Bristol Lift Engineer: Maintenance, Fault-Finding & Callouts

WeMaintain; West of England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary: £45,000–£56,000 per year,

Annual bonus: £6,000.

Full‑time position based in Bristol.

Opportunities for professional develop

Access to modern digital tools

Job summary

WeMaintain is seeking an experienced Lift Service & Callout Engineer to manage a Bristol portfolio, combining planned maintenance with breakdowns. You’ll use digital tools to review maintenance history, diagnose faults and provide proactive solutions while keeping customers informed.

You’ll work autonomously with on-site technical support, ensuring safety and reliability. The role offers a competitive base salary, a £6,000 bonus, and a full‑time Bristol base.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience as a fully qualified lift engineer, servicing, diagnosing and repairing lifts
• NVQ Level 3 in lift engineering or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault‑finding skills
• Sound knowledge of lift safety requirements and safe working practices
• The ability to organise your own workload and make sound technical decisions
• Clear communication with customers and colleagues

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across your portfolio, to the right technical and safety standards.
• Respond to breakdowns and callouts, find the root cause and carry out safe, effective repairs.
• Spot worn components and developing faults, and recommend corrective work before they cause failures.
• Explain technical issues clearly to customers on site and keep them informed of completed and future work.
• Escalate complex or recurring faults to our technical and Operations teams.
• Record visits, faults and interventions in our digital tools.
• Share feedback from the field to help improve our tools and ways of working.

Skills

Lift engineer experience

UK driving licence

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Lift safety knowledge

Workload management

Customer communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in lift engineering

Job description

WeMaintain is seeking an experienced Lift Service & Callout Engineer to manage a Bristol portfolio, combining planned maintenance with breakdowns. You’ll use digital tools to review maintenance history, diagnose faults and provide proactive solutions while keeping customers informed.

You’ll work autonomously with on-site technical support, ensuring safety and reliability. The role offers a competitive base salary, a £6,000 bonus, and a full‑time Bristol base.