Workshop Technician - Electrical and Mechanical Repair

RVT Group; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Pension Scheme - Auto Enrolment

Private Healthcare

Career Growth - Training

Volunteering Days

Free Friday Lunch

Annual Leave 23 days+

Job summary

RVT Group in Aylesford is seeking two Workshop Technicians to join a close, supportive team. You will test, fault-find, repair and refurbish a wide range of electrical hire equipment, working on site from 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday.

If you have PAT testing experience or repair skills, you’ll be trained on the rest. You’ll maintain records, manage stock, and collaborate with Hire Desk, Logistics and Sales to get kit back out on time, while following health and safety and ISO standards.

Qualifications

• PAT / in-service testing experience or repairing appliances/equipment
• Practical hands-on repair skills with hand and power tools
• Good fault-finding ability and attention to detail
• Team player keen to learn

Responsibilities

• PAT and in-service test, inspect and fault-find a wide range of electrical hire equipment
• Repair and refurbish kit back to as-new: electrical work one day, mechanical the next
• Complete test and repair records accurately and promptly
• Keep parts and stock levels right so the workshop keeps moving
• Help bring new products into the fleet
• Work with the Hire Desk, Logistics and Sales teams to get kit back out on time
• Follow our health and safety, ISO and compliance standards

Skills

PAT / in-service testing

Fault finding

Hand tools

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3 electrical (2357/2356)

Level 3 inspection and testing (2391)

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Testing equipment

Job description

Our hire kit works hard on construction, infrastructure and defence sites across the UK. When it comes back to our Aylesford workshop, your job is to make it as good as new: test it, find the fault, repair it and get it ready to go back out, so it never lets our customers down.

We’re looking for two Workshop Technicians to join a close, supportive team. Several of our technicians joined as PAT testers and learned the repairs on the job, so if you have a solid testing background and like fixing things, we’ll train you on the rest.

What you’ll do

PAT and in-service test, inspect and fault-find a wide range of electrical hire equipment

Repair and refurbish kit back to as-new: electrical work one day, mechanical the next

Complete test and repair records accurately and promptly

Keep parts and stock levels right so the workshop keeps moving

Help bring new products into the fleet

Work with the Hire Desk, Logistics and Sales teams to get kit back out on time

Follow our health and safety, ISO and compliance standards

This is a workshop-based role at one site in Aylesford, Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00, with overtime available. No travel.

Essential

PAT / in-service inspection and testing experience (City & Guilds 2377 a plus), or experience testing and repairing appliances or equipment (for example appliance, catering or coffee-machine repair, hire-depot or maintenance work)

Practical, hands-on repair skills and confidence with hand and power tools

Good fault-finding ability and attention to detail

Happy working from one workshop on a steady flow of refurbishment work

A team player who is keen to learn

Desirable

NVQ Level 3 electrical (2357/2356)

Level 3 inspection and testing (2391)

Experience with motors or PLCs (training provided)

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary.
• Growth by Sharing Bonus Scheme + Individual KPIs
• 23 Days Annual Leave(increasing with service) + Bank Holidays.
• RemunerationPackage Reviewed Annually.
• Pension Scheme -Auto Enrolment.
• PrivateHealthcare- Availableafter successful completion of probation.
• Career Growth -Comprehensive training anddevelopment opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Program Line.
• 2 Annual Volunteering days.
• Free Friday Lunch.
• Performance-Orientated Businesswhere you can add real value from day one.