Fire Alarm Engineer

The Role

The role of a Fire Alarm Engineer is to respond & repair all fire safety equipment to Care homes, NHS buildings, universities, local councils and authorities, sheltered housing, commercial shops, and many other properties throughout the North East.

The Responsibilities

• A range of servicing, minor works, and attending reactive calls on fire alarm, nurse call, and door access systems.
• Working on both conventional and addressable systems such as Advanced, Morley, Menvier, C-Tec, Ziton and Kentec.
• Completing maintenance & PPM certification paperwork on a PDA.
• Working alongside the current team of Engineers.
• Identifying areas for additional works in and out of the specified contractual requirements, supplying accurate quotations where required for any additional works.
• Understanding and completing all work-related documentation accurately, on time, and exceeding the customer’s expectations.
• Complying with company policies and procedures.
• Carrying out work in a safe and diligent manner.
• Complying with all Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Attending and fully participating in training and appraisal activities, as required.
• Liaising with office staff via phone calls, emails, and use of the PDA system.
• Reporting to the Regional Manager.

The Person

• This ideal person who’ll thrive in this role:
• Good general experience working in care homes or public sector environments is preferable.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Generally, IT literate.
• Clear oral and written communication.
• Have a customer focused approach.
• Have ambition, drive and enthusiasm.
• A good understanding of Health & Safety procedures.

The Training

Full training will be provided.

The Essential Criteria

• Experience working in the industry
• Full UK driving licence
• Enhanced DBS clearance

The Hours

- 08:00am -16.30pm 5days per week 40 hours.
- 1.5 rate door to door (minus the first 15 minutes of travel).

• Overtime rate paid after 40 hours.
• Double time paid for call outs between 12am & 5am, and Sundays.
• Call out rota, 1 day in every 6.

The Benefits

• Company vehicle provided.
• Company phone provided.
• Monthly incentives.
• Long service incentives.
• Training opportunities.
• Competitive overtime rates.
• Weekly pay.