Workshop Technician

Miller’s Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Technician, where you'll play a vital role in reconditioning Bakery and Catering equipment. This hands-on position is perfect for those eager to enhance their skills and qualifications while working in a supportive team environment. You'll be responsible for assessing, assembling, and repairing equipment, ensuring that all tasks meet high standards. With a commitment to employee development and state-of-the-art facilities, this role offers a unique opportunity to grow your career in an essential industry. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of a dedicated team, this is the place for you.

Benefits

Training in City & Guilds accredited academy

Job Specific Uniform & tooling

Company wide fun days

Company Pension

Incremental holiday allowance (up to 32 days)

Regular staff treats

Qualifications

• Experience with catering and bakery equipment is essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team and possess a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assess and assemble equipment for reconditioning.
• Test machines and diagnose/repair faults prior to PDI.
• Work alongside the workshop team for efficiency.

Skills

Hands-on technician experience

Integrity and drive

Teamwork

Positive attitude

Tools

Hand tools

Bench fitting tools

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Technician to join the workshop-based team. The purpose of the role is reconditioning of Bakery & Catering equipment. The position would be ideally suited to a hands-on technician looking to improve on experience and with a view to build on any existing qualifications.

Your Role:

• To assess and assemble equipment for reconditioning.
• To complete tasks within time scales and to the expected high standard.
• To test machines and diagnose/repair any faults prior to submitting for PDI.
• To work alongside the workshop team to complete tasks as efficiently as possible.
• To carry out reasonable ad hoc duties within the company as detailed by the Workshop Manager.
• Assisting PDI with new equipment assembly and assessment.

Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience within the business with both catering and bakery equipment.
• Experience with hand tools and bench fitting.
• Possess high levels of integrity and drive to succeed.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Possess a positive / can-do attitude.

Company Information:

Who are we?
Miller’s Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK’s Supermarket chains for over 40 years. In brief, we are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed! Maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts.

Our services are as follows:

• Nationwide reactive maintenance.
• Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services.
• Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment.

We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a.

Our people:
Despite being a large operation here at Miller’s Vanguard, we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset we have YOU…the employee.

Our team of over 500 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art working environments:

• New (2021) Technical response centre.
• Award Winning research, Innovation, and recycling facility.
• Industry leading Mercedes Benz fleet.

We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job.

Career Development:
Training is also a huge part of our culture here at Miller’s Vanguard, and our City and Guilds accredited training centre is where we coach and develop our employees regardless of your position or your length of service. We want to make sure that our staff can progress and keep pace with ever changing equipment technologies.

Why Join Us:

• Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy.
• Job Specific Uniform & tooling for all roles.
• Company wide fun days and charity events.
• Company Pension.
• Incremental holiday allowance (up to 32 days per year).
• Regular staff ‘treats’ for employees and their families.