Automatic Door, Gates & Barriers Engineer

ABCA Group; Croydon; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Benefits and holidays

Job summary

ABCA Group is seeking an Automation Engineer to service and maintain automated doors, gates, barriers and access control across social housing and commercial sites. You will respond to callouts, perform installations, maintenance and fault finding, and contribute to site surveys and reports.

Candidates should have experience with automatic doors and access control, a valid UK driving licence, and strong fault-finding skills. A company vehicle is provided along with benefits and holidays.

Qualifications

• 3+ years industry experience
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Hands-on, customer-focused with problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Respond to reactive callouts and diagnose faults efficiently
• Install, service, maintain and repair automated doors, gates, barriers and access control systems
• Carry out surveys, inspections and site assessments
• Record works, parts used and technical information accurately
• Provide professional customer-focused service on site
• Work in line with health and safety requirements
• Join an on-call rota when required

Skills

Automation Engineer

Access control systems

Education

ADSA/ADIA accreditation

Job description

Up to £48k | Company Vehicle Provided | Permanent Position | Company Benefits & Holidays | Full-Time

Were on the hunt for skilled and proactive Automation Engineers to join our fast-growing team.

Workingacross social housing and commercial contracts, youll be responsible for reactive callouts, planned maintenance, servicing, fault finding, repairs and installations across a range of automated doors, gates, barriers and access control systems.

Were particularly interested in engineers who have experience acrossmultiple disciplines ideally automatic doors, gates/barriers and access control but strong experience in any one of these areas will be considered.

If youre hands-on, technically minded, customer-focused and enjoy solving problems on the go, we want to hear from you!

What Youll Be Doing

• Responding to reactive callouts and diagnosing and repairing faults efficiently


• Carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance and repairs


• Working on automatic doors, gates, barriers and access control systems


• Carrying out surveys, inspections and site assessments


• Fault finding and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and control systems


• Completing planned preventative maintenance (PPM)


• Providing professional and customer-focused service on site


• Accurately recording works completed, parts used and technical information


• Completing job reports, timesheets and relevant documentation


• Working in line with company procedures and health & safety requirements


• Supporting out-of-hours callouts, overtime and an on-call rota where required

What Youll Bring

• Proven experience as an Automation Engineer / Automatic Door Engineer / Gate & Barrier Engineer / Access Control Engineer


• Experience working with automatic doors, gates, barriers and/or access control systems


• ADSA or ADIA accreditation would be highly desirable


• Ideally 3+ years industry experience


• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills


• Good understanding of electrical and mechanical systems


• Full UK Driving Licence


• A professional, positive and customer-first attitude


• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail


• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload


• Pride in your work and a commitment to delivering a high-quality service