Workshop Assistant

• Location:
  
  Totton, Southampton, Hampshire
• Job Type: Workshop Assistant/Improver
• Monday to Friday 0800 to 1700 with flexible working hours. 60 minutes unpaid lunch
• Salary: £24,500.00 Initially (at age 21)
• Holiday: 22 paid days per year + bank holidays
• Additional:
  Company clothing, PPE, tools supplied and training (working towards Mechanical/Electrical Engineer with F‑Gas qualification).

A Workshop assistant is required for our busy, expanding, refrigeration company and will be based at our workshop at Totton, the focus will be:

• Carrying out workshop repairs on refrigeration equipment
• Keeping track of stock and preparing stock packages for Service Engineers
• Preparing equipment for Service Engineers
• Visiting customers sites to assist Service Engineers
• Collecting and returning refrigeration equipment to customer sites
• As part of a small team there is a general level of additional support required for your colleagues.
• On the job mechanical, electrical and refrigeration training will be provided.

• Good Maths and literacy skills.
• Good manual dexterity and practical tools use skills.
• IT literate.
• Calm under pressure.
• Excellent communicator across all colleague levels.
• The role will be fast‑paced and challenging therefore you must have an adaptable and flexible attitude and approach, be prepared to work alongside your team and be driven to achieve a high level of service.
• Driving Licence essential
• Company pension scheme
• On the job training
• External training:
  Mechanical, Electrical, F‑Gas Cat1 with hydrocarbon certificate, Health & Safety and manufacture specific (Manitowoc, Cornelius, Follett etc).

• Driving: 1 year (required)
• Mechanical Engineering: 1 year (preferred)
• Electrical Engineering: 1 year (preferred)
• Refrigeration Engineering: 1 year (preferred)