Trainee Service Technician
We are a manufacturer of specialist hospital beds and manage over 25% of the UK’s acute bed and mattress fleet, working with more than 150 hospitals across the UK and Ireland.
Guided by our core values of Respect, Teamwork, Excellence, Commitment, Integrity and Trust, we believe that our people are what makes us great, which is why we offer a high level of support to ensure that employees are able to succeed. Our teams work closely together to support each other internally as well as providing a trusted service and partnership to our customers.
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Trainee Service Technician to join our team based at our Sheffield service centre.
Your Role:
As a Trainee Service Technician, you will ensure an effective and timely delivery and maintenance service to our customers. After training, this will include the delivery and set-up of products for patients, within agreed delivery times, repair and proactive maintenance of products and support at the delivery stage to customers in various clinical environments. This role follows our Career Pathway, with clearly defined training, experience, and knowledge to enable you to progress your career with Medstrom.
Main responsibilities of the role:
– Deliver clean, ready-to-use products to customers’ sites
– Collect products after use and return to the service centre location
– Disinfect, function check, repair and electrical safety test products – full training will be given
– Complete records of testing, delivery and collection within our computerised system
– Maintain available product stock and spare parts inventory
– Complete product modifications when required
– Provide product demonstrations and basic training to staff
– Maintain a clean and tidy work environment
Hours of work: 37.5 per week, working Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm. You will work weekends every 4 weeks, with the Friday and the Monday off.
Once trained, you will also be required to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota to support the team and the customer. This is subject to an on-call payment and additional payment for hours worked.
Experience Needed:
To join us as a Trainee Service Technician, ideally you will need to have or be willing to develop the following skills:
– Mechanical or electrical background desirable, but not essential as full training will be provided
– Experience working within a healthcare setting is desirable
– Full, valid UK driving licence required (we use long wheelbase vans, but training and support to build confidence in manoeuvring these vehicles will be provided where required)
Personal Requirements:
– A proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude
– Excellent customer service skills
– The ability to communicate effectively
– The ability to work under your initiative and follow procedures laid out by the business to achieve deadlines
– Basic knowledge of hygiene and safety rules
– Basic PC skills, including email and MS Office
– DBS-checked (or the willingness to complete one)
Please note, this role will involve manual handling – lifting, carrying and loading Medstrom products into the van.
In addition to the salary and related benefits, you will join a company that has grown extensively within the last 5 years and, through our unique ownership model, is continuing to grow, whilst offering great career opportunities for those who are keen to progress.
Medstrom are an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
Medstrom operates a zero-tolerance policy to any harassment, of any kind, towards our colleagues.
To apply for this role, please use the link below or click APPLY HERE where you will be directed to our applicant tracking system: