Fire Alarm Engineer

Fortus Recruitment Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Fire Alarm Engineer to join a local authority's team in Southend-on-Sea. The role involves servicing and maintaining fire alarms, diagnosing faults, and ensuring high-quality customer service. The position offers a competitive salary, 23 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), auto-enrollment in the pension scheme, and extensive training opportunities. If you have trade qualifications and firefighting expertise, please submit your CV or contact our office for more details.

Benefits

Competitive salary

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Auto enrolment into pension scheme

Company phone and tablet device

Flexible working approach

In-house training program

Employee wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in fire alarm servicing and maintenance.
• Ability to diagnose and rectify faults effectively.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer care.

Responsibilities

• Perform fire alarm servicing, maintenance, repair, and installation work.
• Act as the first point of contact between the business and the client.
• Produce reports on time and adhere to quality standards.

Skills

Fire alarm maintenance

Diagnostic skills

Good communication skills

IT literacy

Customer service commitment

Education

Current trade qualifications

FIA qualification (preferable)

Tools

Tools and equipment knowledge

Job description

Fortus Recruitment are a recruitment company that specialise in placing people within the repairs & maintenance industry.

We are currently working on behalf of a Local Authority.

We're expanding and looking for a skilled Fire Alarm Engineer to join our clients friendly, high-performing team.

As a fire engineer you will report to the Supervisor / Contract Manager, and you are the first point of contact between the business and the client.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Fire alarm servicing and maintenance, reactive and repair and installation work
• Diagnosing and rectifying faults
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• Providing the highest level of customer care and always promoting a good external perception of the company
• Producing reporting on time and to agreed standards
• Adhering to the company's quality management system and recycling correctly and responsibly
• Experience in fire alarm maintenance, installations and repairs, preferably within the public sector
• FIA qualification is preferable but not essential
• A sound knowledge of tools, equipment & materials
• Current trade qualifications
• Good communication skills, both verbal & written
• IT literate
• A commitment to great customer service

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary relative to experience (PAYE)
• 23 days holiday per year, and you can secure 1 extra day holiday per full year of service up to a cap of 25 days. From this allowance we will provide you the option to sell 3 days back to the company per year, or you can take 3 days into the next holiday year. Plus, statutory bank holidays (currently 8)
• Over and above the increased allowance, should either or both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve fall on a weekday, you will not be required to work past midday, but will be paid a full day
• Auto enrolment into the government pension scheme
• Vehicle + fuel card upon requirement
• Company phone and tablet device available when required
• All plant tools supplied for example drills, steps, ladders Vaughan Tiny testers
• We pay time and a half rate for evening and Saturday working hours
• We pay double time for night‑time, Sunday, and bank holiday working
• Weekend working available
• Availability to out‑of‑hours call‑out rota
• Flexible working approach upon agreement
• Amazing in‑house training programme where training is given on and off site, inhouse and external (member of NIC EIC, ECA and FIA). E‑learning platforms available. Development review and progression opportunities
• Employee wellbeing focus with anonymous external support line

Please send your CV for consideration or call the office and ask Ella for more details.

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to restores permanent vacancies.

Fortus Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.