Generator Service Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Generator Service Engineer

Location: Scarborough

Salary: Depending on Skills & Experience

Job type: Full Time - Permanent. Home working

The Role: 

As a Service Engineer, you can expect your days to involve travelling to various client sites across the UK, carrying out installation, commissioning, planned and reactive maintenance operations on critical power systems and associated equipment (Diesel / Gas Generators, Fuel Tanks, Lift Pumps, Associated Switchgear). Occasional overnight stays are required but usually you would be based from home.

Currently the work is split roughly 80:20 service to projects work. Projects work involves installation of new equipment, commissioning, and replacement of end-of-life products. Service work is primarily planned/preventative maintenance along with remedials and repairs.

Full product training is provided and is made up of occasional training courses at our HQ in Scarborough with ongoing on the job training delivered by our engineers and team leaders.

Formal academic electrical/electronic courses such as ONC/HNCs can be provided on a paid day-release basis for the right candidates on successful completion of a probationary period.

Why you're our kind of person:

We're not looking for people who sit down and say, 'that'll do', we're driven by doing the right thing for our customers. We operate in an agile fast paced environment, and we are always looking forward, improving, never settling, and wanting to be the difference for our customers. It's an exciting time to join the energy industry as we seek to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and our ambitions present a tremendous opportunity. We work hard to deliver, and there's a lot to do, but the ability to make an impact in our business is significant. So, if that resonates with you and you want to love our customers as we do then come join a team of like-minded people.

The Package:

• Competitive Salary
• 40 Hours per week, 8 hours per day
• Excellent overtime rates with door-to-door pay (all travel at full rate/overtime)
• 33 days holiday per year (25 + 8 Bank Holidays)
• £120pw on-call retainer (once sufficiently trained) plus additional premium for call outs attended
• Auto-Enrolment in Work Based Pension following 3 Months Service
• SSP payable during probation period, Company Sick Pay on completion
• Van
• Hand/power tools and Test equipment provided
• Laptop and Smartphone
• Company Credit Card
• Premier inn or equivalent price hotel provided where overnight stays are required + breakfast and evening meal allowance
• Uniform and full PPE kit
• Full Product Training and potential for further/higher education funding
• All skills cards/H&S/first aid/fire/manual handling etc. kept up to date

What you'll do:

• Maintain and service critical power supply equipment and other associated electrical equipment i.e. Diesel / Gas Generators, Fuel Tanks, Lift Pumps, Associated Switchgear
• Fault finding and fault rectification in both Electrical and Mechanical disciplines
• Ensure that follow-up work requirements are referred to the appropriate staff within Dale Power Solutions to enable necessary action and recommendations to clients
• Always maintain a professional appearance and manner, consistent with client and company expectations, and in doing so help to promote the image of the Company
• Complete all necessary Company documentation punctually and in accordance with any guidelines or schedules issued (including Time bookings, Staff Expense Claims, site reports, etc.)
• Additional duties will also include Call out rota, weekend working and unsocial hours
• This role will be based working from your home as well as the ability to travel to our offices in Scarborough or St Albans as and when required

What good looks like:

• You'll be passionate about health and safety and ensuring that everyone goes home from work safely from our projects
• You'll communicate openly, transparently, and effectively to ensure a high level of customer service
• You'll be inquisitive and stay up to date with industry and technical changes and legislation
• You'll have good levels of self-awareness, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• You'll have good time management skills
• Specialist: You'll be skilled in your area, be an expert in a number of Dale processes and be commercially smart

Please note - The Company reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the Company's business.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Service Engineer, Repairs Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, may also be considered for this role.