Month: October 2023

3rd Annual Veterans Lunch
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3rd Annual Veterans Lunch

3RD ANNUAL VETERANS LUNCH FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2023

Last Friday, we celebrated our 3rd Annual Veterans lunch for all employees across the AF Switchgear business who have achieved 25 years or more continuous service.

This year saw an additional 4 employees who received their 25-year award. This is a huge testament to the family-owned company, one of which we are immensely proud of, and we thank you all for your continued commitment to AF Switchgear.

Overall, we celebrated a huge 648 combined years of service from just 22 employees, averaging 29.5 years each. 

Despite Storm Babet making the journey impossible for a few of our employees, those that were able to attend enjoyed an afternoon of celebrations.

Below is the full list of employees and their years of service:

                                                                                                Years Service

Ken Eley                       Major Projects Engineer                            42

Ian Foster                     Group Managing Director                         37

Richard Thompson      Group Sales Director                                36

Bob Cooper                 Technician                                                   34

Andrew Ollerenshaw  Contracts Engineer                                     34

Richard Hill                  Team Leader Electrical Assembly           32

Robert Briggs               Sales Director                                            29

Mark Nutt                    Group Technical Director                          29

Darren Smalley            Senior Sales Estimating Engineer          29

Steve Sellars                 Senior Applications Engineer                 29

Dene Hutsby                Approved Electrical Fitter                        28

Stan Carter                   Team Leader Electrical Assembly         28

Dale Spelman              Approved Electrical Fitter                        27

Mick Kennedy              Technician                                                 27

Martyn Sutcliffe            Electrical Fitter                                        27

Brian Drew                    Team Leader Assemby                          27

Edwin Chandler            Senior Applications Engineer                26

Bill Mills                       Electrical Fitter                                          26

Dale Wake                    Electrical Fitter                                         25

Mark Baker                   Site Services Technical Supervisor      25

Mike Harris                  Technical Consultant                              25

Steve Fells                    Team Leader Electrical Assembly        25

DCD & CBRE Events
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DCD & CBRE Events

October started off very busy for the AF team with us attending the Data Center Dynamics Event followed by CBRE Global Workplace Solutions event, both in London. We welcomed many of our existing customers and also met lots of new customers helping and advising on their switchgear queries. 

AF Switchbeer
CategoriesAF Careers

Payroll Assistant

Purpose of the Job

AF Switchgear are looking for a Payroll Assistant to join the Central Services team. The ability to work accurately and to deadlines is key to the role.

 

Reporting to the HR Manager, responsibilities include but are not exclusive to:

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Preparation and input of Operative weekly wages for all companies
  • Complete direct hours / late report
  • Collation of sub-contractors time sheets and sending to agencies for all companies
  • Update and keep staff absence records accurately
  • Setting up new starters on Sage Payroll and Sage HR and processing leaver documentation and final payments
  • Processing SSP, SMP, national insurance, income tax and other statutory deductions
  • Calculation of monthly overtime hours to CSDi
  • PAYE payment preparation
  • Administer to Year End Payroll procedures, issuing of P60s and P45s to leavers and update payroll record
  • P11D administration
  • AOE payments / pension payments
  • ECIS, BUPA and pension administration (list is non-exhaustive)
  • Issuing petty cash, posting and reconciliation to both daily cash book and petty cash tin
  • Credit card receipt breakdown / coding
  • Daily cash posting
  • Carry out regular reconciliations – supplier statements, direct hours, cash books, nominal etc
  • Assistance with annual account audit
  • Assist with personnel filing
  • Payroll archive maintenance
  • Maintain confidentially

How to Apply

  1. Download and fill in the Application Form

 

Download

2. Email your Application Form and CV to dbunting@afswitchgear.co.uk

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CategoriesAF Careers

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Purpose of the Job

AF Switchgear are looking for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join the Central Services team. The ability to work accurately and to deadlines is key to the role.

Reporting to the Central Services Manager, responsibilities include but are not exclusive to:

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assisting GFD/CSDi in accounts administration and ensuring deadlines are met
  • AOE payments / pension payments
  • Cash flow monthly forecast to CSDi
  • Credit card receipt breakdown / coding
  • Daily cash book posting
  • Purchase ledger administration
  • Assist with purchase ledger invoice queries
  • Carry out regular reconcilliations – supplier statements, direct hours, cash books, nominal etc
  • Supplier BACS payments
  • Collation of non-conformance records, updating supplier master records and marrying to credit notes where necessary
  • Updating and maintaining Efacs supplier parts database re current prices and discounts
  • Aged creditors and housekeeping
  • Ensure debit balances are investigated and resolved monthly
  • R&D claim preparation
  • Assistance with annual accounts audit
  • Accounts archive maintenance
  • Share telephone answering role

 

This position will also provide back up for Payroll which will include operative weekly wages for all companies, completion of direct hours/late report, collation of sub- contractors time sheets and sending to agencies for all companies, PAYE payment preparation, issuing of petty cash, posting and reconciliation to both daily cash book and petty cash tin and assisting with personnel filing.

How to Apply

  1. Download and fill in the Application Form

 

Download

2. Email your Application Form and CV to dbunting@afswitchgear.co.uk

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CategoriesAF Careers

Commissioning Engineer

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Commissioning Engineer to manage the onsite testing element and commissioning aspect of the contract from specification through to IST. The Commissioning Engineer’s responsibilities include a guarantee that the contract aligns to the set of technical specifications, ensuring that there is a seamless harmony between design intent and the operation efficiency, mitigating risks, writing out deviations and capturing variations. The successful candidate should be knowledgeable of Switchgear installations and various testing stages. They will also be able to manage agreed contract deadlines, and demonstrate excellent time management, organsational and problem-solving skills, to ensuring the smooth running of operations

Duties & Responsibilities

  •  Manage, control and ‘own’ the Commissioning aspect of given contracts ensuring compliance with agreed build   specification and Company design criteria.
  •  Give technical support to the Applications Engineer and clients where applicable.
  •  Review the technical documentation of contract systems to understand their functions.
  •  Prepare and communicate weekly work schedules for effective management to sub-contract partners and senior management team.
  • Communicate variations and deviations to take account of contract amendments, contract delays or failures and liaise revisions in an appropriate manner ensuring these are on time and in line with required contract dates.
  • Prepare detailed documentation for the various Testing stages.
  • Writing project commissioning plans that detail the project’s scope, task schedules and key documents
  • Support collaborative cross-team communication.
  •  Develop a library of standardised documentation.
  •  Mainly based within the Engineering Department at our site in Sutton-in-Ashfield, visits to different remote client sites to oversee the testing of equipment may be necessary/required
  • Review test results and prepare test reports to confirm compliance with technical specifications
  • Work with engineering and operating groups to schedule tests
  •  Use the technical labour efficiently from the planning stage to execution on site.
  •  Recommend viable solutions to reduce costs as well as improve processes and product quality.

If you have proven experience working as a Commissioning Engineer/Manager, are proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, have sound knowledge of Switchgear installations, excellent organisational, time management and communication skills and a valid driving licence please apply by downloading the application form below. 

How to Apply

  1. Download and fill in the Application Form

 

Download

2. Email your Application Form and CV to dbunting@afswitchgear.co.uk