Total 226 Engineering job vacancies in Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PD

Hydraulic/Mechanical Component Technician

Job Overview

We are looking for a dedicated technician to join our team, specialising in the disassembly, inspection, and reassembly of hydraulic and mechanical components.

Key Responsibilities

• Break down hydraulic and mechanical components to their individual parts.
• Conduct thorough inspections, including:

• Interpreting technical data.
• Diagnosing faults.
• Identifying wear, damage, or corrosion on components.
• Using precise calibrated measuring tools.
• Completing computer-generated documentation accurately.

Reassemble various hydraulic and mechanical assemblies based on technical specifications, preparing them for final testing and inspection. Assist the test bay engineer with testing hydraulic and pneumatic units according to test procedures, and complete test reports. Adhere to and implement all standard operating practices and procedures. Maintain strict adherence to all safety standards. Ensure that all work meets the quality standards set by CAA, EASA, FAA, and company procedures. Follow all health, safety, and environmental regulations. Perform other tasks as required by operations or business needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in mechanical or hydraulic engineering.
• Minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Skills and Competencies:

• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to interpret and follow detailed compliance manuals.
• Capability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality work.
• Effective teamwork in cross-functional teams.
• Customer-focused with strong relationship-building skills.
• Excellent analytical, administrative, and organisational skills with great attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised and self-motivated.

Working Hours

• Monday to Thursday: 08:00 - 16:45
• Friday: 08:00 - 15:45

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Production Engineer:

Working for a manufacturing business in the Sandwich area, you will be responsible for co-ordinating production engineering processes from the final design phase to full production release. Working closely with the engineering and project team along with production and supply chain, the role will be to ensure successful transition for new and existing product design and achieving project timelines within budget and to the highest quality.

Duties:

• Responsible for managing the standards, methods and procedures for design, modification and maintenance of manufacturing equipment
• Develop & deliver production plans, build documentation and route cards for a variety of engineering projects
• Contribute to the development of strategy
• Resolve manufacturing issues and work cross-functionally
• Develop best practice to improve production capacity, quality and reliability
• Contribute and support CI initiatives
• Support NPI
• Production engineering tasks with ToT
• Undertake customer and suppliers visits

You will ideally be educated in an engineering related discipline or with a recognised engineering Apprenticeship within an electro-optical manufacturing environment. You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding and application of process engineering principles, concepts, practices and standards and have the ability to implement effective and timely production solutions

Benefits:

• Holiday is 25 Days + Bank Holidays
• 9-day fortnight (every other Friday is a non-working day)
• Competitive salary, company profit sharing scheme, stakeholder pension and death in service scheme
• Rewards and recognition scheme and employee engagement initiatives

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Job Title: Quality Inspection Engineer

Location: Sittingbourne

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Quality Engineer to join our Inspection Team. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you will oversee inspection-related activities specific to project requirements. Your role will involve performing and supervising dimensional and visual inspections, ensuring quality control, and working closely with suppliers to address non-conformities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct dimensional and visual inspections of parts to engineering drawings using gauges and relevant equipment along with performing material inspections with high attention to detail.
• Manage the inspection of all parts received from suppliers using manual and digital measurement tools.
• Identify and investigate non-conforming parts, initiate quarantine processes, raise non-conformance reports, and liaise with suppliers for corrective actions.
• Perform and verify First Article Inspection (FAI) data in line with AS9102 requirements.
• Manage product release and acceptance within the company's ERP system.
• Review, analyse, inspect, and archive documents according to EPS requirements before release to finished goods.
• Work proactively towards continuous improvement and team training based on business forecasts and plans.

Competencies/Qualifications:

• Minimum of three years' experience in a Quality role with a strong understanding of ISO 9001:2015 QMS requirements, customer satisfaction focus, and experience as an Internal Auditor.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, strong interpersonal abilities, and proven team-working and leadership skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify problems, determine root causes, and implement effective solutions, including new processes or work instructions.
• Competent in interpreting engineering drawings, understanding tolerances, and using a range of measuring instruments and calibration to various testing standards; basic knowledge of welding inspection is essential.
• Self-motivated, adaptable to new technologies, willing to learn new skills, with a hands-on approach to problem-solving, attention to detail, and a valid UK driving license (AS9102 knowledge and ability to generate CMM Arm programs using Polyworks is advantageous).

