Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer

Overview

Hydraquip is the largest independent Hose & Hydraulics Company in the UK. We are dedicated to providing the highest levels of service to our customers. We aim to provide the best hose repair service in this area. The key to our success is our people. We are recruiting an experienced Mobile Hose Engineer in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom to grow the business in this area. Hydraquip's engineers are trained to current industry standards with additional training given where required to ensure all service jobs are completed to the highest standard.

The Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer Role

Your daily duties will mainly include attending to the sites, replacing hoses and hydraulic components for our clients, liaising with existing customers, reporting job processes through the company mobile app, and updating orders. The role also involves developing the business with existing and new customers. Basic hours of work are 8 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday (42.5 hours a week).

As the Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer you will be expected to be part of an on-call rota (usually one week a month) which will require work onsite at nights and weekends if needed. This will be rewarded by on-call retainer, overtime pay plus commission for being on a call-out.

Requirements for the Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer

• The ideal candidate must be a hard-working and reliable person, able to work unsupervised and customer-focused.
• Experience in the Hose Replacement Industry or as a Forklift/Plant fitter, HGV fitter, Agricultural Fitter or in a mechanical role.
• Role involves canvassing potential new customers; candidates must be confident dealing with new and existing customers.
• Must hold a manual UK Driving Licence, ideally for a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 3 penalty points.

What we offer

• Starting basic salary of £28,500 - £34,000 with potential to earn more through overtime and uncapped commissions.
• 20 days of holiday, with one additional leave day per year of completed service up to 5 years + 8 bank holidays
• The option to purchase up to 5 days of annual leave per calendar year
• Company pension
• Refer a friend bonus
• Company vehicle (likely a Mercedes Sprinter) and equipment
• Company PPE and uniform
• Employee Reward Platform (retail discounts and other rewards)
• Paid volunteering day
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee wellbeing solutions

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please apply now for the Mobile Hydraulic Hose Engineer role.

View our vacancies here: Careers - Hydraquip

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