Gate & Barrier Engineer
What We Offer
We offer the opportunity to join a successful and expanding company, with a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including:
- Highly competitive salary (dependent on skills and experience) UPTO £75K OTE
- Overtime paid at time and a half
- Door-to-door pay from the moment you leave home in your company van
- Cost of living salary reviews
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Accident cover
- Life assurance cover
- Company sick pay scheme
- Internal and external training opportunities
- Funded and subsidised social events
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Supportive and positive working environment
- Brand new Mercedes automatic vans
- Fully stocked local depot to support your daily work
Hours/Location/Salary
Location: North West
Salary: Salary will be discussed at interview stage and will be dependent upon skills and experience)
Hours of Work: Basic 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, Overtime available as required.
To apply, please submit your CV via the link provided.
The Role/Candidate
BID Group Ltd is seeking skilled and experienced Gate & Barrier Engineers to join our expanding Perimeter Security Maintenance (PSM) division, operating remotely across the North West Region
This role involves the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair, and fault finding of a wide range of automatic gates, barriers, turnstiles, and associated perimeter security equipment.
You will be responsible for:
- Installation, servicing, repair, and maintenance of:
- Automatic gates
- Barriers
- Turnstiles
- Access control systems
- Associated security equipment
- Fault diagnosis and reactive repairs
- Small groundworks and installation of motors and ancillary equipment
- Delivering excellent customer service on-site
- Identifying and discussing additional works with customers when required
- Working independently and as part of a team
- Occasional overtime and nights away when necessary
About You
To be successful in this role, you must be:
- A competent engineer with proven experience in the installation, servicing, and repair of automatic gates, barriers, turnstiles, and associated equipment
- Conversant with all aspects of gate and barrier systems, including access control
- Confident and professional with strong face-to-face customer skills
- A proactive problem solver and self-starter
- Flexible, reliable, and willing to work overtime when required
- A strong team player
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Minimum 5 years’ experience within the gate and barrier industry
Advantageous but not essential:
- Electrical or mechanical qualifications
- DHF or Gate Safe accreditation
As standard, all engineers are provided with:
- Company tablet
- Mobile phone
- Uniform and PPE
- Selected tools required for the role