Bench Engineer

TipTopJob; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Ross Care is seeking a Bench Engineer to repair, recondition, service and maintain wheelchairs in a workshop setting. The role includes stock control, purchasing, decontamination and safety compliance within the warehouse environment.

You will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, in Kingston area, with DBS disclosure and a driving licence as optional requirements. A strong mechanical or electrical engineering background is valued.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to interact with internal staff, prescribers and service users.
• Ability to work off own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Background in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Full Driving Licence (Not essential) and DBS disclosure as required.

Responsibilities

• Stock: responsible for all stock movements with accurate data entry and discrepancy reporting.
• Purchase orders: booking in receipt of goods and ensuring goods-in and inspection paperwork.
• Decontamination: follow infection control during reconditioning tasks.
• Reconditioning: perform service, repair and refurbishment to stock specs.
• Picking: identify parts, locate items, and update stock locations in the system.
• Stock takes and housekeeping: support audits and keep workspace compliant with procedures.
• Health and safety: adhere to guidelines per ISO9001 and ISO14001.
• Communication: liaise with operational colleagues, clinicians and service users.
• Repair: carry out repairs, servicing and maintenance per service spec.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Computer literate

Education

GCSE level / NVQ level 1 or equivalent

Job description

Salary: A GBP 13.21 ph. Salary A GBP 27,477.40

Hours : Permanent, 40 hours per week: Monday to Friday : 8am to 5pm)

Location: Ross Care, Kingston Business Centre, unit 4 Fullers way south, Chessington, KT9 1DQ

Purpose Of Job

The Bench Engineer will provide a workshop:based engineering role repairing, reconditioning, servicing and maintaining wheelchairs whilst monitoring all equipment in the warehouse.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Stock Responsible for all movement of stock tasks ensuring accurate documentation and data entry as per the local procedures, reporting any discrepancies to Stock Controller for investigation.
• Purchase Order Booking in receipt of goods, following the goods in process all associated paperwork is accounted for effectively and accurately. Ensuring Pre:Delivery Inspections are carried out.
• Decontamination Ensure infection control policy is followed at all times, when reconditioning and carrying out decontamination tasks.
• Reconditioning Undertake Engineering work in terms of service and repairs, and refurbishment in accordance with reconditioning process, prescriptive or reconditioning to stock specification.
• Picking Identify parts in accordance to job sheets, locating items from stock locations and updating the internal system as per Ross Care Quality Management processes.
• Stock Take to assist and partake in all stock takes as required.
• Housekeeping Responsible for warehouse and workbench housekeeping, in accordance to company quality management procedures.
• Health and Safety Adherence to health and safety guidelines in accordance with ISO9001 and ISO14001.
• Communication Responsible for effective communication with operational colleagues, clinical colleagues and service users.
• Repair Conduct repairs servicing and maintenance in accordance with the service specification.
• Accountable To be fully accountable for all aspects of your role and maintain good communication throughout.
• Perform duties according to all company policies, procedures and directions.
• Undertake the job in line with the Company appraisal competencies as follows:
• Achieves business results and adds value to the Company.
• Focuses on internal / external customers.
• Builds and maintains effective teamwork with colleagues.
• Embraces change and deals with ambiguity.

This job description shall not limit your role, you will also be expected to carry out any other duties that your Manager feels are within your capabilities and skill set. The above information may not cover everything involved in the position but this indicates the size and scope of the role and may be subject to change as the role develops.

Key Performance Indicators

• Achieving recondition target as per the contract particulars.
• Work in accordance with Company Health and Safety practices.
• Effective utilisation of processes and procedures in accordance with service guidelines.
• Stock level monitoring is accurate and stored as per locations.
• Effective management of stock statuses and accurate monitoring at all times.Reduce wait times for new/reconditioned equipment to handover,

Skills

Person Required:

• Excellent communication skills are required to interact with internal staff, prescribers and Service Users. Must be computer literate.
• Must be able to work off their own initiative as well as part of a team.

Knowledge

• Background and experience in mechanical or electrical engineering

Qualifications

• Full Driving License (Not essential)
• Ideally qualified to GCSE level / NVQ level 1 or equivalent.
• Satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure

Other

• Training will be provided on wheelchair engineering
• Trustworthy and possess a clean or appropriate DBS record