Senior Engineer

AFI Group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

AFI-Rentals in Peterborough is recruiting a Senior Engineer to oversee the workshop, manage a growing hire fleet, and lead a team of engineers. The role requires strong planning, hands-on maintenance, and close collaboration with the hire office to meet targets and schedules.

You will be responsible for ensuring servicing, inspections, and repairs are completed on time, while maintaining high safety and quality standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• CAP licence for inspecting powered access equipment.
• Sound mechanical knowledge in heavy plant LOLER background.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and organising the day-to-day running of the workshop and workloads for your team of engineers.
• Forward planning to ensure machinery availability for hire, with servicing, LOLER inspections, PDI, and repairs to schedule.
• Hands-on preventative maintenance and inspections of machines.
• Lead and motivate the team to complete tasks effectively and efficiently.

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Maintenance

Inspection

PDI

LOLER

Diagnostics

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

CAP licence

Job description

Job Description

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• 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.

Essential skills:

• 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.

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.