Height Safety Technician

Crawley
9 months ago
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About the Company - Our client is one the oldest and most respected Height Safety specialist companies in the UK. During their 32 year history, They have developed numerous products and solutions that have led the industry to ever greater safety achievements across virtually every business sector and count members of the construction, retail, healthcare, education, food and beverage, automotive, aerospace, commercial and the entertainment industries as valued clients. They pride themselves on providing world-class fall protection and safe access solutions with best-in-class service delivery.

About the Role - Due to a sustained period of growth and recent modernization within the business, they're now looking for experienced inspection and testing safety technician to join the team. Interested in speaking with enthusiastic people from a technical inspections background. Full product training will be provided so, although helpful, fall protection industry knowledge isn’t essential.

Responsibilities
Carrying out recertification/maintenance and product training on sites, as required, throughout the UK.
Recertification of fall protection products on-site, using our state-of-the-art software for the detailing of systems as per inspection requirements.
Producing reports and photos of failed systems to enable quoting of replacement parts and systems.
Delivery of on-site product training.
Delivery of tool box talks for safe working at height.
Pro-active on-site sales of any additional products or general lead generation.
Installation team inspections and monitoring.
Installation/Recertification team PPE inspections as required.
Carrying out installations and repairs of systems.
Installation of Kee Safety products as and when required.

Required Skills
Previous fall protection system installation experience
Full, clean driving license

Pay range and compensation package - Salary: £34k to £40k (dependant on experience) Performance bonus Paid overtime and excess travel Company van Holidays: 25 days plus statutory with 3 days allocated for Christmas shutdown Paid sick leave (in accordance with policy) Company pension scheme Company life insurance scheme Company phone Overnight allowance Employee Assistance Programme Charitable donations as part of Kee Giving

Equal Opportunity Statement - Include a statement on commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

PLEASE NOTE - There is no opportunity for sponsorship, so full, UK work eligibility status is essential

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