Trainee Bench Engineer

Medstrom Ltd; Hemington; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Medstrom Ltd in Castle Donington is seeking a dedicated Trainee Bench Engineer to join our service team. You will learn to repair and maintain medical products to defined standards, with progression through our training pathway and clear development milestones.

After initial training, you will perform detailed repairs within agreed delivery times, contributing to a high-quality service for our patients and customers while working 37.5 hours per week on a Monday to Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or electrical experience is desirable.
• Experience with fault finding and diagnostics is advantageous.
• Full driving licence is an advantage but not essential as site-based.
• Able to communicate effectively, both written and verbal.
• Able to work on own initiative and follow procedures to meet deadlines.
• Basic IT skills including 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 appropriately.
• Participate in product cleaning and testing to ensure fitness for purpose.
• Inspect products during repairs and document any damage.
• Maintain stock and spare parts inventory.
• Support colleagues using technical expertise.
• Keep a clean and tidy work environment.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Fault finding

Driving licence

Communication skills

Initiative

IT skills

Job description

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.

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

Your 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

Experience Required:

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

In addition to the salary and related benefits, you will join a company that has grown extensively within the last 5 years and, through our unique ownership model, is continuing to grow, whilst offering great career opportunities for those who are keen to progress.

Medstrom are an 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 to any harassment, of any kind, towards our colleagues.