Fire Door Engineer
1 day ago
Sunderland
Fire Door Engineer | Northeast | Full Time, Permanent | £18-£22 p/h (DOE) Our client is a leading door installation and maintenance provider in the Northeast of England. They are looking for a hands-on Fire Door Engineer to mentor and lead a team of engineers across a variety of fire door projects. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the growth of the companys fire safety department and gain experience across multiple door types. Role Overview • Install and maintain fire doors across customer sites, including local authorities, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and hotels, • Mentor and support two existing engineers, ensuring high-quality, compliant installations, • Overtime opportunities: time and a half for evenings and Saturday mornings; double time after 1 pm on Saturdays, • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Pension included, • Company vehicle and power tools provided, • Hands-on experience with fire, automatic, steel, and aluminium doors, • Minimum 1 year of experience installing and maintaining fire doors, • Confident working independently and mentoring other engineers, • Full UK driving licence, • Physically capable of manual handling tasks, • Professional, reliable, and punctual with strong communication skills, • Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends, • BM TRADA certification (training provided in-house), • Install and maintain fire doors and frames, • Conduct inspections, identify certification labels, and ensure compliance with fire regulations, • Review work quality, suggest improvements, and support the development of other engineers, • Travel to various customer sites, including hospitals, local authorities, hotels, schools, and nursing homes, • Follow health and safety procedures, including completing risk assessments and method statements, • Focus on quality, installation, and maintenance; the role does not include formal line management, • Based at NE5 1NB, Newcastle upon Tyne, • Travel typically within 1 hour of the base location JBRP1_UKTJ