Trainee Bench Engineer

Medstrom Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic starting salary £25,500 + OT

Contributory pension scheme

33 days' annual leave entitlement

Discounts and cashback on shopping, 0%

Salary Sacrifice Schemes, including Cy

Job summary

Medstrom is seeking a motivated Trainee Bench Engineer to join our service team at Castle Donington hub. You will support repairs and maintenance of medical products, with training to progress along our career pathway. You should have mechanical or electrical interest, good communication, and a can-do attitude.

A full driving licence is advantageous but not essential as the role is site-based. Hours are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or electrical experience desirable
• Fault finding and diagnostics experience advantageous
• Full driving licence would be an advantage to support the wider team, but not essential as role is site-based
• Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally
• Ability to work under your own initiative and follow procedures laid out by the business to achieve deadlines
• Basic IT skills to include email and MS Office

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain medical products in line with training competency
• Complete product modifications as directed
• Use company tools and equipment in an appropriate manner
• Participate in product cleaning and testing, ensuring it is fit for purpose
• Diligently inspect products when repairing and documenting any damage
• Maintain available product stock and spare parts inventory
• Complete product modifications when required
• Use technical expertise to support and assist colleagues
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Fault finding

Driving licence

Communication skills

Initiative

MS Office

Job description

Trainee Bench Engineer

Castle Donington, Derbyshire

Are you ready to embark on a career with a company that places both its employees and customers at the heart of everything they do? If you're a motivated, customer-focused individual with a clean driver's licence and a can-do attitude, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a dedicated and technical Trainee Bench Engineer to join our service team based at our Castle Donington hub.

The Benefits

• Basic starting salary of £25,500 + overtime payments
• Contributory pension scheme
• 33 days' annual leave entitlement
• Discounts and cashback on shopping, supermarkets, and holidays as part of our rewards scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes, including Cycle to Work
• Full induction with great training and support
• Receive a treat on your birthday
• Death in Service benefit provided
• Be a part of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) and the associated benefits of having a stake in the company

The Role

As a Trainee Bench Engineer, you will ensure an effective and timely repair and maintenance service to our customers. After training, this will include the detailed repair of all products for patients, within agreed delivery times. This role follows our Career Pathway, with clearly defined training, skills, and knowledge to enable you to progress your career with Medstrom.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Repair and maintain medical products in line with training competency
• Complete product modifications as directed
• Use company tools and equipment in an appropriate manner
• Participate in product cleaning and testing, ensuring it is fit for purpose
• Diligently inspect products when repairing and documenting any damage
• Maintain available product stock and spare parts inventory
• Complete product modifications when required
• Use technical expertise to support and assist colleagues
• Maintain a clean and tidy work environment

Hours of work: 37.5 per week, working Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5pm.

About You

To join us as a Trainee Bench Engineer, ideally, you will need to have or be willing to develop the following:

• Mechanical or electrical experience is desirable
• Experience of fault finding and diagnostics is advantageous
• A full driving licence would be an advantage to support the wider team, but it is not essential as this role is site-based
• The ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally
• The ability to work under your own initiative and follow procedures laid out by the business to achieve deadlines
• Basic IT skills to include email and MS Office

Please note, this role will involve manual handling - loading, lifting, and carrying Medstrom products.

Why join Medstrom?

Established in 2010, Medstrom has grown substantially by being patient-focused to become the organisation we are today, whilst maintaining an open culture and ethos. In 2022, Medstrom became an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), unlike any other company in the industry. This allows each employee to have a vested interest in the company, where we can all contribute to and share in the company's success.

Webrecruit and Medstrom are equal opportunities employers. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

Medstrom operates a zero-tolerance policy towards any harassment of any kind towards our colleagues.