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Life assurance (4x salary)

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Haven Kent Coast formerly known as Allhallows our park on the Hoo Peninsular is situated along the Thames estuary offering the closest sandy beach to central London.

Allhallows-on-Sea, Near Rochester, Kent ME3 9QD GBR

Job DetailsCome and join our One Great Team here at Haven as a Gas Engineer!

As part of our Facilities & Maintenance Team, you will… 

- Support our Maintenance Team to complete reactive, planned and preventative Gas maintenance to ensure that all our holiday homes are safely connected and certified
- Deliver day to day gas repairs across a variety of holiday homes and units, including boiler and water heating systems,
- Carry out full gas connection of our holiday homes to cylinders and meters
- Be responsible for gas testing and ensuring new appliances are installed safely in our holiday homes
- Keep clear and accurate records of checks, audits and renewals.
- Ensure Health & Safety is always a top priority, providing a safe and secure environment for all

What’s In It For You? 
- Free use of our Leisure Facilities, including swimming pool  
- Up to 50% Discount off food on Park and 20% discount in our shops  
- Opportunity to use our Corporate Box at the O2 Arena  
- Fantastic Discounts with many national Brands & Retailers  
- 20% Discount to you, your family & friends across Haven & Warner Leisure Hotels  
- Reward & Recognition Schemes  
- Training and development opportunities including fully funded qualifications  
- Fantastic Health, Mind & Money Support Programme  
- Enhanced family friendly policies and pay* (eligibility criteria applied) 

Salary: Competitive plus Benefits 

Experience and Qualifications 
You may already be a Qualified Gas Engineer with Domestic or Commercial experience which is great or maybe you have gained the relevant experience and qualifications needed within a similar role in Facilities or Maintenance! All we are looking for is…

- Hold all current Gas Safe Qualifications including LPG systems
- Experience of completing gas work within holiday homes would be desirable but not essential
- Have a strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation

Who are we? 
We’re part of an award-winning Bourne Leisure family, which includes Haven & Warner Hotels. We have 9,000 fantastic team members and 39 beautiful seaside locations and our HQ based in Hemel Hempstead. 

What’s it like to work with us? 
Working with us is ultimately defined by our exceptional people and teams. At Haven, we take pride in our Breath of Fresh Air culture, which focuses on valuing and supporting every team member. We prioritise openness and transparency in our interactions allowing our team members to be their authentic selves.

We aim to offer flexibility where we can, including full or part time hours. Working hours are usually 40 hours per week over 5 days and could include evenings and weekends. 

We would love to hear from you 
If you would like to apply for this role, click apply now. We will ask you a few questions which may take around 5 minutes, then click submit and one of the Team will be in touch. 

What can you expect during the recruitment process? 
When invited to meet with us, you will have an interview and either a practical assessment or a skills test, depending on the role. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments to help you perform at your best during this process, please let us know.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries and we are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments or flexibility that you may require, including whether a role can be part-time or a job-share. 

We genuinely care about every candidate's experience during the recruitment process and are here to provide support where we can. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments while applying, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at resourcingteam@bourne-leisure.co.uk

FM Conway is currently seeking an IT Help Desk Engineer to join our busy and thriving IT Team. As our IT Help Desk Engineer you will provide service desk support across the business. You will play a key role in implementing, administrating, and maintaining a variety of hardware, software and network products including all variants of Microsoft Windows. This is a permanent, full-time position based from our head office in Sevenoaks, Kent.

The duties of the IT Helpdesk Engineer role will include:

- Maintaining and improving the company’s hardware, network and other computer equipment and records

- Ensuring that the reliability and security of the system is always maintained

- Monitoring the systems performance and undertaking maintenance and upgrades as required

- Supporting other team members with their workload as required

What skills and experience do you need?

We are looking for a passionate IT Help Desk Engineer who has a strong understanding of PC hardware, peripheral devices and has basic network experience. You will have experience with Active Directory and password re-sets, Microsoft Office support, Office 365 and demonstrable experience of applying technology to benefit the business. It is essential you have an excellent understanding of Microsoft operation systems, Microsoft Office products and you will be educated to GCSE level. You may be required to attend site visits therefore, a driving licence is essential for this role.

What benefits will you receive?

