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Company	Arqiva LtdSee more
Address	Shotts, North Lanarkshire
Form of work	- Full-time
Salary	£29,000 - £39,000 a year
Category	Healthcare

Job description

Airworks Technician - North: Act as part of a multi-skilled team, you will be undertaking corrective and planned maintenance across a wide range of Arqiva’s critical broadcast antennas, telecommunication antennas and associated combiner systems

Salary/package: Up to £33,000 - £39,000 per annum and comprehensive company benefits

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounding areas.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out a program of preventative and when necessary corrective maintenance on a wide variety of critical broadcast antennas, and telecommunication antenna systems across the UK
Work with the Senior Antenna Engineer to ensure that we have sufficient spares available to meet our contractual obligations within your area. Ensure that the record of these spares is kept in the correct manner as laid out by the processes of the department
Take part in a mandatory call out rota to ensure that an escalation route and emergency response is always available from within the Airwork’s team
To be familiar with the antenna related Disaster and Emergency equipment in order to utilise it effectively when called upon
To act as an internal and external consultant providing specialist advice on matters relating to your business area
Ability to work methodically to fault find on a variety of antenna and combining systems
Provision of written technical reports as requested relating to the work that you are responsible for
To supervise support staff – internal and contract engineers and others as necessary
Work with others within the department and elsewhere within the company to deliver project based work. This may include but not be limited to such things as new equipment installation and commissioning, installation surveys, new bid work and site re-engineering or decommissioning
Supervise specialist 3rd party contractors in the delivery of antenna related project works
Maintain a secure working environment in line with the requirements of the Arqiva Security Policy in order to protect individuals, information and Arqiva assets.
Carry out RF Surveys as and when required for operational needs as well as for accreditation purposes
Working shift patterns with 1 in 7/8 weeks working On Call

Must haves

Experience climbing over 100 metrer some sites are upto 300 metere
Experience in testing equipment such (Field Fox, Site Master, VNA etc)
Experience in working at height, mast rescue techniques
Driving licence (full UK)
Experience of maintenance and fault resolution; supports root cause analysis to resolve complex or recurring problems
Willing to travel throughout the UK and abroad as well as stay away from your home location for periods of time as required by the work being undertaken.
Physically fit.

Might haves:

In depth experience of antenna and RF equipment design, installation, commissioning and maintenance, as well as the associated test equipment there of.
Proven supervisory skills

More than anything, we want to work with people who are passionate about what they do and believe in our vision. So, if you think you have most of the skills and / or experience we are looking for, then please do apply for the role - we want to hear from you!

Who We Are

Arqiva is at the heart of the broadcast and utilities sector in the UK and beyond. Through our infrastructure we ensure media and data is taken from, and delivered to where it is most valued, whether that’s from broadcasters to your TV screen or radio, or from your smart meter to the utility company. Even if you haven’t heard of us before, the chances are you’re indirectly a customer of ours and our infrastructure is part of your everyday life. We have a rich heritage and an exciting future ahead of us, and there’s so much more to us that we can’t wait to share with you.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £29,000.00-£39,000.00 per year

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