Junior Installation Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is looking for a Junior Installation Engineer to assist in installing automated systems across the UK and potentially Europe. This role involves hands-on tasks such as measuring, installing, and commissioning equipment. Ideal candidates should have a mechanical background, enjoy travel, and aspire to progress into senior roles. The position offers competitive salary, significant travel allowance, and various benefits including 25 days of holiday and a pension plan.

Benefits

Basic salary £30,000 - £35,000

Realistic OTE £45,000 - £50,000

Paid expenses during work days

Early finish on Fridays

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

5% company pension

Qualifications

• Hands-on Engineer with a mechanical mind.
• Willingness to learn and progress into a Senior Installation role.
• Experience with basic hand tools is essential.

Responsibilities

• Attend client sites to measure and layout system.
• Secure, install, and build automated systems.
• Commission and snag installations.

Skills

Mechanically minded

Basic hand tools experience

Client facing skills

Education

Mechanical qualification or experience (NVQ/HNC)

Job description

Junior Installation Engineer

Essex Area - Travel across the UK & Possibly Europe

Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 (OTE £45,000 - 50,000 incl Paid Overtime/travel time) + Half Day Friday + DIS + 25 Days Holiday + Stats + All expenses paid for during workday (food/hotel/travel)

Fantastic opportunity for a Junior or newly qualified Engineer with a mechanical mind to join a fantastic company offering HUGE growth and development potential ALONGSIDE a realistic on target earnings of up to £50,000 - if you want to travel, and to learn and love all things mechanical - GET IN TOUCH TODAY!!

The company

Our client is a leading provider of mechanical engineering services in the area, supplying, designing and installing Bespoke Materials Handling Equipment and Special Purpose Machinery.

Well established in the area, they have built a strong reputation for delivering quality service to their clients nationwide in the FMCG, and Logistics industries.

Their team designs and assembles a variety of products, including conveyor systems, robots, structural steel work, crane systems, and more before installation & commissioning on client sites. They pride themselves in providing a high standard of craftsmanship and innovation, working with multi-billion-pound businesses across the UK.

As a business they are experiencing growth and a consistent large volume of incoming projects with a full order book many years into the future. These vacancies are urgently required to provide installation support to a VIP customer on their innumerable sites across the UK. The successful Junior Installation Engineers will work alongside Senior Installation Engineers to help manage this account and allow for a closer business to business relationship and control over the projects.

The role

As a Junior Installation Engineer, you will form an integral part of the project team assisting with the installation of multi-million automated systems including conveyors, robots and sortation machinery on some of the most forward-thinking automated sites in the UK.

Day to day responsibilities

• Initially attending client site to find measurements and layout the full system in chalk using laser measurements for dimensions.
• Bringing in the automated systems - secure, install and build unit.
• Commissioning - practical run through and snagging.
• These installations could consist of entire new units in brand new facilities OR an updated segment of a system during a facility upgrade which would be integrated into existing automated line.

What we're looking for in a candidate

• A mechanically minded and hands-on Engineer
• Ideally some kind of Mechanical qualification or experience within a mechanical environment - NVQ/HNC
• A desire to learn and progress into a Senior Installation role
• Someone who can work and learn alongside a Senior and pick up practical, mechanical skills
• Experience working with basic hand tools
• An interest in being client facing and the face of the business
• MUST HAVE an interest in travel as this role involved EXTENSIVE travel with up to 6 weeks away at any one time

The Benefits

• Basic salary - £30k - £35k depending on experience
• Realistic OTE £45 - 50k including paid overtime/travel allowance.
• All expenses during workday paid for including meals/travel/hotels
• Early finish Friday
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Generous DIS
• 5% company pension

How to Apply

If you are a motivated Junior Installation Engineer hungry to learn, develop and make money and you're looking to join a growing company, we want to hear from you!

Please send your CV to Kristi Hopwood at.

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis - for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.

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