As our IT Help Desk Engineer, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. Based from our Sevenoaks Head Office you will have free access to our on-site gym and subsidised restaurant. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Information Technology Division

FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

The FM Conway IT team is a friendly and thriving team with ambitious plans for our future. We have a large team of IT support staff which includes Oracle Developers, Infrastructure Engineers, Web/Application Developers, Application Support Analysts, IT Help Desk Engineers and a team of Business Transformation professionals who work on a large range of business improvement projects. Our IT Team work on a variety of projects which include application development, business process change, BAU activities which include supporting our clients’ systems and system configuration, data analysis and integration support. Our 10-year business strategy is based on our 3 pillars of self-delivery, carbon and environment and technology. It is through these three pillars that we will drive greater efficiency and innovation for both FM Conway and our clients. This is a really exciting time to be joining the business as we transition through a huge period of growth.

So if you would like to Join our Family as our IT Help Desk Engineer then please click ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 18/10/2024

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy

At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Test & Inspect Engineer
Location: HMP Standford Hill
Salary: £36,595 per annum
Contract: Full Time, Permanent


We are seeking a dedicated Test and Inspect Engineer to join our team at a HMP Standford Hill , a category D mens prison.

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues - we work Mon-Fri as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

HMP Standford Hill runs like a self-contained town, it takes hundreds of people to keep it functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body, everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community.


As a Test and Inspect Engineer you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, to Cleaners, and Administrators, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all.


If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.


We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Test and Inspect Engineer with any combination of:

- At least five years experience working as an electrician
- Two years experience working in a role as a test and inspection electrician or equivalent - Desirable
- Experience working on commercial or industrial electrical systems and catering equipment - Desirable
- Good working Knowledge of relevant health and safety requirements
- Strong communication skills
- Basic IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel and Word - Desirable
- Experience of working under pressure to tight deadlines
- C&G 2367 or 2357 (Electrical Installation)
- C&G 2391 - Electrical inspection and testing
- NVQ level 3 in Electrical Installations or equivalent
- Good Health & Safety knowledge.
- Excellent organisational, time management and people skills.



If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!


Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.
Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.


Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.


You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.
Explore facilities careers where you can make difference.


Pride In People.
We're passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.
We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone's needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.


GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will transfer to a private sector provider/providers in Spring 2026. As the programme unfolds, we will learn more.


Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team
An ISO 9001 Certified Company

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Where you’ll work: This role will be based at our Gravesend and Tonbridge campuses.Your hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday), 35 weeks per annum (term time).Your pay: £15,739.70 salary + £2,937.11 holiday pay. Total annual package of £18,676.81.North Kent College (including Hadlow College) is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent and 4,000 students, we strive to equip the young people who study here with an inclusive and innovative education experience to enhance their future career prospects, which, as noted by Ofsted, is supported through our high-quality, industry standard facilities. Each and every staff member plays a key part in delivering the success of our learners’ experience, and we want those who join our curriculum and support teams to share our passion in achieving this.Working within our Building Services Engineering curriculum area, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitability qualified, experienced, and passionate individual to join the team as a Technician.The postholder will be responsible for providing technical support for the delivery of Building Services Engineering courses (including Air Con, Electrical, Plumbing and Refrig), as well as preparing learning materials for practical sessions and providing assistance to the wider Construction & Engineering department as required.In return, we have a generous benefits offer - This includes enhanced holiday pay, as well as enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme. You’ll also benefit from free parking and have access to a range of onsite facilities, including a nursery, gym and a restaurant / coffee shop.For a full job description, including a person specification, please see the attached document.The closing date for applications is Tuesday 15th October 2024.

An Excellent opportunity for an experienced Security Systems Engineer to join a well-established company based in Maidstone, Kent.

The Company:

They are an NSI Gold company based at their Harrietsham office, Kent. Due to expansion, they have an exciting opportunity for a full-time experienced Security and Systems Engineer.

The successful candidate would join their team, lead junior engineers, carry out installation, maintenance, and support on a full range of security systems.
Your main duties will be installation, maintenance and fault finding within a range of systems including Intruder Alarms, Access Control, and IP CCTV, as well as bespoke emergency call systems. Therefore, experience in all areas would be ideal, although training will be provided to the right applicant who is missing any element and wishes to learn new skills.

Opportunities may arise for working overseas. We work in primarily in the Southeast and London. There may be a requirement to work away from home occasionally as part of a team.

