Vacancy No                           5170

Vacancy Title                         RAILWAY ENGINEER

Location:                               WIMBLEDON, SOUTH LONDON (FIXED POSITION)

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be within a comfortable commutable distance from Wimbledon – MAX 30-45 Minutes

Vacancy Description           

Do you have an interest in building a career with a market leading HVAC company? If so, this exciting opportunity to join a Market Leading, Award-Winning UK HVAC Contractor and Service Provider based in SOUTH LONDON might what you’ve been looking for?

The Company

A successful UK HVAC Contractor and Service Provider with an incredible reputation built up through years of dedication and professionalism.

Our client is a South London based contractor and service provider of high-end and critical HVAC solutions – Chillers, Compressors, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Air Handling Units, Comfort Cooling and may other energy efficient ventilation solutions and services.

Our client is committed to the continuous development of their people and offer excellent career progression opportunities to anyone who joins their business.

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a talented, confident, inquisitive, committed, self-starting and experienced RAILWAY ENGINEER to join this growing business to be based at their South London facility specialising and focusing on Railway HVAC Systems side of the business.

Job Purpose

To identify issues/fault finding, repairing and commissioning Railway conditioning equipment and systems.

Job dimensions

• Carry out all repair, fault finding and commissioning or Railway Refrigeration & Air Conditioning systems and equipment to a high standard of accuracy.
• Submit paperwork in a prompt and efficient manner.
• Report activity to the Factory Manager to ensure availability and productivity.
• Liaison with Service Support team and other Engineers / Technicians
• Submit site reports within prescribed timeframe.
• Submit expenses paperwork and timesheets within prescribed timeframe.
• Act in a professional manner towards customers to promote company image.
• Follow health and safety policies and procedures and at customer sites.
• Maintain an excellent attendance record.
• To gain as much knowledge and experience as possible.

Duties

• Ad-hoc repairs on various railway HVAC units.
• Offer appropriate support to apprentices through verbal and practical training.
• Cleaning HVAC units.
• Pre-testing and post-testing of HVAC units.
• Replacing various components from HVAC units.
• Completing test reports.
• Keeping work areas clean and tidy.
• Review and update overhaul/repair specifications.

Knowledge and skills

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Health and safety awareness
• ESSENTIAL – 5+ years’ HVAC experience and a proven track record of refrigeration, Electrical fault analysis, FGAS Certified and / or existing Refrigeration/Air Conditioning fault finding, repairing and commissioning experience
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer literate
• Controls knowledge
• Excellent Problem-solving skills
• Electrical skills
• CITB skills card

Key contacts

Maintenance customers

Service customers

Service support engineers

Technical support/ controls department

Internal and external sales engineers

Spares department

SALARY & BENEFITS       

HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SALARY PACKAGE (£42,000 D.O.E) + OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES + FULL BENEFITS