Why Metcor?
We aim to attract, develop, and retain the best talent. Investing in people for the long term is a key part of our strategy to become the leading specialist solutions provider for a better built environment.
A career at Metcor will challenge you to realise your potential. A key component to this is that we give teams the right training and development, from apprenticeships to technical training with suppliers, from safety certificates to internationally recognised management programmes. We invest considerably to help our people realise their career ambitions.
What we provide
Metcor’s benefits packages help our employees to enhance their earnings, invest in their futures, and protect their families. We also recognise that a sense of purpose and community is vital in today’s workplace. Our team events, charitable activities and group learning opportunities provide our team with shared experiences and a strong sense of team spirit.
Training and professional development
We want our field-service engineers to be the strongest technical operators in their discipline. That is why we are so passionate about continuous improvement and development. We offer a range of certifications and courses for all operatives, including:
- Regular H&S third-party certification (e.g., confined space training, working at heights)
- Specialist electrical qualifications (e.g., 18th Edition)
- DrainSafe qualification
- IPAF and IRATA training
- Equipment training with manufacturers (e.g., pump OEMs, milling machinery)
- Quarterly toolbox talk seminars
- 6-monthly 1:1 appraisals and development plans
For support staff and managers, we are equally rigorous at providing professional development opportunities. Recent examples include:
- Management training
- Presentation workshops
- Health and safety qualifications such as IOSH and NEBOSH
- Customer service training
- Mental health responder training
- Women in leadership
Insurance and health
We provide a range of insurance schemes, which are enhanced for longer-serving employees, including:
- life insurance
- critical illness and accident coverage
- personal tools insurance for engineers
We provide healthcare benefits which allow longer-serving employees to access remote GP appointments and gain private referrals. We also promote health and wellbeing, with discounted access to gym membership and free-of-charge counselling and personal financial advisory services.
Long service awards
It is a testament to our company culture that we have a number of engineers, office staff and managers who have worked for over twenty years at Metcor Group companies. We love to recognise work anniversaries, and for those who reach the twenty year milestone, we provide £1,000 as a tax-free gift. We also link benefits to length of service, with employees gaining additional days of annual leave after completing 3 years’ service.
Bonus and overtime schemes
In a culture where a high standard of service is essential, we recognise the need to incentivise high performance and dedication to the job. Our people have multiple ways to enhance their remuneration, including:
- Discretionary bonuses for exceptional performance
- High availability of overtime
- Quarterly award for safety observation reporting
- Recruitment referral bonuses
- A performance-based bonus scheme for managers
Pension salary sacrifice
We encourage all our employees to save for their futures. We operate a NEST pension scheme, which operates on a tax-efficient salary sacrifice basis. We also provide third-party financial advice for employees who need assistance in achieving their savings and retirement goals.
Company events
We love getting together as a team, and hold a number of different company events, from large seasonal get-togethers to small team bonding sessions. Our teams have also supported various charitable organisations through events like Tough Mudder and Macmillan bake sales.
Real Living Wage employment
We adhere to the Living Wage Foundation’s standard by paying a Real Living Wage to all our employees. As well as doing social good, this initiative ensures all our people feel motivated and productive at work.
For those in trainee roles, who are trying to establish themselves in their careers, we want to help them to manage cost of living, so that they can focus on and enjoy their work, without unnecessary financial pressures.
Veteran Recruitment
We are signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant, which promotes the recruitment of armed forces personnel into civilian careers. We were recently a featured Armed Forces employer owing to our successful track-record of attracting and retaining ex-forces personnel.
If you are a veteran, or a serving member of the military looking to transition to civilian life, please get in touch with us today.
Apprenticeships
Metcor has a successful track record in supporting young people through apprenticeship schemes, both in technical areas and in administrative fields.
We are proud of the fact that several of our senior managers and engineers started life as apprentices, and this is a tradition that we are dedicated to supporting.
Vehicle benefits
We invest considerably in our fleet, to ensure that it is sustainable, efficient, and high-quality. Our engineers enjoy comfortable vans and HGVs, with enhanced safety features, climate controls, Bluetooth and navigation.
We have upgraded our fleet to Euro 6 standards to eliminate emissions, are also investing in electric vehicles as part of our Net Zero strategy.
