Required
- Experience of generators - Desirable
- Forklift Truck Licence- Desirable
What we offer:
We offer great benefits to all of our staff:
23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – increasing with length of service
Competitive salary
Excellent development and progression opportunities
Company pension scheme
Private medical scheme
Life assurance scheme - with access to more healthcare support and counselling services to help protect employees’ financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing
Our philosophy:
At Power Electrics, we welcome a variety of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. We ensure that all management decisions made regarding employment are done with fairness and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are solely committed to adhering to the principles of equal and inclusive employment.
Due to the nature of our work, DBS checks are required, and any offer is dependent on satisfactory references being obtained.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.
If you do not hear from us within two working weeks, then your application has not been successful on this occasion.
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