Air Conditioning Service Manager

Air Conditioning Service Manager, based nr Maidstone.
£55k+car/allowance+bonus

Are you:
* Keen to run your own service department and help set up a new division?
* An A/C engineer, ideally with supervisory experience, ready to step up into the office and into management?
Then this could be for you.

THE ROLE
* You'll be working for a well established HVAC manufacturer, helping them set up a new HVAC and Air Conditioning led service division.
* Initially, you'll be setting up service contracts for existing customers, via meetings, surveys and establishing asset registers for their sites.
* Putting together technical proposals and quotes for planned and reactive maintenance.
* Establishing procedures, maintenance schedules, service programmes and reporting tools.
* Setting up supply chain for equipment, ancillaries and overseeing stock levels.
* Providing technical support and advice to customers. In the short-term, this may include some hands-on work yourself.
* Once the department is established, you'll then help build a team of A/C and service engineers to deliver the service works, overseeing the team in terms of scheduling, training and development.
* Fully supported by an existing internal management team.

THE PERSON
* Air Conditioning Service background, holding a current F-Gas qualification.
* Supervisory experience required, we're looking for an Engineer who is currently or previously running a small team of A/C engineers.
* Equipment biased towards splits, VRF but could develop further into mechanical HVAC.
* Strong on IT systems, you'll be a good communicator, able to manage and motivate a team and enjoy the customer interaction.
* Full driving licence required to visit customers as required.

THE PACKAGE
A basic salary up to approx c£55k, company vehicle/car allowance, bonus (approx c£5k), 25 days holiday.

THE LOCATION
Ideally you'll be based around the Maidstone area, as you'll be office based, plus some working from home and to site.
Most sites/contracts will be in and around London, with some UK travel as required