ABOUT US

Avensys are one of the UKs leading Bio-Medical Engineering companies, supplying and maintaining medical equipment as well as providing training to the nations (and in some cases beyond!) Bio-Medical Engineers. In 2018, Avensys was acquired by the VAMED Group, a multinational company that operates in 95 countries and employs over 18,000 people worldwide. Avensys are the bio-medical engineering arm for VAMED in the UK, accompanied by sister companies IHSS (Sterilisation) and Audere Medical Services Limited (Decontamination). Avensys continues to operate independently of our parent company, focusing on the needs of our customers in the UK market. However, involvement with the VAMED Group has allowed us to benefit from their relationships with manufacturers across the world as well as leverage their financial might. Working as part of this international group enables us to provide our customers with an increased range of services as well as an ever-improving value proposition.

THE ROLE

In joining Avensys as an Apprentice Engineer, you will be joining a team of the Nations best EBME engineers. We are known in the industry for the high standard of service we offer, and this is in no small part thanks to capability and diligence of our engineers. The particular role will involve training to become responsible for servicing and repair of all Endoscopy equipment covered by the over arching contracts awarded to Avensys UK Ltd. You will receive full training from the Endoscopy Workshop Manager and wider team whilst undertaking your apprenticeship and learning the duties of the role. Your ability to work independently is key with an aptitude for fine motor skills and excellent eye co-ordination is essential to the role. Fault finding and analysis skills for this role are essential. A minimum level of grade 4 GCSE Mathematics and English are required.

ABOUT YOU

We pride ourselves on the quality of our engineers, and as such you will be a training on an apprenticeship to gain experience for maintaining and servicing endoscopes. You will need an understanding of MS office tools, such as excel and word, and you will be using our bespoke Asset Management System to keep records and upload documents so a level of general IT experience would be of use. You will need to be diligent in your admin - whilst operating in accordance with company policy and procedures. The ability to communicate with internal staff and key contacts will be necessary to ensure high standards at all times are adhered to and maintained.

THE TERMS

• Contract Term: Permanent. Hours of Work: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday.
• Salary £23,000 (dependent upon experience)
• Annual Leave: 23 days holiday + bank holidays (rising with service to a maximum of 27 days).
• Benefits: Pension scheme, enhanced family friendly benefits, private medical insurance after 1 year of service, sick pay scheme. If you think you could be the right person for Avensys, we would love to hear from you!