Candidate Requirements:

• Candidate must be a minimum age of 21 for insurance purposes.
• Intruder Alarm: 5 years (Preferred)
• IP CCTV: 5 years (Preferred)
• Access and Entry Control systems: 5 years (Preferred)
• Team Leader: 2 years (Desired)
• Networking skills (Desired)

Minimum 5 years recent experience installing, maintaining and fault finding in any of the following:

Access and Entry Control systems, Emergency Call Systems, IP CCTV, and Intruder Alarms

• Excellent customer service skills, and a clean, tidy, and professional work ethic.
• Full, clean UK driving license.
• The ability to learn and adapt to changing environments, products, requirements and be willing to work primarily in the Southeast and London.
• Great organisational skills and can work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• To comply with our NSI gold accreditation, security screening checks will be carried out to the BS7858:2019 standard.

Benefits:

• Very Competitive Salary, Negotiable Depending on Experience.
• Manufacturer & Internal Training.
• Career progression opportunities.
• 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• On-Call Rota fees where applicable.
• Company Vehicle.
• Fuel Card.
• Company Mobile phone, Laptop, Uniform.
• Company contributory pension.
• Private Health Care.
• Membership to Pirkx
• Exemplary Work Rewards
• Cycle scheme with Extras

People Traits:

• Clean, tidy, and professional work ethic.
• Sense of urgency.
• Positive attitude and motivated to help the business.
• Who raise and resolve problems.
• Who act professionally and do the right thing.
• Who make the extra effort to complete a task and not leave it half-finished for someone else to complete.
• Strong Team player
• Disciplined and organised.
• Strong eye for detail with a good commercial acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.

If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role, then please apply now!

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The employer welcomes applications from all candidates who match their requirements and their decision for employment will be based purely on your skills/qualifications.

Randstad is recruiting a Refrigeration Engineer to join a National Facilities Maintenance Contractor.

The role offers substantial company benefits as well as career progression.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a proactive and smooth operation of refrigeration maintenance across North Kent/Essex sites.

Salary: Up to £46,000pa

Call Out: 1 in 6

This is a key position, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across several site locations.

You will be the first line in all service and maintenance throughout your allocated sites.

To effectively maintain service and repair Refrigeration Equipment in customer locations and provide assistance to HVAC equipment containing refrigeration circuits.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritise maintenance and repair work to achieve agreed timescales and response times.

• Identify non-repairable faults promptly advise the Line manager of findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacements.

• To ensure PPM schedules are completed within agreed timescales and that all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and to the laid-down procedures.

• Ensure that all technical and compliance paperwork is always completed and up to date.

• Requirement to participate on an out of hours standby rota. Responsible for arranging & communication of any cover required due to holidays/ unforeseen circumstances to line manager.

• To be aware of regulations and codes of practise applicable to the tasks.

• To order and fit parts or components as prescribed by company procedures.

• Respond promptly and positively to service call requests from the Helpdesk and to assess the requirements of the job and carry out repairs as and where necessary

• To carry out surveys and complete reports as required by the refrigeration supervisor/ RFM.

• All work will be completed to the highest standards in an efficient and cost-effective manner, whilst complying with the laid-down Company Health and Safety policy.

• To carry out all tasks assigned within the allotted time period to the satisfaction of the company and client.

• To attend training courses as and where necessary and to ensure personal job skills keep pace with technical and business developments.

• To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the company's Health and Safety Policy at all times.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• NVQ/C&G Refrigeration Based Qualification or similar

• Refrigeration

• Electrical Knowledge

• Air Conditioning

• Mechanical Knowledge

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

78944 - EHV Project Construction Engineer SAP

This EHV Project Engineer SAP will report to the Lead Field Engineer and will work within Capital Programme and be based onsite in Kent . You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £76,229 plus car and a bonus of 3%

Close Date: 21/09/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Annual Leave
• Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Job Purpose

• You will deliver the engineering activities within their allocated project team to undertake the delivery of Construction requirements relating to the UK Power Networks owned assets and associated infrastructure under the direction of the Construction Manager as part of the Investment Delivery team.
• You will work with and support the Project Managers, Commissioning Engineer's and other members of the Investment Delivery Management team in the delivery of Our goals and future budget identification and delivery.
• You will work with the Project Supervisors, electrical fitters and Contractors to undertake and complete the construction and delivery of a portfolio of projects.
• The Project Engineer will ensure delivery of Capital works Construction projects, Asset Portfolio Plan and Connections as directed by the Construction Manager, oversee the management of substation and cabling construction works. The position holder will work with team members to ensure safety management is maintained throughout all activities during the delivery of the engineering tasks following the UK Power Networks Stay Safe initiative.

