Über diese Trainee Fire Extinguisher Technician Stelle bei Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team · Morden, England, United Kingdom

Trainee Fire Extinguisher Technician

Permanent | Field-Based | £31,000 + Bonus (OTE up to 11%) South East & Wider UK | Head Office: Morden, Surrey

Are you practical, hands-on, and looking to build a long-term career in a growing industry? We’re looking for a Fire Extinguisher Technician to join our client’s expanding engineering team — no prior fire industry experience needed. If you enjoy being out on the road, solving problems, and delivering great service, this could be the perfect next step.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Fire Extinguisher Technician, you’ll be the face of the business on client sites across the South East. Your role will focus on keeping workplaces safe and compliant by servicing, installing, and maintaining essential fire safety equipment.

Your day-to-day will include:

Servicing and maintaining fire extinguishers, fire blankets, and hose reels
Installing and commissioning new extinguishers, signage, and safety equipment
Carrying out fire safety signage surveys
Identifying non-compliance and reporting findings clearly
Communicating professionally with clients and representing the company with pride

This is an active, physical role involving lifting equipment (up to 15kg) and regular site work.

Training & Development

You’ll receive full training from day one — we invest heavily in developing our engineers.

Week 1: Warehouse-based induction to learn the fundamentals
Weeks 2–8: Field shadowing with a Senior Engineer
After sign-off: Your own company van & fuel card
Fully funded BAFE qualification
Ongoing support, coaching, and clear progression pathways

If you’re motivated, reliable, and eager to learn, we’ll give you everything you need to succeed.

Requirements

We hire for attitude and potential, not just experience.

You’ll thrive in this role if you are:

Practical, hands-on, and proactive
Organised and able to manage your day independently
A strong communicator who enjoys working with customers
Detail-focused with a commitment to compliance
A team player who values collaboration
Flexible and comfortable travelling across the region

Essential:

Full UK driving licence
Willingness to learn and grow within the fire safety industry

Benefits

Salary & Benefits

£31,000 basic salary
Performance bonus (OTE up to 11%) - Last year’s average bonus: £3,500
Company van & fuel card (after training)
Pension (auto-enrolment)
20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays - Includes 3 days allocated over Christmas
Fully funded training & qualifications
Quarterly engineer meetings
Annual company staff day

Working Pattern

Monday to Friday
7:00am – 4:30pm (30-minute unpaid lunch)
Travel mainly across the South East (London, Kent, M25)
Occasional wider UK travel
Overnight stays not required, but flexibility is appreciated

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Über Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge.

UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team.

UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike.

UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m.

UBT supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools and charities.,

UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.
To view our policy in full please contact uk.recruitment@ubteam.com