Air Conditioning Service Manager

Thornhvac Ltd; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus

25 days holiday

Job summary

Thornhvac Ltd in Maidstone seeks an Air Conditioning Service Manager to establish and lead a new service division for an HVAC manufacturer. You will help set up contracts, conduct surveys, and build asset registers for existing sites.

The role combines office leadership with hands-on technical input, eventually forming a team of A/C engineers, coordinating scheduling, training and field support under the internal management team.

Qualifications

• Air Conditioning service background required.
• F-Gas qualification needed.
• Experience supervising a small team of engineers preferred.
• Good IT skills and ability to motivate and manage a team.

Responsibilities

• Set up service contracts for existing customers through meetings, surveys and asset registers.
• Create technical proposals and quotes for maintenance work.
• Establish procedures, maintenance schedules and reporting tools.
• Set up supply chain for equipment and oversee stock levels.
• Provide technical support and customer liaison; may do hands-on work initially.
• Build and lead a team of A/C and service engineers after setup.

Skills

A/C service background

F-Gas qualification

Supervisory experience

IT systems

Job description

Air Conditioning Service Manager, based nr Maidstone. £55k+car/allowance+bonus

Are you:

• Keen to run your own service department and help set up a new division?


• An A/C engineer, ideally with supervisory experience, ready to step up into the office and into management?

Then this could be for you.

THE ROLE

• You'll be working for a well established HVAC manufacturer, helping them set up a new HVAC and Air Conditioning led service division.


• Initially, you'll be setting up service contracts for existing customers, via meetings, surveys and establishing asset registers for their sites.


• Putting together technical proposals and quotes for planned and reactive maintenance.


• Establishing procedures, maintenance schedules, service programmes and reporting tools.


• Setting up supply chain for equipment, ancillaries and overseeing stock levels.


• Providing technical support and advice to customers. In the short-term, this may include some hands-on work yourself.


• Once the department is established, you'll then help build a team of A/C and service engineers to deliver the service works, overseeing the team in terms of scheduling, training and development.


• Fully supported by an existing internal management team.

THE PERSON

• Air Conditioning Service background, holding a current F-Gas qualification.


• Supervisory experience required, we're looking for an Engineer who is currently or previously running a small team of A/C engineers.


• Equipment biased towards splits, VRF but could develop further into mechanical HVAC.


• Strong on IT systems, you'll be a good communicator, able to manage and motivate a team and enjoy the customer interaction.


• Full driving licence required to visit customers as required.

THE PACKAGE

• A basic salary up to approx c£55k, company vehicle/car allowance, bonus (approx c£5k), 25 days holiday.

THE LOCATION

Ideally you'll be based around the Maidstone area, as you'll be office based, plus some working from home and to site. Most sites/contracts will be in and around London, with some UK travel as required.