What do you know the company?

 2100 gaming venues world wide

 Business activities in over 70 countries
 John Austin is the director of novamatic group
 Boasting 91 high street and seaside gaming centres
 Luxury Leisure and RAL Ltd. is part of the highly esteemed Novomatic Group
and is a renowned provider of arcade and slots entertainment bringing the
casino experience to the UK High Street.
 We operate the best gaming and amusement machines on the market with
ongoing investment in the latest releases and technology.
 We pride ourselves on offering impeccable environments and service for
customers to enjoy the experience.
 We are also home to Kwik Tan, a leading UV and spray tanning retailer, with
45 salons nationwide.
 The business operates 22.5%* of the adult gaming centre market in Britain,

What do you know about the job description?

Reporting to and working in partnership with the Senior Technician, the Apprentice
Technical Engineer will provide maintenance and repairs to site equipment with a
focus on machine reliability, therefore optimising machine performance and income.

Responsible for fault diagnostics and effective repair, parts ordering, proactive
serving and ensuring standards are maintained in line with the Service Level
Agreement. Emphasis on being a value adding service provider, giving a first class
service to all departments with the focus being delivering results.

History of the company?

 1970's

Luxury Leisure, formerly owned by the Noble Organisation, was founded. The
organisation developed a portfolio of amusement arcades, including the iconic
Nobles Amusements situated in Scotland, Northern England and Sussex.
  1980's

The Noble Organisation expanded, opening adult gaming centres from the
Midlands and the south-east, including Sun Valley Amusements and
Shoppers Pride Amusements.

 1990's

Seaside arcades become important in the company portfolio. This included

Harrisons Amusements in Dawlish and Play land Amusements in Redcar. The
portfolio now accumulated to 84 town centres adult gaming centres (AGC)
and 5 seaside arcades.

 2000's

Kwik Tan was established as an ancillary business, and fast became the
market leader in UV tanning. Kwik Tan salons are located either within or
above the gaming venue. There are now 42 salons across England. For more
information about Kwik Tan, click HERE.

 2010's

Luxury Leisure became part of the NOVOMATIC UK Group in 2014 and took
an enviable position amongst a portfolio of brands under the NOVOMATIC
umbrella including Gamester, Bell Fruit Games and Astra. The entire gaming
estate underwent a rebrand to become Admiral. In 2016 NOVOMATIC UK
acquired Galerius, boasting 144 gaming venues mainly branded as
‘Quicksilver’ and in 2017 both companies, Luxury Leisure and Talarius,
combined.

 Present

Now with 233 gaming venues, Luxury Leisure Talarius makes up 22.5% of the
total AGC venues in Great Britain. A full rebranding and refurbishment
program is underway and by winter 2018, all stores will be aligned behind the
Admiral brand. The newly refurbished venues showcase the latest interactive
and technological features the gaming group has to offer.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

I have always had a technical mind and enjoy solving problems as well as having
excellent communication skills and can communicate with all levels of personnel. I
am very organised and thorough, I always ensure that my work is well thought out
and completed on time also with my utmost effort.  I would say my weakness when
starting a new task I tend to rush in without taking in all the information provided and
I am more likely to make mistakes. I am learning to correct this by being patient and
planning more before I start
Why do you want to work for the company?

It is a very well established company within the UK and a leader in its industry. As
there are many employees there is always room for Improvement. It is a sense of
achievement not just in my working life but in my personal life

Why the role suits you?

I believe that the role is suited to me as from experience such as building circuits
manually and I found this extremely beneficial a gained a better understanding of the
task. Allowing me to become more independent alongside helping me to reach a
goal of a fully qualified technical engineer.

What experience you have?

While on my level 3 course I have learnt how to build and test circuits also the
interpreting of different engineering drawings. I have already gained my safety
passport where I had to learn about how important safety is at work.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I see myself having completed all of my relevant studies to the highest grades while
learning the trade. Having completed this my aim so to become a fully qualified
engineer with luxury and leisure.

Why are you the best candidate?

I honestly believe that both I and the company will benefit if I became an apprentice
at the company. I will be able to offer your company great enthusiasm, passion and
determination to succeed in the engineering industry. For myself, I will be given the
opportunity to learn from such an honourable and respected company.  

About yourself?
I am currently studying an electrical apprenticeship course and I am now wanting to
gain an apprenticeship as I feel that this is the way I can progress more career more
effectively with the backing of a good company.

What is your motivation?

I like problem solving that point in a project when you come up against something
not familiar, you have to think outside the box

What would your personality be summed up as?

In my personal life I am always organising everybody. People look up to me for plans
and ideas, this shows in some ways that I am a natural leader.
Team working?
A good team needs to have clear objectives and goals. Each person needs to be
clear what their role is and what is expected of each person. There needs to be
openness and trust with clear communication.

Questions?

What day to day responsibilities will I be taking on? What do you enjoy about
working for the company? Will I be offered a full time role? What dates will I visit
Blackpool college?