Healthcare Service Technician

PHS Group plc; Swindon; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hygiene services provider is seeking a Healthcare Service Technician in Swindon. You will drive to customer locations, collect various types of waste, and provide excellent customer service. This role requires a full UK Manual Driving Licence and flexibility in working hours. You will benefit from competitive pay, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment with ongoing training. Join a company dedicated to inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

A salary of £25,590 OTE £26,790

Overtime opportunities

Dedicated company vehicle

Ongoing career development opportunities

Discounts with retailers

24-hour wellbeing helpline

Pension

31 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 12 months with a maximum of 6 points.
• Able to work flexibly between the hours of 6am and 6pm, 40 hours per week.
• No serious driving endorsements in the past 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Driving on allocated routes to customers.
• Collecting and servicing waste from customers' premises.
• Completing hazardous consignment notes.

Skills

Customer service skills

Full UK Manual Driving Licence

Flexibility in working hours

Patience to deal with traffic

Job description

Healthcare Service Technician

As a technician, you play a key part in the success of phs. To our customers, you are the face of the company. Your excellent customer service skills help keep our customers happy – and ensure they remain our customers!

As a Service Technician in our Healthcare division, your time will be split. Half your time will be spent driving prearranged routes to our customers’ locations. The other half of your time will be spent collecting waste from and servicing products in our customers’ premises. Whatever your route for the day, you’ll play a vital part in keeping our customers’ facilities hygienic and fresh.

A day in the life of a Service Technician at phs will involve;

• Driving to our customers on your allocated route.
• Emptying Euro Bins containing offensive waste.
• Collecting Pharmaceutical waste, Hazardous waste, and Sharps containers.
• Supporting Covid testing stations by collecting sealed waste.
• Replacing, emptying other products within our customers’ Healthcare facilities.
• Completing hazardous Consignment notes/Transfer notes.
• Returning to your allocated depot every day to empty the waste from the vehicle that was collected.

Qualifications

• Have the patience to travel between our customers during busy times within the Swindon Area (Traffic issues are an unavoidable part of this job).
• Be able to work flexibly between the hours of 6am and 6pm, 40 hours per week.
• Have held a full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 12 months (Subject to insurance requirements), with a maximum of 6 points.
• Not have DR/DD/CD/TT/IN/AC endorsements in the past 5 years.
• Preferably hold a current ADR Class 6, 6.1 & 6.2.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will get:

• A salary of £25,590 OTE £26,790 (Based on a 40-hour working week Monday to Friday).
• No scheduled weekend working.
• 13 paydays per year (Every 4 weeks).
• Overtime opportunities.
• A dedicated company vehicle so you can start working from your own front door.
• Ongoing career development opportunities.
• Discounts with retailers including o2 and F&B.
• A 24-hour wellbeing helpline.
• Pension.
• Your annual leave will be 31 days (inclusive of Christmas Day) so you have 30 days to book throughout the holiday year. Bank holidays are normal working days except for Christmas Day.

Although we welcome candidates from all demographics, we recognise we do not have a proportionate number of female technicians in this location currently and would like to rectify this.

About phs

Phs Group was founded in 1963 and we are the leading provider for Hygiene Services in the UK, Spain and Ireland with over 120,000 customers across 300,000 locations.

Our businesses include: Washrooms, Healthcare, and Floorcare, Hygiene Services, Phs Direct and Direct 365 (sale of hygiene consumables), phs Greenleaf (indoor and outdoor plants), phs Teacrate, phs Besafe (workwear and laundry), phs Wastekit (baling and compacting waste) and phs Compliance.

At phs, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.