CAREERS AT COFFEE CUP EQUIPMENT

Coffee Cup Equipment was founded in 1994. We are a small Family run business with a team of espresso machine service engineers and workshop engineers.

We are market leaders in espresso machine & grinder rental. Our Full Care Rental Service includes unlimited servicing and emergency breakdown cover so our customers can serve coffee with confidence.  We only supply the best equipment from brands such as La Marzocco, Wega, Rocket Espresso and Victoria Arduino and have helped cafes, restaurants & pubs serve coffee for over 30 years.

The Role of the Service Engineer

Based from our workshop in West Molesey our Service engineers travel around London and the SouthEast of England to our customers coffee shops, pubs and restaurants to install, service and repair espresso machines and grinders.

The servicing is scheduled, but when a breakdown occurs, it is important we have an engineer available to help.  So, for a significant part of the week the service engineers are based in our workshop, testing and preparing equipment for installation, so they are ready to go when they are needed on-site.

As well as the engineering our service engineers also learn about coffee, and how to make it so we can provide barista support when our customers need our help.

The exact hours for a service engineer vary from day to day depending on how busy we are but the standard day is from 8-4 in our workshop, with the days that are spent in the field often being a later finish time.  It is important to us that our engineers are happy, so we make sure they are not overworked and have enough time to rest and spend with their families.  Every 3rd weekend one of ourengineers is on-call for any on-site emergencies that arise.  The engineer is based at home and the call out rate is on average 1 call out- per weekend.  To say thank you, the Monday and Tuesday afterwards are given back to the engineer as time off in Lieu.

Our reputation for customer service is second to none, so it is important that our engineers are friendly and always do their best to help our customers.

Full training is provided in our workshop, and on site with our experienced service engineers, so no experience is necessary, but it is important that there is a level of mechanical experience.  It could be that you have worked on your own car instead of taking it to the garage, or you may have worked in another area of the engineering industry.  As long as you are confident with tools and have a cando attitude, we can teach you to become an espresso machine service engineer.

Each engineer is provided with a company vehicle, and we offer a competitive salary package to reward our engineers for their work.

If you are interested in working for us as a service engineer, please contact us on 0203 544 3219 or message us using the contact us form on our website.

The Role of the Workshop Engineer

Espresso machines are built to last, but after 3-5 years of daily use they become full of limescale.  This causes the equipment to break down more and moreoften, until the machine needs to be refurbished.  At this point the service engineer installs a new machine for the customer, and the old machine is returned to our workshop.

Based in our workshop in West Molesey, the role of the Workshop Technician is to refurbish the used equipment so that is functions flawlessly and looks greatfor the next customer.

This includes completely disassembling the espresso machine, cleaning, descaling and servicing the individual parts, then carefully re-building the machine back to as good as new condition for the next customer.  The painted panels are sent to another company and re-powder coated, and the metal panels are re-surfaced by our workshop engineers to remove the scratches.

Finally, the machine is thoroughly tested for functionality and safety before being signed off as ready for use.

We also rent out coffee grinders, so these are also refurbished by our workshop engineers.

The work hours are 8-4 Monday to Friday, and full training is provided, but you will need to have some mechanical experience and have the desire to learn something new.  We pay a competitive salary for this role and in return we require a good work ethic and level of productivity.

If you are interested in working for us as a workshop engineer, please contact us on 0203 544 3219 or message us using the contact form on our website.  

Progression from Workshop Engineer to Service Engineer

Some of our most successful service engineers have started off as a workshop engineer.  

Afterall, working as a workshop engineer will provide you with many of the skills needed to repair espresso machines on-site.

So, if you are keen to become a service engineer but are not quite ready to jump into the role, we may offer you the job of workshop engineer with possibility of progression.  This is a much more gradual learning curve, and as a result, the engineers that take this route find they are super ready to tackle the challenges on site.

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Working With Us

Coffee Cup Equipment is a small company with 10 employees. Everyone is treated as a person, not a number.  Each employee is a key part of our team and is expected to provide us with a good day’s work, in return for a rewarding and interesting career, with a competitive salary and holiday package.  Our workshop in West Molesey, Surrey has been designed for functionality, but also to provide a comfortable working environment for the team.  

It doesn’t matter to us where you are in your career. Maybe you have just finished college and are looking for your first job, or maybe you have retired from an engineering career and would like to get back to work, to keep yourself busy.  We operate on an equal opportunity’s basis for all applicants.

If you happen to be an ex-barista, this is a useful skill as well, so although this is by no means necessary to work with us, it’s a great starting point for new employees.

We have a great working atmosphere and lots of experienced engineers for new employees to learn from…. Oh, and the coffee’s not bad either!!

If you are interested in working with us, please contact us on 0203 544 3219 or message us using the contact us form on our website.  

We would love to hear from you!