Principal Accountabilities

• Delivery of the Construction programmes for the UK Power Networks owned assets operating at voltages through the range 400V to 132kV
• Work with the Project Managers to ensure that all programmes of work are delivered to time, budget and quality drivers
• Work with Project Supervisors and EHV fitters to ensure the delivery of all electrical engineering activities
• Help manage budgets relating to the construction delivery and meet ongoing goals
• As a team member work to ensure that UK Power Networks goals are achieved especially in Staff engagement and Client satisfaction
• Follow UK Power Networks Operations and Procedures
• Operate HV Distribution Protection Systems
• Test and Commission HV Distribution System
• Maintain the Control and Protection Systems
• Ensure compliance with CDM and UK Power Networks Health and Safety policies
• Develop site specific H,S & E procedures
• Compliance with UK Power Networks quality policies
• Operate and update Asset database in respect of project activities
• Responsible for both reactive and planned construction activities
• Perform fault investigation and repairs
• Modify equipment and drawings to ensure the efficient operation of the substations
• Ensure the compliance with the distribution safety rules during all activities
• Manage all contractors/staff working on site
• Undertake additional activities determined by the job level and competency

Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate daily construction and maintenance activities with Client / Principal Contractor's ensuring programmes are met
• Obtain quotations from suppliers and raise Purchase Order request with Finance & Governance team
• Change Management - ensure early warning notices are brought to the attention of the Project Manager / Commercial Manager & Partners
• Provide technical support and act as appoint of reference for the Construction team
• When deputising for the Construction Manager deliver team briefings and give feed-back
• Identify potential project risks/opportunities (raise awareness within team/company)
• Proactively seek continuous improvement
• Work unsocial hours to respond to faults on system
• Assist the Construction Manager in the development of the ongoing Asset Portfolio Plan
• Represent UKPN at meetings with clients and contractors
• When undertaking engineering activities manage the team of employees and contractors for the delivery
• When undertaking engineering activities manage the compliance with all H&S procedures such as Putting People to Work and Distribution Safety Rules

Qualifications

Essential:

• Senior Authorised Person as defined by the Distribution Safety Rules - Preferable 132kV or 33kV however training will be provided to achieve this level of authorisation if authorised at 11kV.
• Experience in distribution systems through the range 400v to 132kV
• Educated to a minimum HNC level qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Working knowledge of distribution HV Systems
• Knowledge of Building Services Systems
• Read schematic drawings and understand content
• Work in different environments
• Identify problems, understand main issues and investigate alternatives
• Hold full driving licence
• Use Microsoft Office suite, Outlook, MS Project and other custom software packages

Desirable:

• A broad understanding of UK Power Networks directorates
• Travel around the Capital Programme's SPN portfolio of projects
• Have persuasive negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to manage time and to meet deadlines
• To be skilful in decision-making
• Relevant Safety Qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH
• Knowledge of Construction Design and Management Regulations

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Senior Engineer / Sub Agent - Leading Civils Contractor - Kent & East Sussex

My client is a Leading Civil Engineering Company.

They are presently looking to recruit, on a permanent basis, a Senior Engineer / Sub Agent to work on projects in their Southeastern Region which broadly covers Kent and East Sussex.

The successful candidate will have experience of delivering civil engineering projects.

The nature of the work that this contractor varies but their core sectors include;

• Highways and Bridges
• Section 278 Development Infrastructure
• Environment Agency Works
• Coastal & Marine
• Nuclear
• Water & Wastewater
• Public Realm
• Earthworks & Ground Remediation
• Piling & Foundations

My client would currently consider individuals who are already in a Sub Agent role, or those who are in a more junior role (Site Engineer / Section Engineer) that are looking to transition into this type of position.

Sub Agent duties include assisting the Site Agent with the successful and timely delivery of the projects:

• Advising the engineering team with solutions to technical challenges
• Assist in production and integration of 3-week programmes
• Manage designs from the inhouse and external designers
• Support the project team with construction methodology and sequencing
• Collaborate with the project team on resource, plant and material requirements
• Training and mentoring the junior members of the engineering team
• Demonstrate value engineering throughout the construction process
• Managing RFI's and Technical Queries

Benefits:

• Competitive basic salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days holiday as standard to include all Bank Holidays
• Training and progression
• And much more

The business will be able to keep you working on the South East Coast, offering a variety of projects, security and package that reflects your contribution to the company.

