experienced mate/ maintenance engineer seeking employment due to redundancy

[andy32]

I am a experienced maintenance engineer / mate seeking employment in the west midlands area , I hold the City and guilds 2078 and city and guilds 6127 qualifications , I have install experienced on both refrigeration and air conditioning , and wiring / fault finding skills . I am a very hard worker and would except any position in the trade . I have excellent reference's and know my way around most refrigeration systems , I can start immediately and would work for minimum wage I am extremely flexible and would be a asset to any company . I have been laid off from my previous position due to lack of work . I would also be grateful for any advice on improving my chances of finding employment.

[chemi-cool]

Hi Andy,

Very sorry to hear that.
Have you tried the recruitment ads on the site?

Best of luck my friend.

[freezetech]

sorry to here your predicament
most companies would want the new quals 2079 safe handling of refrigirant

there is funding available to sit these new quals

[andy32]

yeah I know i think the 2078 goes in july 2010 , I am going to do the 2079 anyway , does any one know how much it is I have heard its 500 notes or there about

[Quality]

yeah I know i think the 2078 goes in july 2010 , I am going to do the 2079 anyway , does any one know how much it is I have heard its 500 notes or there about

There are loads of places round your way for less than £500 just check the C & G website, put your post code in and find the closest

[andy32]

I have my own transport and most tools as well do not know if this helps or not

[andy32]

got a interveiw monday where I have to fix some fridges , I have absolutly no idea what they are but as long as they are not domestics running off Isobutane I should have a good chance of getting the job.

[coolstuf]

Good luck Andy, let us know how you get on!

[andy32]

got the job , hopefully it will keep me in the trade till i get back onto industrial stuff , I had to fix three fridges and change a compressor , they are all on test now so hopefully they will be working in the morning when i go back in