Vacancy Title: Service Technician
Vacancy Location: Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Engagement Type: Permanent, Full Time
Your Company
Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.
Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
Your New Role
This role controls or operates machinery or equipment to assist with Inspection, servicing, repair and packing of Survival Suits.
What You Can Expect from the Role
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
Air Test and Laundry
• Ensure all company/customer owned assets are booked into CSAM on arrival.
• Responsible for the correct routing of assets through service facility.
• Strip, wash and dry assets as required.
• Perform air test on survival suits to ensure there are no leaks.
Major/Minor Repairs
• Carry out patching on suits if required.
• Preparation of survival suits for major repair.
• Carry out the gluing of suit components.
Visual and Final
• Visual/Final inspection of suits.
• Responsible for accurate completion of service inspection cards.
• Preparing stock requirements for remote sites.
• Updating company computer system with the necessary information on a daily basis.
Additional Responsibilities
·Carries out operational tasks to Survitec standard, ensuring work is completed right first time and flagging any instances of variation or failure to meet standard
·Helps to maintain and company assets carrying out standard preparation, inspection or maintenance tasks, following strict, detailed instruction
·Accurately follows mandatory work instructions, including the use of personal protective equipment where relevant, to actively safeguard the environment and the wellbeing of self and others
·Contributes to creating an environment where everyone in the team can live the Survitec Values
·Contributes to creating an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work
·Understands, upholds and contributes to creating a safety-first culture within Survitec.
·Ensures a safe and healthy working environment
·Develops own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gains or maintains external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfil personal potential
The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have
Essential Criteria
Educated to high school level or equivalent
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
Appetite to deliver work schedule
Good English communication skills
Why You Should Work for Us
·33 days holidays including public holidays
·Cycle to Work Scheme
·Life Assurance up to 4X salary
·Pension Scheme
·Training & Professional Development Opportunities
·Employee Assistance Programme
·Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme
·Enhanced Maternity and Paternity scheme