Summary
I am looking to hire a Fire and Security Apprentice for VPS Group near the Nottingham area. Must have a driving licence.
What you will do at work
- To install a range of integrated systems ensuring that the installation complies with customer specification, health, and safety regulations. All works to be completed on time and to client’s requirements
- To undertake service and fault finding and the maintenance of security products (i.e., Dahua & Ajax) on existing security systems remote monitored CCTV and intruder movement detection to health and safety guidelines and legislation
- To communicate with customers in a professional and courteous manner, ensuring that any issues/matters of concerns raised are dealt with effectively and efficiently
- To effectively liaise with all appropriate colleagues to ensure a co-ordinated, efficient, and timely installation, meeting customer requirements
- To communicate with the General Manager and Operations team, RVRC Operators and RVRC Technical to maximise volume of service and maintenance visits undertaken on a daily and weekly basis, ensuring works are undertaken to required standards and guidelines
- To work closely with the Technical Service team to maximise ‘first fix’ opportunities on service and maintenance activities. Including remote self-diagnostic intervention
- To ensure that van and unit stock is managed and replenished, ensuring that all used stock is allocated against ‘jobs’ undertaken.
- To ensure that faulty and un-used stock is returned to the unit in a timely fashion
- To ensure that mutually agreed job-related targets are consistently achieved on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, communicating with the General Manager and Operations team in the event there is a problem with the achievement of the targets
- All work as directed by the Operations team and the General Manager
- To communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels across the business both externally and internally to customer and staff
- Create a favourable and professional image in respect of Davis Site Security to customers, colleagues and the public in general always
- Report all near misses and accidents to the General Manager
Training
Fire Emergency and Security Systems Technician Level 3.
Work or college-based training (typically day release or block training).
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- driving
About this employer
Europe’s Leading Temporary Security Provider
After this apprenticeship
Alarm Engineer.
Things to consider
- A knowledge and understanding of CCTV and Intruder systems would be useful
- A desire to achieve high standards when installing and servicing security systems
- A desire and passion for continual development
- Must be able to travel where needed and possibility of occasional overnight stay where required
- Can build/maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Able to communicate well within the team
- Ability to adapt and learn to ever changing technological advancements
- Use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
- Attention to detail
- Fault finding and problem-solving skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Workings in and around the Midlands on most days, looking after temporary CCTV and wireless systems
- You will be predominantly working with clients based within the Construction and Building industry, and a CSCS/ECS card is preferred but not essential
- You will be installing and maintaining Fixed Systems and Pods
- You will be screened to BS7858 with a DBS check
- Working Monday to Friday (paid overtime if required to work at weekends which happens a very limited number of times per year)
- Average of 40 hours per week
Employee benefits
- Van
- Phone
- Laptop