LEV Technician
Location: Stevenage
Salary: £40,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
Working hours: 8am – 5pm, Monday – Friday - Due to the nature of the work flexibility is required to work additional hours at an overtime rate.
Benefits: Car Allowance, 25 Days Holiday + BH, Company Pension, Private Healthcare, Company Sick Pay, Flex Benefits (Company discount scheme)
About Company :
At Company , we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability.
We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations.
Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”.
Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements.
This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet.
All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance.
Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future.
Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.
Job Purpose:
To maintain all pharmaceutical ventilated enclosures to and approved standard, highlight anomalies and adjust where possible.
To carry out thorough examination & testing of local exhaust ventilation systems in line with industry best practice, legislation & Client procedures.
To carry out repair works and assist in enabling contractors repair works.
To investigate and provide suitable advice to remedy any faults discovered.
Duties:
To provide a key role in the delivery of planned and unplanned work relating to local exhaust ventilation on site.
Work will include but not be limited to: Biological Safety Cabinets, Fume Cupboards, Ventilated Enclosures, On-tool extraction
To remain compliant through training assigned to you by Company and Client.
To take accountability for work undertaken including where necessary obtaining quotes from suppliers and third-party contractors.
To provide updates when required for any changes to work orders or asset information.
To identify current asset condition and any changes to plant condition.
To assist the wider Company team with any reasonable requests.
This role has no direct reports.
This role has no financial accountability.
This role will require, when directed facilitating third party contractors and suppliers including issuing of permits where required, escorting, supervising and provision of access.
You will be required to use the client’s CAFM system (EAM).
Person Specification
Skills:
Be able to achieve high levels of operational performance.
Experience in a related industry, Perform DOP testing on all variates of equipment including,
On- site PM, Calibration, Repairs & surveys of LEV devices consisting mainly of Class 2 Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC), AFOS ventilated tables, Protex ventilated work stations, fume cupboards, downflow booths and isolators, KI Discus together with some miscellaneous LEV devices.
Understand the principles of good control practice for hazardous substances and the role of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) in this regard.
Demonstrate good understanding of current standards and testing methods related to LEV systems, Safety Cabinets, Fume Cupboards, Ventilated Enclosures and other systems on site.
Carry out the testing of LEV systems used to control exposure to substances hazardous to health.
Produce suitable records of the results of examination and testing as required by regulatory guidance and codes of practice.
Understand and be able to describe the principles and the main elements of a LEV system.
Judge whether a LEV system is capable of adequate control of the identified hazards.
Carry out the necessary measurements safely to determine if a LEV system is effective and operating to the design specification.
Establish, in circumstances where a system has not been properly commissioned, whether the system works effectively, controls exposure and determine the operating criteria for continued performance.
Provide suitable advice to remedy any faults discovered.
Benefits:
25 days holidays + Bank holidays
Holiday Buy Scheme - up to 5 days
Industry leading Maternity & Paternity Policies Real Living Wage Employer
Refer a Friend scheme
Extensive Learning & Development opportunities - including opportunities for progression.
Discount Shopping, Gym, Days Out
Bike To Work Scheme
Medicash - Health cash plan - Benefits covered include dental, optical, physiotherapy and a health & wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Programme - Offering guidance and advice on Personal, Health, Legal and Financial queries.
Occupational Health - Making a positive change to Health & wellbeing at work.
Various Rewards & Recognition Awards
x11 RoSPA Awards for Health & Safety achievements in 2022
Order of Distinction Award for our Aldermaston account team (for 15 consecutive RoSPA Gold Awards)
Stable employer with long-term prospects on the contract