Medical Devices Support Specialist

MS639 – Medical Devices Support Specialist

Location: Cornwall – St Austell, Penzance, Truro 

Salary: £27,500 per annum + car allowance 

Overview: First Military Recruitment are recruiting on behalf of one of our clients who are the world’s leading suppliers of medical equipment for minimally invasive surgery. Since 1945, this family-owned company has grown into a globally respected name in the production and distribution of high-quality medical instruments and devices. Our client are seeking a Medical Devices Support Specialist to provide dedicated, hands-on support at healthcare facilities in Cornwall.

As a key member of our field service team, you will be embedded within the client’s Operating Department and associated clinical areas, ensuring our clients medical devices – including endoscopes, instruments, and video equipment – are always available, maintained, and functioning to the highest standards.

Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Deliver on-site support for medical devices across designated hospitals or surgical facilities.
• Ensure all equipment is fully functional and always available for clinical use.
• Provide product handling support and first-level troubleshooting.
• Coordinate staff training on equipment use and care.
• Support quality improvement and compliance initiatives.
• Liaise effectively with clinical and technical teams to address user needs.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and the ability to work independently.
• Calm under pressure with the ability to manage competing demands.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent customer service and a professional, proactive approach.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and related systems.
• We’re looking for someone who is passionate about healthcare service excellence and thrives in a hospital-based, collaborative environment.

Desirable:

• Experience with endoscopic or similar medical equipment (advantageous but not essential).
• Experience in a hospital setting or similar healthcare environment.
• Healthcare or technical qualification.
• GCSE-level education or equivalent experience.

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Funeral Service Operative

LB269 – Funeral Operative

Location: Croydon

Salary: OTE £30,000

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Funeral Operative on behalf of one of our clients.

To drive and bear on funerals with great respect and to follow clear instructions from the garage foreman and the funeral conductor. To respectfully move deceased wherever required, to dress deceased with extreme care and respect for families and friends to view.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Driving and bearing on funerals.
• Removal of deceased from houses, nursing homes and mortuaries.
• Delivering and collecting coffins to and from airports.
• Duty service according to rota.
• Delivering and collecting various documents.
• Dressing deceased in preparation for viewing.
• Ensure vehicles are cleaned daily, make sure oil, petrol, water etc is kept at correct levels.
• For the limos make sure they have wreath card envelopes, mass envelopes, flowers, nursing home letter and clean envelope, ensure you have enough song sheets. For Greek funerals take table, 2 towels and 2 bottles of water. If horse hearse, ensure you have trestles when going into the church or trolley if a casket.
• Drivers must wear a cap, ensure you know the location of the church, house or crematorium. Have trolley, trestles and if double funeral 2 trolleys and trestles
• Ensure you have a sufficient number of shoulder pads. They must be used at all times to carry coffin.
• Check before you leave the garage that you are wearing appropriate attire.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Competent, calm and ultra-smooth driver with clean licence.
• Caring and sympathetic attitude.
• Excellent communicator.
• Excellent timekeeping.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Smart and well presented.

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Field Service Technician

AR804 – Field Service Technician

Location: Romford

Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 + Overtime 

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Technician on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, and carrying out fault diagnostics on a range of electrically powered equipment, including EV trucks and battery-powered handling equipment. This role is field-based and may occasionally require overnight stays.

We are particularly interested in speaking with engineers based in Romford and surrounding areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Service, repair, and maintenance of electric trucks and lifting equipment
• Advanced fault finding and diagnostics
• Provide timely and detailed service reports
• Follow all company procedures and protocols
• Van stock management
• Cooperate with the technical team and share information across the organisation
• Comprehend customer requirements and provide appropriate recommendations
• Perform LOLER and thorough examinations
• Build and maintain positive customer relationships

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven field service experience
• Electrical background with mechanical experience
• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering or auto electrical engineering, including material handling, lifting products, and electric trucks
• Ability to troubleshoot, test, repair, and service technical equipment
• English literacy
• Ability to work flexible hours and away from home when required
• Full and clean driving licence
• Technical degree or relevant certification
• Knowledge of both AC and DC motors

Location: Romford

Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 + Overtime…

Field Service Technician

AR805 – Field Service Technician

Location: Knutsford

Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 + Overtime

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Technician on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, and carrying out fault diagnostics on a range of electrically powered equipment, including EV trucks and battery-powered handling equipment. This role is field-based and may occasionally require overnight stays.

