Local Ventilation Exhaust (LEV) Technician

Location: Stevenage - site based

Salary: Up to £42,000 depending on experience

Working hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm

Contract Type: Perm, Full Time (40 hours per week)

About EMCOR UK:

At EMCOR UK, 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.

Role Overview:

• 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.
• 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.
• Have proven knowledge, skills and application experience that enables a person to do an effective and reliable job. 
  

• The role is Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00.
• Due to the nature of the work flexibility is required to work additional hours at an overtime rate.
• On occasions your core hours may be amended to suit the needs of the business.
• The role is based at Stevenage which is part of several GSK properties. In exceptional circumstances you may be requested to attend other sites in the UK to support the business.
• There is no requirement for a call out function.