Escalator Gear Box Engineer

KONE; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE Heathrow Escalator team is seeking an experienced escalator engineer to carry out service and maintenance of escalators and to respond to call outs.

Required qualifications include NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering, experience with escalators, strong customer skills, good health and safety knowledge, and clear written and spoken English.

This role offers training, career progression within a global leader, and a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering
• Experience of working with Escalators
• Strong customer skills
• Excellent health and safety knowledge
• Good written and spoken English
• Clean DBS
• Driving License
• 5 year references

Responsibilities

• Carry out service and maintenance of escalators and resolve call outs

Skills

Strong customer skills

Excellent health and safety knowledge

Good written and spoken English

Driving License

5 year references

Education

NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering

Job description

At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in the lift and escalator industry, KONE provides lifts, escalators and automatic doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernisation to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In our Heathrow Escalator team, we are looking for an experienced Escalator engineer.

In this role, you will carry out service and maintenance of escalators and solve call outs.

To qualify for this vacancy we would expect you to have:

• NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering
• Experience of working with Escalators
• Strong customer skills
• Excellent health and safety knowledge
• Good written and spoken English
• Clean DBS
• Driving License
• 5 year references

We offer a range of fantastic benefits to our Engineers including:

• Excellent salary available depending on experience
• Radius travel pay
• Strong and clear progression so that you can reach your full potential
• Kone training programs
• 20 Days Holiday
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• PDI Life Assurance
• Cycle to work scheme

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

At KONE, our purpose is to shape the future of cities. As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, we move two billion people every day, making their journeys safe, convenient, and reliable with smart and sustainable People Flow®. In 2025, KONE had annual sales of EUR 11.2 billion, and at the end of the year over 60,000 employees in close to 70 countries. KONE class B shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.