Trainee Domestic Appliance Engineer - Service 87 Guildford Guildford, England
Job description
Trainee Domestic Appliance Engineer - Service 87
Are you looking to kick start your career or venture out onto a new path? Are you interested in mechanical/electrical engineering and how things work? If so, being a Trainee Domestic Appliance Engineer could be for you!
Service 87 Ltd are based in Alton and cover the Reading, Guildford, Slough and Basingstoke areas. We are a small team with 5 Engineers and 3 office staff and are expanding as a result of additional work volumes from long established clients.
We are the authorised and trusted repairer for many insurance companies and manufacturers. We have built our reputation over the past thirty years striving to provide the most efficient and customer focussed repair journey possible.
We offer a competitive salary, generous and achievable bonus structure and City and Guilds Assured training.
You as the ideal Trainee Domestic Appliance Engineer will be:
Mechanically/electrically minded- Confident in using hand tools
- Have a keen interest in repairs and/or workings of appliances/ devices/ machinery/ Cars/motorbikes/DIY
- Proficient in using technology – i.e. tablets/mobile phones/Microsoft packages
The role will involve working in our customer’s home where you will meet a variety of people from all walks of life so excellent interpersonal skills are a must. You will also need to be:
Smart and presentable- Friendly and helpful
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Team Player
- Flexible to working hours
- Articulate and a good communicator
- Good with English (verbally and written)
Important: You will need to hold a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points.
Benefits:
Company Pension scheme- Private Van use (optional, subject to HMRC Tax rules)
- 30 days annual holiday allowance including 8 bank holidays
- Wellbeing and fantastic work – life balance
- Excellent opportunities for progression and promotion within our business.
- Death in service benefit at 3x salary
- Company online retailer saving portal
- Complimentary MAP – (Multi Appliance Protection) for your own home appliances.
- Costa card gift cards – monthly nominations by Team Managers
- Monthly Rewards – Small tokens of thanks such as sweets delivered with your spare parts
- Van stock supplied and automatically replenished based on your personal usage.
- Easy to use in-house engineer software for repair visits
- No Sales targets for customer consumables
- Pre-order against your own jobs
- Specialist training
- Salary from £19,760 per annum to £21,840 per annum dependent on age
Experience and skills:
No experience in White Goods repair (washing machines, dishwashers, Fridge/freezers, cookers, microwaves) is needed as full training will be given, however we are looking for candidates with a background/interest in practical/hands on roles with skills that can be transferred into this role. Electrical and/or ACS gas qualifications would be advantageous but are not essential.
