About the Role
This role is for a Managing Engineer within Refrigeration, focusing on the Supermarket FM sector. You will be responsible for a team of Refrigeration Engineers, ensuring timely and budget-conscious completion of maintenance tasks, managing the call-out rota, and maintaining adequate safety cover.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the team, acting as their daily point of contact, and provide management support, guidance, training, and development.
- Provide technical support and training to the team of Refrigeration Engineers.
- Control daily staffing, including management of an "on-call" rota.
- Assist Area Support Manager with HR processes such as return-to-work forms, disciplinary incidents, performance reviews, and holiday/absence cover.
- Investigate, record, and escalate accidents or near misses according to the Health & Safety Policy.
- Provide technical support for major operational issues and incidents.
- Assist the team in delivering high-quality Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) work.
- Collaborate with the Area Support Manager to address Health & Safety issues and report/escalate as necessary, including PPE matters.
- Assist the Area Support Manager with budgetary management of parts and materials, reporting overspends and variances.
- Attend client and manager meetings within the region on behalf of the business.
- Work autonomously in a pressurized environment, prioritizing a complex workload.
- Communicate operational issues within the region effectively.
- Maintain a customer service-driven approach in a people-focused environment.
- Be flexible with working hours, including weekend working and on-call cover, to ensure customer service levels and continuity of service.
Requirements
- Full UK driving license is essential.
- Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience working on a mobile basis.
- Experience in an FM environment.
- Refrigeration Engineering experience within Supermarkets.
- Excellent communication skills, ability to influence and use diplomacy.
- Ability to supervise engineers in a pressurized environment dealing with store teams and the public.
- Capable of prioritizing a complex and demanding workload.
- Flexibility with working hours, including weekend working and on-call cover.
Skills
- Refrigeration Engineering
- Supermarket refrigeration experience
- Technical support
- Team supervision
- HR processes
- Health & Safety management
- Budgetary management
- Client and manager meetings
- Communication skills
- Diplomacy
- Prioritization
- Customer service
Location
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Wimbledon
- Surrounding areas
- Regional area within London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Mobile
- On-call
- Weekend working
Experience Level
- Senior
- Managing Engineer
- Minimum 5 years post qualification experience
- Demonstrable management/supervisory experience (desirable)
Education Level
- City & Guilds qualified in Refrigeration (or equivalent)
- F-Gas certified
- 18th Edition (desirable but not essential)
Salary/Compensations
- £60,668 (including location allowance of £3,000 per annum)
- Up to 4% discretionary bonus scheme
- Overtime paid at time and a half
- Door-to-door pay
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Matched contribution Pension scheme of 4.5% up to 6%
- Health Cash Plan & Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts, vouchers, and financial aid programs
- Refer a Friend reward scheme
- Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
- Access to state-of-the-art training academy
- Industry leading Learning & Development opportunities
- Significant investment in safety and technical training
About the Company
- A strong and stable company within the Supermarket FM area.
- Operates on a 24/7 basis.
- Passionate about individual development.
- Offers industry-leading Learning & Development opportunities.
- Has a National Training Academy with in-house technical trainers.
- Focuses on upskilling and cross-skilling the mobile engineering team.
- Invests in safety and technical training for ongoing development.
- Retains industry-leading self-delivery capability.
