ABOUT

Welcome to Barkell Careers

As one of the UK’s leading AHU manufacturers, Barkell offers a wide range of opportunities in both production and office based disciplines. In a highly competitive marketplace, we place honesty and integrity at the top of our list and we work together to make our business a success.

Innovation is key to our success and we attribute much of our achievement to the quality of engineers, sales, marketing, finance and administration people who have chosen to be part of our team.

We are committed to the continual professional development of every individual who joins our company and work hard to encourage the talent, creativity and expertise that they bring.

Diversity

When it comes to recruitment, we look for individuals with the right skill set, work ethic and personal attributes. We take people on their own merit. We encourage diversity and welcome applications from anyone, of any age, gender and background.

Career progression

Barkell offers opportunities for career progression that can take you from one department to another, or from a support role to a team leader role and even on to senior management should that be something you aspire to. Whatever your position, we encourage you to make a positive and meaningful impact on our business.

Through our parent company Airedale International, we are able to offer refrigeration training programmes where deemed relevant to the role. The training available ranges from a comprehensive air conditioning and refrigeration induction right the way through to air conditioning design, installation and F gas and is delivered at Airedale’s state-of-the-art training school. It covers theoretical and practical skills and can offer industry recognised qualifications to those in roles that need it.

Our approach

We are proud of our record of exceptional staff retention. The blend of working for an organisation that is backed by a larger parent company allows our employees enough opportunity for development and progression whilst still retaining the ability for them to make a real difference on a day to day basis. With honesty and integrity at the heart of what we do, our team-led approach allows us to work together to problem solve and knowledge share for the benefit of our teams and our clients.

Employee benefits

We offer a range of benefits, depending on the role so it is worth having a chat with us if you are considering submitting an application. Some benefits that are standard to all employees include:
• 28 days holiday per annum
• Company pension scheme; 4% company contribution, 4% employee contribution
• Various salary sacrifice schemes – childcare vouchers, bike to work scheme,
• Early finish Friday for office based employees
• Life assurance
• Supportive of role-specific educational courses

How to apply:
To apply for any of the vacancies we offer, or for any further information on working at Barkell, please email humanresources@airedale.com with your CV and outline the role you are interested in.