Dual Skilled Technician - Heavy Lift Equipment

Ganymede Solutions Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Employee benefits

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Limited seeks a Dual Skilled Technician to maintain and repair Liebherr heavy lift equipment in a busy intermodal hub in Southampton. The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical maintenance, strict safety discipline, and accurate record-keeping.

Shift pattern covers days, nights, and weekends. Experience with heavy lift machinery, apprentice-trained or Level 3 qualified engineers, and a commitment to safe working practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering role requiring electrical and mechanical maintenance skills.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and record-keeping is essential.
• Proven experience with heavy lift equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, fault-find and repair heavy lift equipment.
• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance to required standards.
• Follow safety policies and keep maintenance records.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification

Apprentice-trained

Tools

Liebherr equipment

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 a