Job Title: Pitch Inspection Technician
Location: Leicester
Salary: £24,960.00 per annum
Job Type: Full time / Permanent
About us:
Technical Surfaces Ltd is a leading installer and maintenance provider of various Sports surfaces in the UK.
With over 25 years of industry experience, their unique skill set has led to many of the country’s top pitch installers using Technical Surfaces as their preferred maintenance provider. These ‘Partners in Excellence’ understand the importance of having their pitches looked after from day one, to ensure maximum life expectancy and uphold their pitch-building reputation.
The role:
To undertake synthetic pitch surveys of facilities throughout the UK to service predominantly existing customers with an element of new business.
Utilising app-based CRM system to collate information to enable the Technical Managers to produce site reports, assessments, quotations.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Carrying out site surveys to synthetic facilities across the UK. Attending approx. 4 sites per day, assumed Monday to Thursday but subject to variation.
- Includes regular nights away from home. Hotels and expenses covered by the company (details tbc).
- Handling of client questions by making yourself aware of all services and products provided by the company.
- Liaise with the Technical Managers to ensure that they have all of the relevant information / feedback to ensure that the contract can be delivered effectively.
- Production of app-based reports / assessments.
- Generate additional sales opportunities for the Technical Managers to service.
- One day office-based handing over to Technical Manager and prepping for the following weeks inspections, assumed a Friday.
- Develop a knowledge of synthetic sports facilities, their performance and ongoing maintenance requirements.
Key skills and experience:
- Good communication skills and personable.
- Well presented.
- Motivated to achieve great customer service.
- Analytical with an attention to detail.
- A full UK drivers’ licence.
- Be located in the Leicestershire area.
- Have good time keeping.
- Enthusiastic to learn.
- Able to stay away multiple nights per week.
- Happy to work long, unpredictable days on the road. Includes early starts and or late finishes.
- Be comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Have previous experience in using an app-based CRM system or be comfortable with using computer-based systems / apps.
- No official qualifications or experience are required, but an interest / background in sport is preferable.
Benefits:
- Fully maintained Vehicle
- Fuel card (private milage is not included and is deducted from wage on a monthly basis).
- Company mobile phone.
- Tablet or Laptop.
- Expenses package included (details tbc).
- Holiday entitlement 20 days + Bank Holidays. An additional holiday day is accrued for every two years complete service, up-to a maximum of 25 days.
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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