We are particularly interested in speaking with engineers based in Romford and surrounding areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Service, repair, and maintenance of electric trucks and lifting equipment
• Advanced fault finding and diagnostics
• Provide timely and detailed service reports
• Follow all company procedures and protocols
• Van stock management
• Cooperate with the technical team and share information across the organisation
• Comprehend customer requirements and provide appropriate recommendations
• Perform LOLER and thorough examinations
• Build and maintain positive customer relationships

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven field service experience
• Electrical background with mechanical experience
• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering or auto electrical engineering, including material handling, lifting products, and electric trucks
• Ability to troubleshoot, test, repair, and service technical equipment
• English literacy
• Ability to work flexible hours and away from home when required
• Full and clean driving licence
• Technical degree or relevant certification
• Knowledge of both AC and DC motors

Location: Knutsford

Salary: £32,000 – £38,000 + Overtime…

Security / Residential Concierge

MS338 – Security / Residential Concierge

Location: Holborn, London

Salary: £32,738 per annum

Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently supporting our client in the search for a Security / Residential Concierge on behalf of one of our Clients.

As a Security Guard / Warden you will be responsible for monitoring the movement of visitors, tenants, residents and staff within the Establishment in order to safeguard the security of all within and control access to all the buildings. The hours for this role are 4 on 4 off over both nights & days with 12-hour shifts,7am – 7pm four days & 7pm – 7am four nights.

Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Security / Residential Concierge:

• To enforce with tact car parking regulations; to record all cash receipts for such transactions; and to assist in the collection of unpaid parking fines.
• To control access to all buildings signing out keys from the register as required.
• To monitor all CCTV footage and be fully conversant and operate all fire, lift and intruder alarms and react to them as appropriate.
• To always present a smart appearance when on duty.
• To deal with enquiries from visitors and users politely and helpfully directing people as appropriate.
• To patrol the grounds, monitoring and enforcing regulations to ensure quiet enjoyment for residents, tenants, members and visitors.
• To close and open the gates as appropriate.
• To act as bank escort as and when required.
• To do the cash up at the end of the shift.
• To provide cover for sickness/leave or security in conjunction with private functions. Flexible working hours may sometimes be required for this.
• To undertake appropriate training and development, as may be required by the post and is within the capability of the post holder.
• To undertake any other job-related duties which management may determine from time to time.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Valid SIA front line door supervisors’ licence (essential).
• To be able to handle phone and face to face customer enquiries confidently, with a customer focus and politely with a positive attitude.
• To demonstrate a high level of honesty and integrity in positions previously held.
• Good numeracy skills with the experience of cash handling.
• To be able to work as part of a team.
• Smart appearance with a confident demeanour.
• Prepared to work flexibly to cover shifts.

Benefits:

• An excellent free lunch.
• Free uniform (laundered).
• Private Medical Insurance.
• A non-contributory 10% Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
• Interest-free Season Ticket/Bicycle loan.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity and Shared Parental Leave.
• Great annual training and continual development support.
• Bicycle stands and shower facilities.
• Great annual training and continual development support.
• Death in Service benefit; 6 x your annual salary.
• Free Eye tests and free chiropody.
• Access to a confidential Employment Assistance Programme.
• Team building days.
• Plenty of social events, such as staff parties, quiz nights etc.
• Employment Membership shopping discounts.

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HIU Service Engineer

MS549 – HIU Service Engineer 

Location: East ondon

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum + van

Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a HIU Service Engineer on behalf of one of our clients. As a HIU Service Engineer, you will be required to service and repair various types of HIUs. This includes the commissioning of heating circuits, setting up Domestic Hot Water for resident use, application of efficiency settings and the ability to carry out first time repairs.

Applications from ex-military personnel are encouraged but all applications will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all Quality Management and Compliance Documentation for HIU Servicing and reactive repair activities is correct and complete for each site.
• Proactively drive Legislative and Contractual Compliance, profitability, and customer satisfaction within the customer portfolio.
• Provide technical assistance to clients, and work colleagues within, whilst fulfilling and meeting both Quality Standards and HSE Objectives.
• Proactively manage customer HSE objectives and Quality Standards and ensure the adoption of Safe Working Practices during the works within Residential Properties.
• Make effective recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Produce a high standard of work and provide detailed job reports.
• Support and assist your colleagues where necessary.
• Servicing and repairs to Hydraulic Interface Units by carrying out a first time fix.
• Stock control to ensure you have the required levels of components to carry out a first time repair.
• React to Hydraulic Interface Unit repair works to investigate the cause of breakdown and where possible, service the HIU and carry out efficiency settings to heating and hot water circuits.
• React to client requests outside of the working hours by accepting requests and attending to residential breakdowns to the service level agreement during your period of being on call.
• Updating the client only via your job report and provide limited information to the resident so updates can be provided to the residents by the client.
• Provide training and advice to new employees and support their development.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Served a recognised apprenticeship and/or be qualified to City & Guilds / NVQ level 2 in Plumbing/HVAC with Electrical qualifications and registered to the appropriate body as required for the role.
• Servicing and fault diagnosing on Hydraulic Interface Units.
• Electrical qualification to the latest Edition of BS 7671 that includes modifying current electrical controls.
• Willingness to study for relevant Industry qualifications is essential.
• Good customer service skills.
• Hot Water Systems or valid unvented hot water certification.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (depending upon experience) + out of hours reactive calls.
• The working week will be 37 hours.
• Company van.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Sickness insurance.
• Death in Service.
• 24 Days not including bank holidays.

