Automatic Door Engineer

Plan B; Ilford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life cover

Enhanced family leave

33 days holiday

4 week technical training

Job summary

Plan B is seeking an Automatic Door Engineer to service and maintain sliding, swing, and revolving doors across Ilford and East London. You’ll handle fault-finding, electrical checks, and safety compliance, with on-site support for installations and commissioning.

Ideal candidates have experience in automatic doors or relevant field service backgrounds, possess strong fault-finding skills, and hold a UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Automatic door experience or PPM / Field Service / electrical maintenance background
• Strong fault-finding skills and basic electrical knowledge
• Full UK driving licence + relevant operating licences
• Confident working independently across customer sites
• Positive, reliable and customer-focused approach

Responsibilities

• Servicing, repairing and fault-finding on automatic sliding, swing and revolving doors
• Electrical checks, sensor testing and control system diagnostics
• BS EN 16005 safety checks and compliance documentation
• Attending breakdowns and delivering first-time fixes
• Supporting installations and commissioning
• Providing clear updates and professional on-site service

Skills

Electrical fault-finding

Independent working

Customer-focused

Tools

UK driving licence

Job description

We’re recruiting an Automatic Door Engineer to join our East London team. This role is open to both experienced Automatic Door Engineers and engineers from PPM, Field Service, or electrical maintenance backgrounds who want to progress into the automatic door industry. As an Automatic Door Engineer, you’ll work for a global entrance solutions provider delivering high-performance automatic doors and access systems across retail, healthcare, transport and commercial sites.

Role Overview

As an Automatic Door Engineer, you’ll carry out service, maintenance and repairs on sliding, swing and revolving automatic doors across Ilford and the East London area. This position suits an engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills who wants structured training, progression and long-term stability.

Key Duties

• Servicing, repairing and fault-finding on automatic sliding, swing and revolving doors
• Electrical checks, sensor testing and control system diagnostics
• BS EN 16005 safety checks and compliance documentation
• Attending breakdowns and delivering first-time fixes
• Supporting installations and commissioning
• Providing clear updates and professional on-site service

Ideal Candidate

• Automatic door experience or PPM / Field Service / electrical maintenance background
• Strong fault-finding skills and basic electrical knowledge
• Full UK driving licence + relevant operating licences
• Confident working independently across customer sites
• Positive, reliable and customer-focused approach

Salary & Benefits

• Experienced Automatic Door Engineer: up to £44,300
• PPM / Field Service Engineer (entry level): up to £35,000
• £200 weekly on-call premium (£2,400 per year)
• Premium overtime (1.5x & 2x)
• Monthly bonuses (£200–£600)
• 33 days holiday
• 4 week technical training + ongoing development
• Modern van, tools, tablet, uniform, fuel card
• Healthcare, life cover, enhanced family leave