Please contact Antony Whorton at Fawkes & Reece (South) to discuss the role in more detail on 07739546267

Job Description:

Are you a qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer with commercial maintenance
experience? Are you looking for a company to offer up skilling and training?

They are seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer who has experience working
within commercial environments carrying out all areas of Electrical
maintenance (Mobile role and static role/Shift role) and minor remedial tasks. This is mainly a Monday to Friday
role but will require some weekend work and call outs. This will be focused on various
commercial sites, the role will be covering DARTFORD and the surrounding
areas.

Package includes:

• Salary £43K
• Core hours Monday to Friday
• Annual leave (25 days + 8 Bank Holidays)
• Pension Scheme
• Training and Development Courses
• No Use of pool van whilst on site
• Call out
• Overtime

Requirements / Qualifications:

Qualification in either of these are preferred but not essential and clients will look at someone who has time served experience.

• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3
• NVQ Level 3 Electro technical Technology (the main one that includes AM2, ECS, Gold Card, C&G 2391 Testing & Inspection) = ideal qualification
• City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical Installations
• City & Guilds 2391 Testing and Inspection
• The 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018, wiring regs, the regs) - 17th edition is the slightly older/out of date version but is still accepted by some clients
• PAT testing

Day to Day Duties:

• Lighting- Change of lamps and ballasts
• Emergency light testing
• Power distribution
• Electrical fault-finding
• Small works - new sockets, new lights, new circuits
• PAT Testing
• Control Panel maintenance
• Transformers
• Star Delta Starters

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Randstad is recruiting a Refrigeration Engineer to join a National Facilities Maintenance Contractor.

The role offers substantial company benefits as well as career progression.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a proactive and smooth operation of refrigeration maintenance across North Kent/Essex sites.

Salary: Up to £46,000pa

Call Out: 1 in 6

This is a key position, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across several site locations.

You will be the first line in all service and maintenance throughout your allocated sites.

To effectively maintain service and repair Refrigeration Equipment in customer locations and provide assistance to HVAC equipment containing refrigeration circuits.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritise maintenance and repair work to achieve agreed timescales and response times.

• Identify non-repairable faults promptly advise the Line manager of findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacements.

• To ensure PPM schedules are completed within agreed timescales and that all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and to the laid-down procedures.

• Ensure that all technical and compliance paperwork is always completed and up to date.

• Requirement to participate on an out of hours standby rota. Responsible for arranging & communication of any cover required due to holidays/ unforeseen circumstances to line manager.

• To be aware of regulations and codes of practise applicable to the tasks.

• To order and fit parts or components as prescribed by company procedures.

• Respond promptly and positively to service call requests from the Helpdesk and to assess the requirements of the job and carry out repairs as and where necessary

• To carry out surveys and complete reports as required by the refrigeration supervisor/ RFM.

• All work will be completed to the highest standards in an efficient and cost-effective manner, whilst complying with the laid-down Company Health and Safety policy.

• To carry out all tasks assigned within the allotted time period to the satisfaction of the company and client.

• To attend training courses as and where necessary and to ensure personal job skills keep pace with technical and business developments.

• To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the company's Health and Safety Policy at all times.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• NVQ/C&G Refrigeration Based Qualification or similar

• Refrigeration

• Electrical Knowledge

• Air Conditioning

• Mechanical Knowledge

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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79281 - Quality Engineer

This Quality Engineer will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and will work within Governance, Risk, Compliance & Quality with UKPN Services based in our Chatham/South East office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £51,245, plus car and a bonus of 3%

Close Date:.19/09/2024

JOB PURPOSE:

You will provide competent quality management advice to promote compliance to ISO 9001: 2015 in the review, audit, certification, induction and management of procedures and processes in electrical infrastructure construction projects.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Provide Quality Management advice about ISO 9001: 2015 to other advisors, managers, employees, contractors and clients, both in the tendering and construction phases. Aim to maintain UK Power Networks Services' quality management system to ensure it can design, build, finance, operate and maintain primary electrical infrastructure for its clients.