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Business Development Manager

BR11 Business Development Manager 

Location: Northampton, UK

Salary: Circa £55,000 + 25% Bonus

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Business Development Manager on behalf of one of our clients within the packaging industry.

As a Business Development Manager you are responsible for the sales and business development of bespoke packaging solutions to customers across a number of verticals including, but not limited to the defence sector, and as well as winning business in local markets for packaging consumers. Currently this includes all opportunities presenting within the United Kingdom as well as the Republic of Ireland. You will identify and capture new opportunities in the markets in close collaboration with the European Defence Leader, other Defence Account Managers as well as Sub-Regional and Local Management.

It is your job to identify and analyse customer’s requirements and desired solutions. You will need to fully understand the customers’ needs and effectively work with different departments, including but not limited to Engineering, Sourcing and Operations locally and international sister companies.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prospect and win new business from packaging customers in and around territory (Northampton)
• Responsible for the execution of the defence strategy in the UK market.
• Identify and capture new opportunities within the defence Initiative in the market.
• Prospecting and developing new sales of products & services towards customers in the defence sector.
• Support in building up of local resources to successfully manage defence projects – including successful awareness campaign within key players in the UK.
• Drive the business with existing and new defence customers, keeping in mind the company’s current strategy, goals and objectives.
• Frequent exchange with European Defence Leader to leverage from established contacts & emerging potentials.
• Conduct Sustainability Initiatives and cost take out exercises (CTOs) on strategic customer accounts within the defence sector where applicable.
• Supervising/managing key projects of selected accounts if applicable.
• Develop, implement and follow a governance process for defence projects in the market.
• Successfully monitor tender / procurement channels relevant in the defence sector.
• Maintain regular, professional and proactive communication with customer base as well as local and European team.
• Obtain customer documents necessary to properly facilitate RFQ’s, order processing, booking, shipment, installation, acceptance, invoicing and payment.
• Follow the sales process and use marketing mate

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Forklift Engineer

JG202 – Forklift Engineer

Location: Taunton

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Forklift Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and repairs to long/short term machines and customers owned equipment. Ensuring best practice with quality and professionalism are met at all times and to maintain customer satisfaction.

Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military personnel however, all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Servicing and repair of forklift trucks and other lifting equipment.
• Carrying out routine maintenance.
• Checking oil and fuel levels.
• Checking all related hoses and connections.
• Steering and brake checks.
• Basic electrical checks – brake lights etc.
• Liaising with customers regarding their individual requirements.
• Submit accurate parts requisition information to Head Office.
• Acting as the face of the company and therefore acting as a brand ambassador.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A good mechanical engineering background is essential.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on an individual basis where required.
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Experience with forklift trucks, military, agricultural or plant equipment is highly desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

Location: Taunton

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits…

Forklift Engineer

JG231 – Forklift Engineer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Forklift Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and repairs to long/short term machines and customers owned equipment. Ensuring best practice with quality and professionalism are met at all times and to maintain customer satisfaction.

Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military personnel however, all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Servicing and repair of forklift trucks and other lifting equipment.
• Carrying out routine maintenance.
• Checking oil and fuel levels.
• Checking all related hoses and connections.
• Steering and brake checks.
• Basic electrical checks – brake lights etc.
• Liaising with customers regarding their individual requirements.
• Submit accurate parts requisition information to Head Office.
• Acting as the face of the company and therefore acting as a brand ambassador.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A good mechanical engineering background is essential.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on an individual basis where required.
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Experience with forklift trucks, military, agricultural or plant equipment is highly desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits…

Forklift Engineer

JG254 – Forklift Engineer

Location: Shrewsbury

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Forklift Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance and repairs to long/short term machines and customers owned equipment. Ensuring best practice with quality and professionalism are met at all times and to maintain customer satisfaction.

Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military personnel however, all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Servicing and repair of forklift trucks and other lifting equipment.
• Carrying out routine maintenance.
• Checking oil and fuel levels.
• Checking all related hoses and connections.
• Steering and brake checks.
• Basic electrical checks – brake lights etc.
• Liaising with customers regarding their individual requirements.
• Submit accurate parts requisition information to Head Office.
• Acting as the face of the company and therefore acting as a brand ambassador.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A good mechanical engineering background is essential.
• Customer focused.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on an individual basis where required.
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
• Experience with forklift trucks, military, agricultural or plant equipment is highly desirable.
• Full UK driving licence.

Location: Shrewsbury

Salary: £30,000 – £37,500 + Overtime + Benefits…