Installation Technician – Ashford, Surrey
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Location: Ashford, SurreySalary: £30,000 basic plus overtimeTypical earnings: £45,000–£50,000 per annumHours: 45-hour basic working week, with regular overtimeTravel: Working away from home Monday to Friday every weekWeekend requirement: Two weekends per month
We are recruiting an Installation Technician for a specialist organisation providing technical installation and logistics services throughout the UK and occasionally Europe.
This is a highly mobile position. You will be working away from home from Monday to Friday each week and could be assigned to projects anywhere in the country. Applicants must therefore be genuinely comfortable with extensive travel, overnight stays, longer working days and working two weekends each month.
The role involves supporting the delivery, positioning, installation and cabling of specialist medical and technical equipment, including systems such as MR and CT scanners.
Key responsibilities
Positioning, installing and cabling specialist customer systemsDelivering, offloading and positioning high-value equipmentLoading and unloading vehiclesCompleting manual-handling dutiesUndertaking shared driving and general delivery dutiesCompleting timesheets, delivery paperwork and job documentationCommunicating professionally with customers while working on siteSupporting other members of the installation team as requiredRequirements
A full UK driving licence with no more than three penalty pointsApplicants must be aged 21 or over due to driving and insurance requirementsExcellent communication and customer-service skillsGood computer literacyA practical aptitude and willingness to learnA highly flexible and dependable approachComfortable working long and variable xwwtmva daysAble to stay away from home every weekAvailable to work two weekends per monthMechanical, electrical, installation, transport or technical experience would be advantageous but is not essentialPay and working-away arrangements
£30,000 basic salaryWeekday overtime paid at 1.25 times the standard rateSaturday overtime paid at 1.5 times the standard rateSunday overtime paid at 1.75 times the standard rateTypical annual earnings of approximately £45,000–£50,000 with overtimeHotel accommodation provided when working away, normally in a Premier Inn or Holiday Inn£39.90 ……