2. Contribute to the review of existing and the development of new procedures/processes. Procedures include those from central UK Power Networks group and those which are UK Power Networks Services' project/contract specific. There will also be involvement in the communication, implementation and monitoring within the directorate;

3. Monitor compliance with ISO 9001: 2015, procedures, legal and moral obligations, and national, international and client standards. Plan project audits against agreed level 2, 3 and 4 schedules. Will undertake quality management system audits, produce audit reports and ensure findings are resolved promptly.

4. Assist and offer guidance to Project Managers in reviewing quality related project documents and requirements. Develop appropriate quality management system inductions, training and communication materials for the project team and subcontractors. Gather lessons learnt and maintains the project cost of poor quality process. Provide Project Managers with quality related updates for inclusion in monthly reports. Support any quality management system incident investigations.

5. Provide a monitoring function to ensure that suppliers, subcontractors and the services they provide exceed our quality management system expectations. This may include conducting external audits and undertaking random performance inspections of field teams to identify issues requiring improvement and highlighting good performance.

6. Monitor site certification of materials and equipment, including tool calibration, to ensure compliance with client and project requirements. To maintain associated project records to compile final data book documentation.

7. Facilitate third-party audits of UK Power Networks Services by external certification bodies. Champion quality management system processes in the business to ensure certification requirements are maintained.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

UK Power Networks group is owned by the Cheung Kong Group who are one of the largest investors in the UK and employ over 300,000 people in 52 countries. UK Power Networks owns and maintains electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England and employs over 6000 people. UK Power Networks Services are the unregulated commercial arm of this business.

UK Power Networks Services are a national provider of power distribution and distributed energy solutions which improves customers' existing electrical assets and integrates new technologies to deliver improved performance and commercial benefits. Working in the transport, defence, manufacturing and industrial, public and nuclear sectors the business is growing and needs accomplished individuals to be part of this exciting change.

You will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and be a member of the UK Power Networks Services Quality and Assurance team.

You will visit UKPN Services and client offices and project sites.

You will work with management across all directorates. You will have also represent us at operational/project level with external partners.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• HNC (minimum requirement) qualification in a discipline such as Quality Management, Construction, Project Management or Technical/Engineering or equivalent.
• As a minimum be a Practitioner member of the Chartered Quality Institute with an aspiration to gain Chartered status, which we will support;
• Have quality management system experience gained in the construction industry (manufacturing based or other experience would not be suitable);
• Be a trained QMS Auditor/Internal QMS Auditor with experience in auditing to ISO 9001: 2015;
• Have experience of root cause analysis
• Attain several client access passes and licenses that may be required to work within UK industries such as airports, defence, nuclear, rail and underground rail;
• Hold a valid UK driving licence

Desirable

• Flexible in your approach to work and be prioritise as directed by the Quality and Assurance Manager and Project Manager on assigned projects or contracts;
• Audit to ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 45001: 2018 requirements would be desirable;
• Knowledge of ISO 55001: 2014, ISO 44001: 2017, ISO 19650-1: 2018, ISO 19650-2: 2018, ISO 19650-3: 2020 and ISO 19650-5: 2020 would be advantageous;
• Be a team player and with other staff and clients within the business;
• Have excellent communication, presentation, planning and decision making skills at all seniority levels;
• Can work with IT software packages such as Microsoft office;

Electronics Engineer
Rochester
£44,000-£50,000

Are you an Engineer with a background in communications and electronics looking for an opportunity to join one of the Europe's largest technology powerhouses?

Our client is one of Europe's largest industrial manufacturing companies and can boast some of the UK's leading industrial projects. They additionally have one of the industry's best benefits packages including bonuses, generous pension scheme, 26 days of annual leave with the optional to buy and sell more!

Based out of their Rochester office you will be joining the Design and Product team and be solely responsible for interacting with external and internal clients to independently resolve issues ranging from simple to complex network, protocol, interfacing and data issues. You will also be tasked with ensuring systems are configured to comply to set specifications, conducting more in-depth fault finding to determine hardware/configuration issues as well as completing site visits.

* £44,000-£50,000
* Company Bonus Scheme
* Relocation Packages (If Relevant)
* 26 Days Holiday & Bank Holidays (Optional Buy Or Sell 5 Days)
* Flexible Working Hours
* Industry Leading Pension Plan
* Access To Pool/Hire Vehicles

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