Safety Technician

Driver Hire Newcastle & Sunderland; South Tyneside; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Tyneside seeks a Safety Technician to maintain safety equipment and provide customer support. The role includes conducting safety checks, managing workloads, and ensuring equipment availability. Full training provided. Ideal candidates will have strong IT skills, problem-solving abilities, and good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in the hire and survey industry is beneficial.
• A Full UK Driving Licence is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out comprehensive safety checks and maintenance of equipment.
• Managing workloads and prioritising work efficiently.
• Providing support to customers via telephone and email.

Skills

IT literacy

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Driver Hire Newcastle & Sunderland is looking to recruit a safety technician for one of our clients in South Tyneside on a temp-to-perm contract for the right candidate.

You will be responsible for efficiently maintaining our extensive safety equipment hire fleet as well as offering repair, service, and calibration support to our customers from our national service centres.

Your day-to-day role will include:

1. Carrying out comprehensive safety checks including the testing, maintenance, and calibration of all hire and customer-owned equipment, ensuring all necessary documents are completed, both physically and digitally.
2. Managing workloads, prioritising work efficiently and effectively.
3. Maintaining the workshop and equipment as required, ensuring sufficient volumes of core hire equipment are always available for hire, and maintaining stock of spare parts for repairs.
4. Providing support to customers and their national teams via telephone and email.
5. Attending internal and external training courses as required.
6. Raising purchase orders, quoting customers based on estimations received, and organising distribution.

Full training on the equipment and systems will be provided both in-house and by manufacturers for official manufacturer certification.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. A high level of IT literacy.
2. Experience in the hire and survey industry is beneficial.
3. A desire to deliver results and the ability to work under pressure.
4. Drive and motivation to learn, along with problem-solving skills.
5. Good communication skills and being a team player.
6. A Full UK Driving Licence is preferred.

You will be working Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 17:00.

Competitive salary based on experience.

If you meet the criteria and want to be considered for the role, please call 0191 242 2407 or submit your application and CV to [e-mail].

Driver Hire is the UK's largest specialist transport and logistics recruitment company. Driver Hire Newcastle can provide regular, ongoing work in Newcastle, Sunderland, and surrounding areas. We value your professionalism, and in our latest survey, 94% of our candidates said they were proud to work for us, and 81% would recommend Driver Hire.