Job Title: Biomass Service Engineer
Location: Inverness-Based
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent (7am - 5pm, Monday to Friday)
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Responsible to: Service & Maintenance Manager
About Us:
Alternative Heat is a market leader in the design, supply, and installation of off-site prefabricated solutions for the commercial Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) sectors across Ireland and the UK. Through continuous investment in our teams and facilities, we've grown significantly over the years, establishing ourselves as a leader in the offsite prefabrication industry. We're now expanding our team and are seeking a skilled Biomass Service Engineer to cover our projects throughout Scotland.
Role Overview:
As a Biomass Service Engineer, you will be an integral part of our Service and Maintenance team, responsible for maintaining, servicing, and repairing biomass boiler installations across Scotland. You'll need to be proactive, have strong problem-solving skills, and be comfortable with extensive travel and occasional overnight stays.
Key Responsibilities:
- Respond to reactive call-outs for time-critical faults, including out-of-hours emergencies.
- Conduct monthly ash disposal visits and routine maintenance checks.
- Provide suggestions for plant improvements and submit detailed reports.
- Perform servicing and fault-finding on biomass plants and associated M&E services.
- Collaborate with both site-based and office-based engineers.
- Ensure timely completion of field-based job reports via tablet devices.
Essential Criteria:
- Relevant experience with biomass systems, preferably HERZ 300Kw - 1.5Mw.
- Previous experience in the Commercial M&E trade.
- Full and clean driving license.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience with a range of biomass boiler manufacturers.
- Knowledge of additional biomass systems.
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive in-house training.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Health cash plan.
- Free annual health check during working hours.
- 30 days of annual leave.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.