Junior Installation Engineer

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Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 (OTE £45,000 - 50,000 incl Paid Overtime/travel time) + Half Day Friday + DIS + 25 Days Holiday + Stats + All expenses paid for during workday (food/hotel/travel)

Fantastic opportunity for a Junior or newly qualified Engineer with a mechanical mind to join a fantastic company offering HUGE growth and devleopment potential ALONGSIDE a realistic on target earnings of up to £50,000 - if you want to travel, and to learn and love all things mechanical - GET IN TOUCH TODAY!!

The company:

Our client is a leading provider of mechanical engineering services in the area, supplying, designing an installing Bespoke Materials Handling Equipment and Special Purpose Machinery.

Well established in the area, they have built a strong reputation for delivering quality service to their clients nationwide in the FMCG, and Logistics industries.

Their team designs and assembles a variety of products, including conveyor systems, robots, structural steel work, crane systems, and more before installation & commissioning on client sites. They pride themselves in a providing a high standard of craftsmanship and innovation, working with multi-billion-pound businesses across the UK.

As a business they are experiencing growth and a consistent large volume of incoming projects with a full order book many years into the future. These vacancies are urgently required to provide installation support to a VIP customer on their innumerable sites across the UK. The successful Junior Installation Engineers will work alongside Senior Installation Engineers to help manage this account and allow for a closer business to business relationship and control over the projects.

The role:

As a Junior Installation Engineer, you will form an integral part of the project team assisting with the installation £multi-million automated systems including conveyors, robots and sortation machinery on some of the most forward-thinking automated sites in the UK.

Day to day responsibilities working alongside your Senior Installation partner;

Initially attending client site to find measurements and layout the full system in chalk using laser measurements for dimensions.
Bringing in the automated systems – secure, install and build unit
Commissioning – practical run through and snagging
These installations could consist of entire new units in brand new facilities OR an updated segment of a system during a facility upgrade which would be integrated into existing automated line.

What we’re looking for in a candidate:

A mechanically minded and hands-on Engineer
Ideally some kind of Mechanical qualification or experience within a mechanical environment - NVQ/HNC
A desire to learn and progress into a Senior Installation role
Someone who can work and learn alongside a Senior and pick up practical, mechanical skills
Experience working with basic hand tools
An interest in being client facing and the face of the business
MUST HAVE an interest in travel as this role involved EXTENSIVE travel with up to 6 weeks away at any one time
The Benefits:

Basic salary - £30k - £35k Depending on experience
Realistic OTE £45 – 50k including paid overtime/travel allowance.
All expenses during workday paid for including meals/travel/hotels
Early finish Friday
25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
Generous DIS
5% company pension
How to Apply:

If you are a motivated Junior Installation Engineer hungry to learn, develop and make money and you're looking to join a growing company, we want to hear from you!

Please send your CV to Kristi Hopwood at .

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website.

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