Dual Skilled Technician - Heavy Lift Equipment

Ganymede Solutions; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions in Southampton is seeking a Dual Skilled Technician to maintain, service and repair heavy lift equipment in a busy intermodal hub. The role combines electrical and mechanical skills with strict safety and record-keeping standards, supporting reliable operation across days, nights and weekends.

The position offers a salary around £55k per year with overtime opportunities and potential progression within a safety-critical team.

Qualifications

• Relevant Level 3 engineering qualification.
• Apprentice-trained or time-served engineering experience.
• Practical experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, inspect, fault-find and repair heavy lift equipment.
• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance activities safely and to the required technical standard.
• Follow engineering procedures, health and safety requirements and local safety policies.
• Keep accurate and comprehensive maintenance, defect and repair records in line with company and legislative requirements.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements quickly and professionally to ensure minimal disruption to operations.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards to keep the yard & terminal clean, organised and safe.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a safety-critical, 24/7 maintenance environment.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Safety practices

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification

Job description

Dual Skilled Technician - Heavy Lift Equipment

Location: Southampton

Job Type: Permanent

Salary : Circa £55kpa +

Shifts - continental shift pattern covering days, nights & weekends.

Looking for a hands‑on engineering role where your electrical and mechanical skills will keep vital machinery and heavy lifting equipment maintained?

Join within an experience engineering team within a busy intermodal transportation hub, working on a variety of machinery and heavy lift equipment.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will maintain, service, fault‑find and repair predominantly Liebherr lifting machinery & cranes. You will combine practical engineering expertise with disciplined safety and record‑keeping standards, helping to keep machinery & equipment reliable, compliant and available for operation within this busy transportation hub.

What You Will Get

• Annual earnings of around £55,000 against your basic shifts plus additional overtime often available allowing a total earnings of £60k +pa


• Structured technical development, including industry training, t safety training and progression modules


• Long‑term career opportunities, including the potential to undertake higher‑grade duties and progress towards supervision


• A competitive pension and employee benefits package, together with sick pay and leave provision


• A rewarding career with an award‑winning team that is committed to helping you reach your potential


• Maintain, service, inspect, fault‑find and repair heavy lift equipment


• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance activities safely and to the required technical standard


• Follow engineering procedures, health and safety requirements and local safety policies


• Keep accurate and comprehensive maintenance, defect and repair records in line with company and legislative requirements


• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements quickly and professionally to ensure minimal disruption to operations


• Maintain high housekeeping standards to keep the yard & terminal clean, organised and safe


• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a safety‑critical, 24/7 maintenance environment


• A relevant Level 3 engineering qualification


• Apprentice‑trained or time‑served engineering experience


• Practical experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance


• A strong commitment to safe working practices


• The ability to fault‑find methodically and complete repairs to a high standard


• Clear communication skills and a reliable, team‑focused approach


• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 shift roster

What You Will Be Doing

• Maintain, service, inspect, fault‑find and repair heavy lift equipment


• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance activities safely and to the required technical standard


• Follow engineering procedures, health and safety requirements and local safety policies


• Keep accurate and comprehensive maintenance, defect and repair records in line with company and legislative requirements


• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements quickly and professionally to ensure minimal disruption to operations
  
• Maintain high housekeeping standards to keep the yard & terminal clean, organised and safe


• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a safety‑critical, 24/7 maintenance environment

What You Will Bring

Knowledge of Liebherr equipment would be advantageous, but applications are also welcomed from any dual skilled engineering maintenance background including, maritime & ports, rail, heavy industry, HGV, aviation, industrial machinery, the Armed Forces or other safety‑critical reactive engineering environments.

Shift Pattern

The site operates around the clock, so this position requires a flexible approach to working hours across a 24/7 shift roster, including days, nights and weekends. Overtime is available on a points system to ensure fair offering and shift cover is allocated across the team to allow for optimal use of holidays - e.g. 1 week block off across every 8 week rotation in addition to your allotted holiday allowance.

About the company

You will work for one of the largest maritime intermodal logistics operators in Europe, ensuring the equipment needed to de

This appointment is subject to standard pre‑employment checks, including employment references, a medical, drug and alcohol screening and a successful DBS check.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation