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Fire & Security Service Engineer
North Wales / Cheshire
Salary: £28,000 – £38,000 (DOE)
OTE: £40,000 – £60,000+ including overtime, travel time and on-call payments
We're working with a well-established Fire & Security business with over 40 years of industry success. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit experienced Fire & Security Service Engineers across several UK regions.
The Role
You'll be responsible for the servicing, maintenance and fault-finding of a range of Fire & Security systems across commercial, industrial and domestic sites.
Day-to-day duties include:
- Planned preventative maintenance
- Reactive service and breakdown attendance
- Fault finding and repairs
- Occasional installation work where required
- Participation in an on-call rota (currently 1 week in 6)
Experience Required
Applicants should have at least 5 years' experience servicing and maintaining Fire & Security systems, including:
Intruder Alarms
- Galaxy systems (essential)
- Texecom, Scantronic, Menvier (desirable)
CCTV
- Analogue and IP systems
- Remote monitoring systems
Fire Alarms
- Advanced systems (essential)
- Kentec, Ziton, C-Tec and other manufacturers (desirable)
Access Control
- Paxton Net2
Additional installation experience would be beneficial.
What We're Looking For
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Strong fault-finding skills
- Good attendance and employment record
- Computer literate and comfortable using mobile devices/PDAs
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Ability to pass industry-standard security screening
Package
- Competitive basic salary
- Overtime, travel time and on-call payments
- Company vehicle (private use available)
- Pension scheme
- Company laptop and smartphone/PDA
- Specialist tools provided
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Additional annual leave entitlement after 3 years' service
- Genuine long-term career progression opportunities
If you're an experienced Fire & Security Engineer looking for a new opportunity with a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
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