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Fire Service Engineer
| Posting date: | 23 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £33,986 to £37,762 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bath, South West, BA2 5JF |
| Company: | LiveWest Homes Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 53080150 |
Summary
About The Role
We are looking for a highly talented and experienced Fire Service Engineer to join our team of people. This is a mobile role and based in Somerset and the surrounding area.
Purpose of the role:
As a Fire Service Engineer, you will carry out servicing and repairs to fire and life safety systems at multiple sites to ensure a high level of fire safety is provided to our customers across a geographical area in line with LiveWest business objectives.
Qualifications:
- Fire Equipment Servicing Qualification or evidence of time served in a similar role.
- Level 3 NVQ (either City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2 or City & Guilds 2330 2351 levels 2 and 3) (or equivalent). (D)
- AM1 and AM2. (D)
- City & Guilds 2382-12 18th Edition. (D)
This is a full time opportunity although part time (minimum 30 hours per week) or job share may be considered.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory basic check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About The Candidate
To be considered for the role of Fire Service Engineer, you will be/have:
- Comprehensive understanding of BS5839:1, BS5839:6, BS5266:1 and BS7671 and ideally holding a qualification in fire safety systems maintenance.
- Experience using domestic sprinkler systems. (D)
- Competent in using and updating a handheld smart phone or Tablet PC and associated apps.
- Experience of working in customers’ homes. (D)
- Good knowledge of fire safety legislation, regulation and guidance.
- Awareness of health and safety procedures.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, to resolve issues and proactively to avoid problems.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Have a flexible and willing approach to work.
- Hold a full, valid UK driving licence (this will be checked with the DVLA).
- Availability to out of hours call out rota.
- Be able to demonstrate experience within the Fire Maintenance industry.
- Be aware of, and have regard for, trade-related environmental issues.
- Being the first point of contact with our customers and helping to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Fire Equipment Servicing Qualification or evidence of time served in a similar role.
- Level 3 NVQ (either City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2 or City & Guilds 2330 2351 levels 2 and 3) (or equivalent). (D)
- AM1 and AM2. (D)
- City & Guilds 2382-12 18th Edition. (D)
About The Company
Our Reward and Benefits:
- Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
- Discretionary Bonus scheme.
- Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
- Family Friendly policies.
- Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Car Benefit scheme.
- Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
- Volunteering days.
About Us:
LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please visit our website.
We are looking for a highly talented and experienced Fire Service Engineer to join our team of people. This is a mobile role and based in Somerset and the surrounding area.
Purpose of the role:
As a Fire Service Engineer, you will carry out servicing and repairs to fire and life safety systems at multiple sites to ensure a high level of fire safety is provided to our customers across a geographical area in line with LiveWest business objectives.
Qualifications:
- Fire Equipment Servicing Qualification or evidence of time served in a similar role.
- Level 3 NVQ (either City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2 or City & Guilds 2330 2351 levels 2 and 3) (or equivalent). (D)
- AM1 and AM2. (D)
- City & Guilds 2382-12 18th Edition. (D)
This is a full time opportunity although part time (minimum 30 hours per week) or job share may be considered.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory basic check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About The Candidate
To be considered for the role of Fire Service Engineer, you will be/have:
- Comprehensive understanding of BS5839:1, BS5839:6, BS5266:1 and BS7671 and ideally holding a qualification in fire safety systems maintenance.
- Experience using domestic sprinkler systems. (D)
- Competent in using and updating a handheld smart phone or Tablet PC and associated apps.
- Experience of working in customers’ homes. (D)
- Good knowledge of fire safety legislation, regulation and guidance.
- Awareness of health and safety procedures.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, to resolve issues and proactively to avoid problems.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Have a flexible and willing approach to work.
- Hold a full, valid UK driving licence (this will be checked with the DVLA).
- Availability to out of hours call out rota.
- Be able to demonstrate experience within the Fire Maintenance industry.
- Be aware of, and have regard for, trade-related environmental issues.
- Being the first point of contact with our customers and helping to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Fire Equipment Servicing Qualification or evidence of time served in a similar role.
- Level 3 NVQ (either City & Guilds 2360 parts 1 and 2 or City & Guilds 2330 2351 levels 2 and 3) (or equivalent). (D)
- AM1 and AM2. (D)
- City & Guilds 2382-12 18th Edition. (D)
About The Company
Our Reward and Benefits:
- Defined Contribution pension scheme – employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
- Discretionary Bonus scheme.
- Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
- Family Friendly policies.
- Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Car Benefit scheme.
- Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
- Volunteering days.
About Us:
LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 6,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please visit our website.
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