Fire Alarm Service Engineer

Trinity Fire & Security Systems; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading security company in Yeovil is seeking a Service Engineer to maintain and service fire and security systems. This role focuses on customer communication and timely servicing according to high standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in the industry and a commitment to excellent customer service. Competitive salary plus uncapped commission and training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Uncapped commission

Enhanced overtime pay

Company vehicle

Holiday increase with service

Employee Discount Programme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing fire, security & CCTV systems to relevant British Standards.
• Ability to identify and test all types of cable associated with fire detection and security systems.
• Logical approach to system fault diagnosis.

Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled servicing in a timely manner.
• Communicate with customers regarding system status.
• Work to a maintenance schedule and manage emergency calls.

Skills

Servicing fire, security & CCTV systems

Outstanding customer service

Communication skills

Tools

Gent

HikVision

Galaxy

Paxton

Job description

Service Engineer - Fire & Security Systems (Fire alarm, CCTV, Access Control, Intruder)

Location: Yeovil

Salary: Competitive base salary + uncapped Engineer commission scheme

Join Trinity and make a real difference in the South West. In this key role, you’ll keep our clients’ Fire and Security systems performing at their best—safeguarding people, property, and businesses when it matters most.

Why Trinity?

• Regional work, daily work in your local region.
• Uncapped earnings, through Trinity’s Engineer Commission and Enhanced Overtime Scheme.
• Industry leading training, on systems such as Gent, Notifier, Protec, and Baldwin Boxall.

The role of Service Engineer

As a Service Engineer at Trinity, you will be completing scheduled servicing in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to Trinity’s high-quality standards. You will be working as part of a skilled team of Service Engineers and will be supported by our wider support departments to provide high quality service and customer experience.

Key tasks

• Effectively communicate with customers to ensure a good understanding of system and site status.
• Liaise with service administrators and other internal stakeholders to ensure our service commitments are met.
• Work to a planned service and maintenance schedule, emergency call out requirements. Issue remedial repairs and minor additions to existing installations in line with service administration guidance.

The systems you will work with at Trinity

Fire - Gent, Notifier, Advanced, Protec & other open protocol/conventional systems

CCTV - HikVision, Avigilon, Dahua

Intruder - Galaxy, Texecom

Access Control - Paxton, Honeywell, Gallagher

What skills do you need?

• Experience in servicing and maintaining fire, security & CCTV systems to relevant British Standards.
• Ability to identify all types of cable associated with fire detection and security systems, and to correctly test and terminate the cable ends in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.
• A logical approach to system fault diagnosis and rectification.
• To always provide outstanding customer service.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

What technical knowledge do you need?

• Understand the basic building services to test cause and effect of fire alarm interfaces.
• A comprehensive understanding of the causes and cures of fire, intruder, CCTV and access control problems, including an ability to recommend changes to practices and processes that may cause false alarms as well as recommending changes to the systems.
• Basic Electrical Safety training (ECA).

What will Trinity give you?

At Trinity Fire & Security, we believe in rewarding our employees for their work and commitment. Our remuneration package includes a competitive basic salary and the opportunity to earn more through our uncapped commission scheme which rewards you for your talent, as well as paid overtime and travel time.

We are also committed to providing the training required to support and develop all our employees. As you grow with Trinity, you will be provided the opportunity to undertake industry leading training programmes to allow to excel in your position and progress in the direction you want to take your career.

The total package would include:

• Holiday - 23 days which increases with service, plus bank holidays
• Bonus scheme - Uncapped earning potential
• Employee Discount Programme - Discounts and cashback across over 800 national retailers
• Pension scheme - Via Royal London
• Company vehicle - With fuel card
• Paid overtime at enhanced rates alongside travel time (minus 30 minutes each way)
• Employee referral scheme – earn up to £2,000 for each employee you bring into Trinity
• Life Assurance
• Employee Welfare assistance programme

Equal Opportunities in Practice

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Security Vetting

It is an industry requirement that successful candidates undergo security vetting. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting and may be withdrawn if the required standards are not met.

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