Asset Maintenance Field Service Engineer

Briggs Equipment Ltd

Cardiff

11 months ago

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Role: Asset Maintenance Field Service Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Location: Cardiff

As a Briggs Asset Maintenance Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for.

Adhering to safety guidelines set and all policies set out by customers and Briggs Equipment
The service and maintenance of Diesel, Petrol and Electrically powered Small Plant, Agricultural and Ground Care Equipment
This will involve attending Breakdowns, Fault Finding and completing planned Preventative Maintenance
Ensuring customer service is kept to a high level and any queries are addressed
Complete job activity electronically and ensure all required parts to complete tasks are ordered
Ensuring the company vehicle is maintained to a high standard and has the correct parts stock
Ensuring customer relationship are maintained and developed through high standards of service

As an Asset Maintenance Field Service Engineer you will demonstrate;

Relevant technical qualification
Previous experience within a similar role
Good understanding of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical principals
The ability to work independently and under pressure
The ability to manage and prioritise workload
Understanding customer needs

As an Asset Maintenance Field Service Engineer you will command;

A base salary from £36,934pa based on a 40 hour working week
Overtime is payable at x1.5 Monday – Saturday and x2 on Sunday
Vehicle is available for private use if desired (tax to be paid)

About Us

Briggs Equipment is an engineering services and asset management specialist with its people core to everything that it does. We are Hyster-Yale Group's exclusive UK distributor for materials handling equipment and have extended our offering to include industrial cleaning, aerial access, groundworks, agricultural plant and machinery to offer customers a total solution based on the service we can provide. Our team members are highly skilled and can offer flexible and bespoke solutions for our customers across a range of new, used or short term hire equipment.

Our Values

Safety first
Easy to work with
It's our business
Innovate and Improve
Build trust

Our values are based around employee experience as we believe this will also support high levels of customer engagement. We want our people to be empowered to identify improvements or risks and offer solutions. We encourage open and honest communication to make Briggs the best place to work.

Our Culture

We empower our people to make the right decisions for the right reasons which ultimately is to provide long term security of employment for us all. Our people tell us that they know what is expected of them at work and that they have the opportunity to do what they do best every day. We have an open communication style embracing two way discussion to obtain feedback for continual improvements.

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