Trainee White Goods Engineer

Currys PLC; Bolton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK tech retailer is seeking Trainee White Goods Engineers to join their White Goods Repair Team in Bolton. This role involves testing, diagnosing, and fixing appliances in customer homes, requiring basic electrical knowledge and strong customer engagement. Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training to become fully qualified engineers within months. The position offers a salary of £28,000–£34,000 per annum plus bonuses, and benefits including a strong induction, product discounts, and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

First-class induction and ongoing learning

Performance-related quarterly bonus

Product discounts on tech

Range of wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with electric or electro-mechanical products.
• Demonstrable basic competence in electrical knowledge.
• Passion for customer service and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Testing, diagnosing, and fixing white goods in customers’ homes.
• Implementing technical knowledge across white goods appliances.
• Driving a company van and managing daily tasks.
• Building a reputation as a home services expert.

Skills

Repair or installation experience with electric or electro-mechanical products

Basic electrical knowledge

Customer service skills

Ability to handle heavy White Goods

Valid UK driving licence

Job description

Qualifications

• Repair or installation experience which includes having worked with electric or electro-mechanical products (e.g., field services engineering, trainee plumbing or electrical services, domestic or consumer electrical installation experience or training)
• Electrical knowledge: demonstrable basic competence both in theory and practice
• A passion for delivering great customer service
• Ability to handle heavy White Goods (washing machines, dishwashers etc)
• A full valid UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

As the UK's best‑known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. So you’ll never go it alone here. You’ll work in a great team, learning and growing together, and celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We're looking for Trainee White Goods Engineers to join our White Goods Repair Team here at Currys. It's an amazing team to be part of, with an industry leading NPS and world class 1st visit fix rate! As a Trainee White Goods Engineer, you’ll bring your basic electrical knowledge and receive all the training you need to step into a White Goods Engineer role within 2-4 months, when you can look forward to every day being an adventure! A lot of the job comes down to skill and efficiency but building a rapport with customers is just as important. You’ll learn how to work your magic to keep customers' appliances in tip‑top condition. Whether it's installing, diagnosing faults, or making a vital repair, you'll be on hand with the right skills, right knowledge, and plenty of smiles to make sure every experience is a positive one.

Responsibilities

• Testing, diagnosing, and fixing white goods in our customers’ homes
• Providing and implementing technical knowledge across a range of white goods appliances
• Driving a company van and managing your own day effectively
• Building our reputation as a home services expert

Whether it's in our customers' homes or on the end of the phone, to be successful you'll demonstrate excellent customer service skills and experience of engaging positively with customers.

Salary £28,000‑£34,000 per annum depending on experience plus quarterly bonus

Shift Pattern – Average of 41 hours per week working 5 over 7 (some Saturday working on a rostered basis) No Sundays! Counties/areas recruiting in: WN, L, M, SK, OL, BL, BB, PR, FY, CH, WA.

Benefits

• First‑class induction and on‑going learning
• Performance‑related bonus paid quarterly
• Product discounts across the latest tech
• A range of wellbeing initiatives

Join our Trainee White Goods Engineer team and we’ll be with you every step of the way, helping you build the career you want with on‑the‑job training and the opportunity to learn skills for life, for inside and outside work. Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.