Senior Engineer

AFI group of companies; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Profit share

Pension scheme (autorenrolment)

Job summary

AFI-Rentals in Peterborough is seeking a Senior Engineer to oversee the workshop, lead engineers, and ensure the smooth running of servicing for our hire fleet.

You will plan workloads, maximise machine availability, supervise PDI and LOLER inspections, and guide the team to complete tasks efficiently while maintaining strong customer and colleague communications.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• Capable of electro/hydraulic systems.
• Experience in fault-finding/diagnostics.
• Ability to communicate professionally and motivate the team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day workshop operations and workloads for the team.
• Plan to maximise machine availability for hire, ensuring servicing, LOLER inspections, PDI, and repairs to schedule.
• Provide hands-on maintenance guidance to engineers to ensure task completion.

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Maintenance

Inspection

Diagnostics

Communication

CAP licence

Education

NVQ Level 2

Job description

As one of the largest and fastest-growing powered access companies in the UK, AFI-Rentals builds success by nurturing talent and rewarding hard work. If you are looking for a fast-paced and rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you.

AFI is currently recruiting a Senior Engineer at our Peterborough depot.

You will be responsible for the smooth running of servicing together with maintaining our expanding hire rental fleet. This challenging position requires someone with the ability to manage people, work to targets, manage a workshop, and work closely with our busy hire office.

About the Role

Overseeing and organising the day-to-day running of the workshop and workloads for your team of engineers.

• Using forward planning to ensure the optimum availability of machinery ready for hire, ensuring machines are serviced, LOLER inspected, PDId, and repaired to schedule.
• Hands-on preventative maintenance and inspections of machines.
• Offering help and guidance to your team of engineers to ensure that they complete tasks effectively and efficiently.

We would welcome applications for this Senior Engineer role from candidates with the following skills: Senior Engineer, engineering, planning, leadership, maintenance, inspection, PDI, LOLER, NVQ Level 2, heavy plant, electronic, hydraulic, diagnostics, communication, and CAP.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays.
• Inclusion in a profit share scheme.
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contributions (from aged 22, but voluntary enrolment can be made before this age. Opt-out available).
• Death-in-Service benefit of 2 x salary.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• MyAFI, a comprehensive employee benefits, rewards, and discount programme. Benefits include Cycle2Work scheme, Aviva private medical insurance, and Holiday Trading, to name a few.
• Christmas Bonus Payment (Discretionary).

Requirements

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• Competent in electro/hydraulic systems.
• Experienced in fault-finding/diagnostics.
• You will be working closely with customers and colleagues, so you must be able to communicate professionally and motivate your team by leading from the front.
• Able to prioritise tasks in an ever-changing, demanding hire environment.
• Holds a CAP (Competent Assessed Person) licence for inspecting powered access equipment.
• You should have sound mechanical knowledge in a heavy plant LOLER background, i.e. powered access or forklifts