Trainee Engineering Technician

at  Arco

ABOUT US

As the UK’s leading integrated health and safety experts, Arco combine multi-channel distribution of 170,000+ products with specialist training, consultancy, and site services. Our history spans over almost 140 years, and we are at the start of an exciting new chapter, with ambitions to make us more profitable and sustainable, following the recent appointment of our new CEO.
We’re 100% committed to developing our business in a way that benefits our people, our customers, the communities we serve and the planet. We are now moving forward through a period of change as we begin to align our culture, behaviours and ways of working to drive performance and ensures we will succeed together and be rewarded for that shared success. Because It’s on us. To deliver. Together.
Our behaviours; Perform, Care, Collaborate and Deliver, create and turn in to tangible actions, and we’re now looking to recruit an Trainee Engineering Technician who can align to these behaviours, and help us achieve our goals

If you are looking for an exciting career within the field of health and safety then we have a fabulous opportunity for a Trainee Engineering Technician to join us here at Arco Professional Safety Services. This is a field-based position, but occasional attendance will be required to our Staffordshire Office.
This Trainee role will involve working at heights with full training provided. Once your training is completed, there is potential for you to move to a Fall Protection Technician role. Don’t worry if you haven’t any experience within the engineering or safety sector – we’ll teach you all there is to know! In the first 12 months we will put you through various courses, on-site training and mentoring to enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding and further your career with us.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering site-based inspections and certification of fall protection anchorages
• Assisting Engineers with the site-based installation of fall protection anchorages
• Communicating and working closely with the Site Supervisor and other members of the team
• Developing good client/company relations
• A requirement to work nationwide as required

On top of working for the UK’s leading health and safety expert, you’ll also receive:

• A starting salary of £24,960 plus up to 10% annual bonus
• Opportunity for overtime, expected to result in an additional £3,000 - £4,000 per annum
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, plus the option to purchase up to 5 more days
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
• An excellent pension and 8x salary Life Assurance scheme
• A huge range of high street retailer discounts to help with cost of living via MyArco Perks
• Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
• Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years

The ideal Trainee Engineering Technician will be/have:

• A general interest in health and safety, teamed with a willingness to build a career in this sector
• A ‘safety first’ mentality, demonstrating a continuous focus on safety
• A full, clean UK driving licence
• Competent using Microsoft Office packages including Microsoft Excel and Word
• An excellent eye for/ attention to detail
• Ability to learn and follow processes thoroughly and prioritise their own workload
• Ability to be flexible and support other team members as required