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Trainee Mechanical Service Technician

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited
Greater London
6 days ago
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Trainee Mechanical Service Technician
Field Based, covering a London/SE Patch-Ideally Based in the Ealing (W5/W13) area
£28,000 - £32,000 + Van + Apprentice Standard Training + Overtime + Private Health + 24 days leave
Mon-Fri 8:00 - 4:30 with some Saturday work roughly once a month and occasional early start/night work

Excellent opportunity for a Mechanically biased Technician to join a growing business in a secure role with on the job training and the chance to increase our earnings with some Overtime/paid travel
On offer is a varied, field based role with great industry training where you can build a long term career. You will be paired up with an experienced colleague to learn from plus the company enroll Technicians onto Apprenticeship courses to be able to satisfy the requirements of the new British Standards.

This company are part of a larger group that offer specialist hire installations service and maintenance for suspended access and fall protection equipment used in the construction and building maintenance industries.
In this role, you will be contracted to work Mon-Fri 8:00 - 4:30 with some Saturday and night work which would be paid at 1.5x. You will be doing mostly 70% maintenance on fall protection equipment with the other 20-30% being installations and fault finding.
This is a great opportunity to get into a stable role with a friendly team, where you can settle in for the long haul and have good balance between life & work.

The Role:

Mechanical Service Technician
Repairing and installing Fall protection Equipment in and around London
Great internal and external training provided
Company vehicle for work use

The Person:

Hands on Mechanical Engineering background including operating power tools
Willing to work a field based service role and based West London, ideally Ealing area
Full UK Drivers license-ESSENTIAL
Comfortable working at heights

Reference Number: BBBH264694
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click 'Apply Now' or contact Nick Smith at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

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