We are looking for a Survival Equipment Support Services Technician to join our Support Services Department.
Job Description:
Role: Survival Equipment Support Services Technician
Location: Derby, United Kingdom
Company Description
Key Survival Equipment is a market leader in Aviation and Maritime Survival Equipment Maintenance, Training and Technical Support Services. Committed to meeting our customers exacting requirements by tailoring our training and support delivery to meet customer needs. Throughout the company, we are focused on providing our customers with the highest standards of technical training and support services. We focus mainly on Aircrew Life Support Equipment products and are a Gentex Authorised distribution, maintenance, warranty and repair centre for Gentex ALPHA helmets.
Role Description
This is a full-time role where the successful candidate will have a strong background in Aviation and Maritime Survival Equipment maintenance. The successful candidate must have excellent attention to detail.
Working closely with the Head of Support Services & Training, this role is pivotal in ensuring the operational and maintenance deliverables of the company are met efficiently, effectively, economically and in full.
This role will require the successful candidate to work away onsite with our customers and will involve overnight stays away from home address.
Main Responsibilities
- Contribute positively to operational and maintenance planning to ensure that the company achieves its short, medium, and long-term objectives.
- Conduct maintenance tasks on items of Survival and Pilot Flight equipment such as Aircrew Flying Helmets, Life Preservers etc. to the required standard.
- To contribute positively to the quality ethos of the business.
- Ensure that robust stock control and inventory management is always carried out and notifying the Head of Business Administration & Finance of any discrepancies, anomalies, or requirements to order more stock.
- Working with the Head of Support Services & Training to ensure that customers are always supplied with the right quantities and types of goods.
- Working with the Head of Support Services & Training to ensure that customers are always supplied with the right levels of service/maintenance provision, on-time and in full.
- Ensure that positive relationships are maintained with customers.
- Maintain positive working relationships with all other members of staff to ensure effective co-ordination of all company activities in support of business objectives.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required
- Extensive Survival and Pilot Flight Equipment maintenance experience essential.
- Previous military Survival Equipment trade knowledge desirable.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent inter-personal and negotiating skills.
- Excellent organisational and planning abilities.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent decision making skills.
- Must be 25 years + and hold a full driving license.
- Be open and willing to learn new skills.
- Be open to new challenges.
Salary & Benefits upon application
If you would like join the team, please send your CV and Covering Letter via e-mail to: info@key-se.co.uk
Alternatively, you can send your CV and Covering Letter to the following address:
HR Department
Key Survival Equipment Ltd.
Role Mill
49 Canal Street
Derby
DE1 2RJ
Thank you for your interest in Key Survival Equipment Ltd.
