Depot Lead Engineer

Arcus Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A facility management company in Dunstable is seeking a Lead Depot Engineer to ensure maintenance services are delivered efficiently. The role demands technical expertise in maintaining electrical and mechanical systems, coordinating site engineers, and responding to emergencies. Key qualifications include electrical certifications and substantial experience in facilities management. Competitive compensation package including potential bonuses and extensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme

25 days holiday

Group personal pension scheme

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge and experience in electrical and mechanical equipment maintenance.
• Proven ability to comply with Safety and Environmental standards.
• Previous experience in a facilities management role.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support site engineers and contractors.
• Ensure planned and reactive maintenance tasks are completed.
• Provide first line response to maintenance tasks and emergencies.

Skills

Technical knowledge of maintenance

Health & Safety experience

Line management experience

Education

Recognition of apprenticeship or qualification (e.g., City and Guilds, BTEC, NVQ)

18th Edition (electrical qualification)

Electrical installation certificates (EICs)

Job description

Are you an experienced Depot Maintenance Engineer?

Are you looking for the next step in your career?

If so, we may have a role which is suited to you as we are recruiting a Lead Depot Engineer to join our facilities management team, delivering planned preventive and reactive maintenance services to our site-based client in Dunstable!

• Salary: £40,800 per annum
• Additional earnings available through overtime
• 4% bonus, subject to achievement of targets (historically paid out)
• Tools, uniform, PPE
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%

As the Lead Engineer you will overseeing & supporting site engineers & contractors to ensure that planned and reactive maintenance tasks are completed to the required service level.

As well as this, you will also be required to provide first line response to all planned maintenance tasks and emergencies during normal working hours and out of hours when on call.

Being responsible for the call out rota to ensure adequate and safe cover at all times is also an essential part of this role.

To be successful you will have:

Qualifications

• A recognised apprenticeship or qualification (such as City and Guilds, BTEC, NVQ), or significant proven demonstrable experience in mechanical, electrical & fabric services
• 18th Edition (electrical qualification)
• Electrical installation certificates (EICs)

Knowledge & Experience

• Technical knowledge and experience of maintenance and repair of a complex working environment including electrical and mechanical equipment whilst complying with all Safety and Environmental standards
• Knowledge of the building trade
• Asset protection
• Fire Alarm systems maintenance
• Knowledge of Racking - SEMA qualification preferred
• Line management experience
• Health & Safety experience
• Previous experience in a facilities management role, ideally in a distribution centre environment

Other benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Life Assurance
• Access to state-of-the-art training academy
• Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% off B&Q / Trade Point
• 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres

Other Information:

• You’ll be working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• There is a requirement to work 1 in 2 weeks on call
• There is a degree of flexibility required, as determined by business requirements which involves travelling to other Depots to provide on call support, cover for absence or where work requirements are dictated. Any time travelled to the campus / sister site will be within working hours

At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in-house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on upskilling and cross-skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry leading self- delivery capability.

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