Senior Engineer

AFI group of companies; Whittlesey; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Death-in-Service

Healthcare plan

MyAFI benefits

Christmas bonus

Job summary

AFI-Rentals is recruiting a Senior Engineer at our Peterborough depot to oversee the workshop and lead a team of engineers. You will plan workloads, ensure machines are serviced, LOLER inspected, and repaired to schedule, while performing hands-on maintenance and inspections.

You will guide and support your team to complete tasks efficiently, partner with the hire office, and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment. The role emphasizes leadership and a strong customer focus.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Competent in electro/hydraulic systems
• Experienced in fault-finding/diagnostics
• Able to communicate professionally and motivate your team
• Hold CAP (Competent Assessed Person) licence
• Sound mechanical knowledge in heavy plant LOLER background

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day running of the workshop and workloads for your team of engineers.
• Plan to ensure optimum availability of machinery for hire, with servicing, LOLER inspections, PDI, and repairs to schedule.
• Hands-on preventative maintenance and inspections of machines.
• Provide guidance to your team to ensure tasks are completed effectively and efficiently.

Skills

electro/hydraulic systems

fault-finding/diagnostics

communication

leadership

CAP licence

heavy plant LOLER background

prioritise tasks

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

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

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